Education Coordinator - Lower Fraser River Area, BC (A)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), requires Contractors to provide delivery and coordination services for the Stream to Sea program and related community outreach activities as defined by the Community Advisor (CA), for the following area:
• Lower Fraser River (LFR) area of BC.

Stream to Sea Program and community outreach services are required throughout the year. Delivery and coordination of these services will align with the geographic area. A work plan will be developed for the area using the information provided in Appendix 1 (Scope of Work). The contractor will work with the Community Advisors to coordinate and deliver services in the LFR area.

The work will consist of coordinating and assisting with the set-up of classroom incubators, delivering salmon eggs to schools, and providing teacher in-service training which may include set up and operation of the salmon tank, the salmon life cycle, fish dissections, aquatic ecosystems and habitat requirements for salmon, environmental sustainability as it relates to salmon, stream to sea migration and other salmon focused education pertinent to the area. The Contractor will provide educational opportunities, support and assistance for teachers with tanks and assist with the development and delivery of a spring fry release program.

General activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Salmonids in the Classroom and Stream to Sea Activities provides support and maintenance of the DFO classroom incubation program with approximately 400 incubation units. Responsibilities and activities include organizing teacher in-service workshops, liaising with school districts to arrange for support to the program through district coordinators, providing technical support, arranging equipment and supplies, coordinating egg deliveries with local hatcheries, keeping accurate records of all eggs transferred and fry released, and coordinating equipment purchasing plans. Encourage participation from teachers and ensure recognition for years of service. Provide teaching and learning opportunities for students and adults, time permitting.

• Curriculum/Activity In-services providing in-service sessions for teacher groups to inform teachers about Fisheries and Oceans Stream to Sea Program and resources. This consists of workshops for new and returning teachers to the Salmonid in the Classroom Program and salmon dissections. In addition, workshops are provided in the field at fry release sites to inform educators of hands-on activities for students to learn about salmon habitat.

• Storm Drain Marking Program (SDMP) coordinating groups in marking storm drains with a yellow fish symbol to remind citizens that all drains lead to streams or the ocean where fish live; providing training, equipment and logistical support to all groups interested in the SDMP. Inventory and organization of materials associated with the program.

• Community Outreach and other Activities liaise with and support as needed, LFR community groups and attend community events, assist volunteer hatcheries and community groups, collaborate on the development of DFO resources and participate in DFO training, evaluation and assessment opportunities. Time permitting, the contractor may work directly with CA’s, hatchery support biologists and hatchery techs in the field to participate in and learn about seasonal field activities that take place in the area.

The work will consist of delivering the Stream to Sea program and community outreach activities as defined in Appendix 1 Scope of Work.