Seasonal Trees & Saplings Lead Instructor

Position Title: Seasonal Trees & Saplings Lead Instructor

Department: Childrens Education

Reports to: Childrens Garden Co-Coordinators

FLSA Status: Part-time Seasonal Non-Exempt

Compensation: $25 per hour

Position Description:

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Childrens Education programs are renowned for teaching hands-on gardening and plant science to children. The seasonal Trees and Saplings lead instructor will spend the spring and fall seasons in BBGs Childrens Garden where they plan and team-teach age and seasonally appropriate gardening and related activities to a group of 10 child-and-adult pairs. Children will learn how to grow maintain and harvest vegetables herbs and flowers make simple recipes with garden produce care for the environment and explore the natural world.

The seasonal Trees and Saplings lead instructor will teach alongside the early childhood lead instructor with a commitment of about 18 hours per week during the spring and fall seasons. The Tree and Saplings instructor gains experience in early childhood education lesson planning and horticulture.

This is a seasonal position from March 17 through June 6 and September 3 through October 31(no summer shifts).

Schedule:

Mandatory Onboarding and Training:

• Tuesday March 17 9 a.m.1 p.m.(Remote Onboarding)
• Wednesdays March 18 & 25 9 a.m.1 p.m.
• Thursdays March 19 & 26 9 a.m.3:30 p.m.
• Fridays March 20 & 27 26 p.m.
• Saturdays March 21 & 28 9 a.m.3:30 p.m.

Spring:

• Wednesdays April 1May 20 8:30 a.m.1 p.m.
• Thursdays April 2May 21 8:30 a.m.1 p.m.
• Fridays April 3June 5 26 p.m.
• Saturdays April 4June 6 9 a.m.3:30 p.m.

No work shifts April 811 May 2324

Fall:

• Fall training date: Thursday September 3 9 a.m.4 p.m.
  • Fridays September 4October 30 26 p.m.
  • Saturdays September 5October 31 9 a.m.3:30 p.m.
  • Wednesdays September 9October 21 8:30 a.m.1 p.m.
  • Thursdays September 10October 22 8:30 a.m.1 p.m.

Responsibilities:

• Design prepare and teach hands-on gardening lessons to a group of 10 young children (24 years old) and their adult partners.
• Develop and lead supplementary enrichment activities such as seasonal cooking nature crafts and science exploration.
• Collaborate with the Early Childhood lead instructor to lesson plan develop materials list and program preparation needs.
• Ensure that assigned garden plots are maintained (including planting weeding mulching and watering).
• Prepare and set up all program materials and clean up after programming.
• Assist in teaching other education programs as needed.

Qualifications:

• Formal or nonformal early-childhood and elementary education experience ideally in a classroom or outdoor setting
• Comfort leading imaginative play singing songs cooking and exploring nature with children ages 2 through 5
• Passion for plants and gardening
• Horticulture experience preferred but not required
• Ability to perform physical labor and work outdoors in various weather conditions
• Outgoing and welcoming personality; responsible punctual and professional
• Experience and comfort working with a diverse group of youth and staff
• Willingness to incorporate constructive feedback into lesson planning garden maintenance and teaching practice
• Flexibility to take on a variety of tasks; ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative environment

Benefits:

• BBG offers certain benefits to part-time employees including:
  
  
  • Up to 56 hours of sick leave
  • Short-term disability/New York Paid Family Leave
    
    
• As a 501(c)3 BBG is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• Museum Pass which provides employees the opportunity to enter many museums in New York City for free

To be considered for this position please submit an application by clicking Applybelow. Applications submitted without a résumé and cover letter will not be considered.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.