What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nature Explorers Educator position at New York Botanical Garden?
Position Summary
The Nature Explorers Educator is responsible for implementing Nature Explorers, a weekly series of 60-minute outdoor program for registered families consisting of one adult for every child. This constructivist exploration of surrounding seasonal landscapes for very young children (ages 2-3) and their grown-ups will include songs, stories, and a very simple, seasonally appropriate make and take experiment or craft that allows children to continue their investigation back at home/in their neighborhood. Work under the supervision of the Program Manager of the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with Everett Children’s Adventure Garden Manager to design and lead each week’s activities around a Garden/Theme based on a curricular template.
- Set up and clean-up all program materials needed for program in whichever outdoor or indoor location is designated, changing each week.
- Teach 10 young children and their caregivers in a 60-minute outdoor exploration of signs of the season and a short make and take activity (10am-11am).
- Provide feedback on refining and improving this program
Qualifications
- Prior inquiry-based science teaching experience with 2-3-year olds
- Experience in outdoor education and/or degree in the natural sciences, early childhood education or museum education
- Able to work independently as well as on a team
- Dependable, responsible and organized
- Outgoing, creative and engaging
- College graduate
- Additional language skills a plus
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
Work outdoors under a variety of weather conditions; be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; kneel or crouch down to plant or child level.
Baseline Work Schedule:
Schedule: Sundays 9:15-11:45am, 6 weeks each season depending on class registrations. Temporary Part Time Position
Start date: 4/25/2025
Pay Rate: $28/hr
If you require an accommodation for any part of the application process, please notify the Human Resources department at HR@nybg.org.
EOE/BIPOC/F/Persons with disabilities/Veterans
EOE/BIPOC/F/Persons with disabilities/Veterans
Salary : $28
