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Plant Investigator and Junior Botanist Summer Instructors
Description: Junior Botanists (exiting 4th, 5th, and 6th grades) and Plant Investigators (returning participants exiting 5th, 6th and 7th grades) are students selected from Title I schools in Brooklyn that have collaborated with BBG during the school year through our Project Green Reach program. Instructors collaborate to develop and implement lesson plans for a theme-based, multidisciplinary, hands-on gardening and science program; supervise students; and plan field trips, including a camping trip.
These positions are focused on developing future leaders in the field of urban environmental/science/garden education.
Number of Positions Available: 3
Duration: 10 weeks; mid-June to mid-August
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with two required Saturdays and a three-day midweek overnight camping trip.
Compensation: $10.00/hour.
Qualifications: Minimum college-level work with a demonstrated interest and commitment to education, urban agriculture, nutrition, botany, and/or environmental science. Preferences will be given to applicants with experience working with children. Bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
Application Requirements: Résumé, cover letter with details pertinent to the position, and names of two references with contact information.
Application Deadline: March 15
Coordinator: Sara Epstein, Project Green Reach Coordinator, 718-623-7358
Application Procedure: Please send the requested application requirements, also indicating which position you are interested in, to:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225-1099
Attention: Director of Human Resources
Fax: 718-622-7826
personnel@bbg.org
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