• Travel to multiple sites within a geographic region, providing support in whatever way most benefits the specific camp team with whom you work on any given day
• Regional Team Leader/Assistant Instructors sometimes cover classroom/camper management for absent staff, but often are on “regional assignment”, meaning you will be assigned to whatever is most helpful to the camp site on that specific day: camp operations, program prep, office work, or camper support
• Lead teams of up to 18 campers to art, science and outdoor rotations
• Become familiar with curriculum for majors in which you will assist
• Assist Lead Instructors in delivering curriculum, learning skills necessary to be an effective and successful educator
• Fill in for Summer Interns as needed, supporting smooth camp operation through a variety of tasks that vary from lesson material preparation and clean up to sign making and lunch organization
• Provide general support at camps with additional needs and/or higher camper enrollment
• Provide leadership, energy and camp spirit for campers, constantly assessing group dynamics and the needs of individual campers
• Cover for Team Leaders & Assistant Instructors in the classroom during daily ten-minute breaks, fulfilling their role while they are out
• Assist Team Leaders & Lead Instructors in the classroom, working with campers individually and in small groups
• Set, work toward, and achieve measurable professional development goals
• Support camper check-in and check-out processes
• Provide excellent customer service to families by communicating with them on a daily basis about their campers’ experiences
• Write daily updates to parents and weekly camper certificates
• Assist with daily set up and cleanup of camp and assist Instructors with lesson preparation
• Support morning and afternoon extended care program including check in, check out, and leading camper activities
• Contribute to and participate in daily opening and closing ceremonies, all-camp activities, and snack & lunch supervision and programming

REQUIREMENTS

• Commitment to educational programming for children
• Flexibility to meet changing work needs and demands
• Ability to work collaboratively on a high-functioning team
• Openness to feedback and desire to grow professionally
• Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and accurately
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly, maturely and compassionately with families
• Ability to maintain an excellent work ethic, a high level of energy and exceptional enthusiasm all day, every day, for the duration of the summer

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Upper-level high school student, college student or graduate
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Experience working with kids or in a camp setting a plus
• Eighteen years of age or high school graduate by first day of camp’s operation

Founded in 2002, Galileo has grown to over 100 awe-inspiring summer camp programs throughout the Bay Area, SoCal, and Chicagoland, for which we hire close to 3,000 summer staff each year. Our summer staff teams are a diverse community of leaders—the best and brightest current and aspiring educators, college students, artists, engineers, and scientists who can't wait to dazzle and inspire thousands of Galileo campers for 2-8 weeks each summer.