Employment

Employment at Touch of Nature

Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center actively nurtures engagement and involvement, and promotes diversity and inclusiveness. If this sounds like you, join our team. We have opportunities for student employment listed here.

Student Employment Opportunities

Are you interested in joining the Touch of Nature team? Touch of Nature has a wide variety of experiences that are bound to meet your needs and help you achieve your goals. This is a place to learn and develop professional skills, meet new people, build your resume, and grow as a student within a positive, friendly, and supportive environment.

To apply, please apply online with the following information via Handshake! Any and all open positions will be posted there.

• Detailed student schedule from Salukinet
• Resume
• 3 professional references
• List of any relevant current certifications (CPR/AED, First Aid, etc).

You'll experience working with a diverse range of faculty, staff, and students who contribute to the climate of inclusivity. If you have experience with diverse communities, we encourage you to emphasize that in your cover letter. 

We hire for the following departments:

• Campus Outdoor and Sustainability
• Kitchen
• Outdoor Education and Inclusion
• Service and Maintenance

Seasonal Employment

Touch of Nature offers short-term, seasonal employment from approximately April until October through Extra Help.

• You'll experience working with a diverse range of faculty, staff and students who contribute to the climate of inclusivity. If you have experience with diverse communities, we encourage you to emphasize that in your cover letter.
• SIU Carbondale, member of the SIU System, is an anti-racist community that opposes racism, discrimination and inequity in any form, and embraces diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice for all people.