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.

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.

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