What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Junior Botanist & Plant Investigator Instructor position at Brooklyn Botanic Garden?
Job Description
Job Description
Position Title : Seasonal Junior Botanist & Plant Investigator Instructor
Department : Children’s Education
FLSA Status : Part-time Seasonal, Non-exempt
Compensation : $22 per hour
Term : June 9–August 9, 2025
Schedule : Monday–Friday; 22–35 hours per week
Application Deadline : March 14, 2025
Position Description :
This position entails three weeks of intensive training, followed by six weeks of fast-paced programming. Program instructors plan and facilitate activities to help students learn about plants, do scientific exploration, and create art throughout Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG).
Our students are Junior Botanists (new participants entering grades 5–7) and Plant Investigators (returning participants entering grades 6–8), scholarship students selected from Title I schools in Brooklyn that have partnered with BBG during the school year through our Project Green Reach outreach program. Each of the two programs has a team of two instructors, and both programs work together in the Garden in the morning.
Responsibilities :
- Collaborate and work within an inquiry-based, team-teaching model for gardening activities.
- Work with co-instructor to prepare and deliver lessons that are multidisciplinary and exploratory, with a focus on botanical / environmental science.
- Plan and lead weekly cooking session.
- Help maintain garden plots.
- Work as part of a staff team to co-lead a three-day overnight camping trip.
- Perform other related duties or special projects as directed.
Schedule :
Mandatory paid training : Tuesday–Friday, 9 : 30 a.m.–3 : 30 p.m. | June 10–June 27 (no training June 19)
Program : Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–3 : 30 p.m. | July 1–August 8 (no program July 4)
Qualifications :
Benefits
Up to 56 hours of sick leave
To be considered for this position, please submit an application by clicking Apply below. Applications submitted without a résumé and cover letter will not be considered.
No telephone calls for position inquiries, please. Applicants with disabilities who need assistance with the online system, or who may require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, should contact Human Resources at hr@bbg.org.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
Salary : $22
