Nature Explorers Educator Job at New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY

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  • New York Botanical Garden
  • Bronx, NY

Job Description

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.

Additionally, this position supports, through actions and conduct, NYBG’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility initiatives and helps to build and maintain an inclusive organization culture throughout the institution.

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 

 

Baseline Work Schedule: 

Sundays 9:15-11:45am, 6 weeks each season depending on class registrations.

 

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

 

Job Tags

Seasonal work, Outdoor, Sunday,

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