• Homestead Heritage Center & Prairie

    Homestead

    National Monument of America Nebraska

Teacher Ranger Teacher

Become a Teacher Ranger Teacher at Homestead National Monument of America!

Homestead National Monument of America seeks a charismatic and energetic teacher to develop curriculum and programs.  As a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher, you’ll learn more about the history of the National Park Service and Homestead National Monument of America by becoming a park ranger for the summer.  Primary duties include: identifying and developing curriculum-based learning activities (50%), preparing and presenting a variety of formal and informal programs (20%), staffing the visitor center and advising visitors about park facilities and resources (20%), conducting independent research on varied topics for the purpose of providing resource education programs (10%).

This position is for 8 weeks from June to August.  We are flexible with beginning and ending dates.  The work schedule is 8 hours a day/5 days per week and may include weekend shifts.  Park housing may be available.  Please submit applications by March 15, 2010.

For additional information about the Teacher Ranger Teacher program in the National Park Service click here

To download the application, click here.

 

Other helpful park websites you can visit: 

www.nps.gov/home and http://www.nps.gov/home/forteachers/index.htm.

Did You Know?

Horse team

To "Prove up" a homestead the owner was required to make improvements including building a home and break the soil and plant a crop.
  -- Homestead National Monument of America