EMPLOYMENT
Employment Opportunities
Finance & Operations Coordinator
Starting Salary: $23- $26/hour, commensurate with experience
FLSA Status: Full-time, non-exempt
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume to Ann Wasser at ann@seversondells.org with the subject line Finance and Operations Coordinator.
Resume review will begin on May 8, 2026.
Brief Finance & Operations Coordinator Description: This position will support and carry out the mission of Severson Dells Nature Center by providing direct financial, administrative and operational coordination. The Finance and Operations Coordinator is also the first person that most visitors and callers to the nature center will engage with, so a high level of customer service is essential. The position will be responsible for a variety of administrative support tasks, which include calendar management, drafting correspondence including publications, reports and proposals, processing expenses, and responding to requests. They will perform administration functions that include finance, managing office logistics and operations, information systems, building safety, and other tasks.
AmeriCorps Opportunities
Americorps Opportunities
Severson Dells is excited to partner with the Boone County Conservation District, Nature at the Confluence and Dekalb County Forest Preserves to offer opportunities for AmeriCorps members to engage in environmental education, habitat restoration and community science.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Andrea Wallace Noble at 815-335-2915 or andrea@seversondells.org.
Both the Environmental Education and Community Science AmeriCorps Positions share the following benefits:
- Medical and Dental Insurance for full time (1,700 hour members)
- Eligible for Employers of National Service and Schools of National Service upon successful completion of service
- Federal Education Award- $7,395 upon successful completion of service
- Reduced rent housing available for $350 a month, with all utilities included except internet.
- $22,495 cost of living stipend
Benefits of Being an AmeriCorps Member
Serving as an AmeriCorps member has so many benefits including serving the community, gaining training and experience, a living allowance and federal education award(both vary based on hours served), and eligibility for Schools of National Service and Employers of National Service.
