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Summer Assistant Instructor
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Galileo Camps
Summer Assistant Instructor
Arlington Heights, IL +12 locations
Internship
Paid
- Responsibilities
- Become familiar with curriculum for majors/classes in which you will assist
- Assist Lead Instructors in delivering curriculum, learning skills necessary to be an effective and successful educator
- Provide leadership, energy and camp spirit, constantly assessing group dynamics and the needs of individual campers
- Set, work toward, and achieve measurable professional development goals
- Support camper check-in and check-out processes
- Provide excellent customer service to parents by communicating with them on a daily basis about their camper’s experience
- With Camp Director, oversee daily operations of camp, creating a high energy, organized, professional experience for campers and staff
- Set, work toward and achieve measurable professional development goals
- 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
- Qualifications
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
- Compensation- Assistant Instructors are compensated at a regular hourly rate of $10.50-14.25 per hour, dependent on work location and education level - Staff will be compensated at a different hourly rate (training rate) for 2-10 hours of online training to be completed before camp, and for 2 days on-site setup/training. Training and setup day hours will be compensated at a regular hourly rate of $10.50- $13 per hour - Summer staff positions are temporary, seasonal positions and do not include health benefits or paid vacation time - Overtime will be paid at 1.5x the regular hourly rate in accordance with state and federal requirements - Payroll is processed weekly; payments will be issued and pay stubs made available the Friday after each camp week
- IndustryEducation
- LocationsOak Park, CA • Los Angeles, CA • Mission Viejo, CA • San Mateo, CA • Fremont, CA • Walnut Creek, CA • Oakland, CA • Palo Alto, CA • San Jose, CA • Irvine, CA • San Francisco, CA • Arlington Heights, IL • Chicago, IL
- About Us
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.