• 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 Lead Instructors sometimes cover classroom instruction for absent Lead Instructors, 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 direct instruction
• Prepare for and deliver three rotations of Galileo curriculum per day in either art, science or outdoors or other Major(s) to groups of up to 24 campers
• Implement the curriculum as written, adapting it as needed to improve the camper experience or accommodate individual campers, and capturing feedback to share with curriculum developers
• Provide leadership, energy and camp spirit for campers, constantly assessing group dynamics and the needs of individual campers
• Supervise Team Leaders and Assistant Instructors working in your program area and inspire them to become excellent instructors
• Set, work towards, and achieve measurable professional development goals
• Support camper check-in and check-out processes
• Provide excellent customer service to families by communicating with them about their camper’s experience
• Assist with daily set up and clean-up of camp
• 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

• College graduate
• Experience with the subjects & age groups you will be working with (Art, Science, Technology and/or Outdoors; pre-K-8th grade)
• Experience working with kids or in a camp setting a plus

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.