Benefits:
Fun job
Competitive salary
Employee discounts
Part-time, Seasonal, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, $360/week
Compensation and Benefits
$18/hour, 20 hours/week
Mileage reimbursement
Rewarding and enjoyable summer job
Lesson plans and all program materials supplied
Job Summary
As a Mad Science Summer Camp Lead Instructor, you will teach students an interactive STEM camp comprised of LOTS of hands-on activities, exciting demonstrations, and fun take-home projects that will illustrate how science affects the world around us. Build and fly rockets, demonstrate lasers, explore the states of matter using dry ice, and help children create slime. You will inspire the next generation of scientists through our innovative activities that show kids what science is really about.
Responsibilities
Leading half-day, three-hour science-themed summer camps using a pre-set, easy-to-understand curriculum. Science background is not needed.
Each camp day is jam-packed! Along with your camp assistant, you'll lead campers through a series of hands-on activities related to that week's topic.
All camps are half-day morning camps from 9 am - 12 pm. Instructor hours are 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Travel to different camp locations each week. Camps are located in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk
Enjoy teaching children the fascinating wonders of science!
Qualifications
Experience working with groups of elementary age children is a must (ages 6-11)
A valid driver's license and reliable car
Able to commit to 8 of 10 weeks of camp season (June 10 - August 16)
Fun and outgoing personality
Bachelor's Degree
Teaching certification not required, but a plus
Company Overview
Our mission at Mad Science of Hampton Roads is to inspire children through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and spark lifelong imagination and curiosity. Since 2008, Mad Science of Hampton Roads has delivered unique, hands-on STEM experiences for children through our after-school programs, birthday parties, workshops, special events, and summer camps. Our innovative programs are as entertaining as they are educational!