Career opportunities
Finance & Administration Director
The Finance & Administration Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the financial, administrative, and human resource functions of Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. The position carries out the nonprofit’s financial management and administrative functions, ensures regulatory compliance, and strengthens the internal systems that support effective decision-making and operations.
The Director is an important partner in advancing ASWP’s long-term financial sustainability and growth through sound financial management, strategic analysis, and effective stewardship of organizational resources. This position directly accomplishes core financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, cash management, accounting, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, grant and restricted fund accounting, endowment administration, and coordination of the annual audit.
Working closely with the Executive Director and leadership team, the Director translates financial information into practical recommendations while strengthening and modernizing ASWP’s financial and administrative infrastructure. This is a working leadership position requiring the ability to balance strategic planning and organizational improvement with direct responsibility for the day-to-day execution of core financial and administrative functions including human resources.
This position is located at the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve.
TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter as a single pdf file via email to hr “at” aswp.org
Rental Coordinator – Succop Nature Park
Located on 50 acres of natural beauty, Succop Nature Park hosts outdoor weddings May through October at the Marcraig House and Pavilion. During the weekdays and during the winter months, the Marcraig House and the restored T.W. Phillips Barn host corporate events, social club gatherings, meetings, retreats, birthday parties, reunions, educational programs, and public events. ASWP also hosts meetings, parties, and corporate events at its other locations – Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve and Buffalo Creek Nature Park.
The Rental Coordinator will report to the Butler Centers Director. The successful candidate will be a hands-on and creative leader and coordinator, with a demonstrated history of excellent customer service, customer acquisition, and successful vendor and staff management. The Rental Coordinator is an engaging individual skilled in storytelling and delivering key insights to assist customers in envisioning their own weddings and events.
TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter as a single pdf file via email to Karen Stein at kstein “at” aswp.org
Volunteer opportunities
The variety of opportunities available covers all ages and levels of interest — everything from office work, to teaching children on our trails, to working with your hands in the great outdoors!
Volunteers help us maximize our environmental and environmental education impact. Most volunteer roles require no experience and you can train on the job. For those positions that require some skills, such as the Volunteer Naturalist Program, we provide full training for free to help you develop the skills and knowledge you need.
We are also a great place for your business, organization, fraternity, sorority, scout troop or club to offer community service opportunities.
See our Ways you can help section below for all our volunteer opportunities.
Ways you can help
To volunteer with us, please fill out the application form below and contact Larissa Cassano-Hamilton at volunteer@aswp.org or 724-586-2591.
Environmental education
This includes the volunteer naturalist program, as well as a variety of administrative support opportunities and seasonal activities. The volunteer naturalists lead groups of ten or so school children on thematic nature walks. Each fall and spring, we offer volunteer naturalist training, where we give new naturalists all the natural history background and educational activity plans they need to lead our visiting school children on our trails. Training for new naturalists is offered every March and September.
Audubon Nature Store
Store volunteers are needed for re-occurring, weekly shifts in our nature store, located at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel. For more information, contact Samantha, Retail Manager, at sditch@aswp.org.
Administrative assistance
Volunteers fill the roles of telephone receptionists, data entry personnel, and clerical support staff at Beechwood, ASWP’s headquarters. These roles are usually a regular schedule, such as one morning or afternoon a week.
Native Plant Nursery
We have regularly scheduled volunteer work sessions during the spring and summer season and independent opportunities as well.
Special events
Our larger public events, such as Maple Madness or Creatures of the Night, always need extra support to operate activity stations, guide groups, help set up and take down, etc. A whole family, class, club or social group can lend a hand together. These are single-day events, so they are easy on your schedule, too. Our events calendar is a great place to see when these events are coming.
Conservation
Each year we work hard to protect and improve habitat on our nature reserves and beyond through activities such as tree plantings and litter clean ups. Check out our events calendar for upcoming opportunities.
Volunteer Naturalists
With training and support from ASWP, volunteer naturalists lead field trips at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Succop Nature Park, and Buffalo Creek Nature Park.
Beechwood Conservation Corps
Do you like getting your hands dirty? We need you to help us make Beechwood even more bird-friendly! BCC participants adopt and steward sites for at least one year, committing to visit their site at least four times during that time. Training, supplies, and support will be provided by ASWP.
Grounds and trail maintenance
Help with grounds and trail maintenance at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Succop Nature Park, Buffalo Creek Nature Park, and Todd Nature Reserve.
Group volunteering
Are you a community, corporate, or scout group looking to volunteer? We’d love to set something up for you!
Looking for a different opportunity to help connect people with birds and nature?
Contact Larissa Cassano-Hamilton at volunteer@aswp.org or 724-586-2591. We’d love to hear your ideas!
