Job Description
Job Description
Le Jardin Academy is looking for a Primary Environmental Sustainability Coordinator (Stipend Position) for the 2026/2027 School Year. Bachelor’s degree and experience and understanding of the IB Primary Years Programme are required. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. No phone calls, please. Please submit a resume and cover letter. Stipend amount: $8,000.
Le Jardin Academy Job Description: Primary Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
Reports To: Dean of Academics
Work Schedule: 12-month
Consults with: Supervisor, Parents, Students, Admin. assistant, Facilities, Tech, Vendors
Job Status: Part-time
FTE: 30%
12 hours/week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Date Revised: June 2023
Employer
Le Jardin Academy, located in Kailua, HI, is an International Baccalaureate World School offering students a world-class education from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Its graduates attend the best universities across the world and are equipped to serve in whatever community they reside.
Job Scope
Operate a successful campus in line with the School’s Mission and Primary Years Programme.
Essential Functions
This position encompasses but is not limited to the following duties and responsibilities:
Working with Students:
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Support the expansion of programs to increase student access to the paddock and gardens (E-club and additional programming during the school day)
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Support with learning experiences connected to the curriculum (PYP units of inquiry and PYP exhibition)
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Organize and facilitate enriching experiences to enhance students’ personal inquiry (personal inquiry time - academies).
Management and coordination
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Coordination and management of the Primary Gardens and LJA Paddock
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Train and organize volunteers to maintain the Primary Gardens
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Train and organize volunteers to maintain and clean the paddock and animal enclosures
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Train and coordinate the feeding and care of animals
Education and Experience
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Bachelor's degree required
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Experience and understanding of the IB Primary Years Programme required
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Experience working with PK-5 Students
Skills and Competencies
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Effective communicator across a variety of platforms (written and in person/social contexts)
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Positive and supportive attitude in solving problems and working with peers & volunteers
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Critical thinker, creative problem solver
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Positive storyteller
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Works independently without direct supervision
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Organizational skills
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Experience working with PK-5 students
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an outdoor setting.
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to heat and
Cold.
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The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne
particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals
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The noise level is usually moderate, occasionally loud
Physical Demands
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required:
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Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls
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Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, grip and feel
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objects, utensils, tools or controls
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Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
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Frequently required to stand, talk and hear