Overview:
Asphalt Green is a non-profit sports and fitness center with two locations – Upper East Side and Battery Park City. We run a summer day camp for 600 campers at our Upper East Side location and a summer day camp for 250+ campers at our Battery Park City location. Each program is offered to children ranging in age from 4 to 13 years old.
In addition to our active program, Asphalt Green Summer Day Camp offers a wonderful Art and Science program. The Science and Urban Gardening Specialist will lead age-appropriate lessons for each of our camp groups. Our youngest campers entering Kindergarten and 1st grade will have Urban Gardening, where they will have hands-on experience growing and tending to our BPC window garden. All Campers get science experience with interactive awesome science experiments.
Responsibilities include:
- Create weekly age-appropriate lesson plans for each age group
- Lead weekly activities for each camper group
- Work with Head of Arts (HoA) and Program Manager to order supplies needed for activities
- Tend to and water the garden
- Work with HoA on campus-wide projects
- Participate in campus-wide special events and theme days
- Communicate with group counselors, needs of the lesson and delegate responsibilities.
- Prep materials for projects in advance of activities
Candidates should be energetic and excited to lead our campers in engaging activities. Strong communication and classroom management skills are a must.
NOTE: Camp runs from Thursday, June 27 to Friday, August 16. Camp staff are required to be on the premises by 8:00 am and the day is over by 4:45 pm. A full summer commitment is required. All summer camp employees are required to attend orientation the evenings of June 17th, 18th and 20th and Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd.
This position will require lesson planning and activity preparation prior the start of camp.
Job Type: Temporary
Pay: $2,600.00 - $4,000.00 per month
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- New York, NY 10282: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person