Summer Instructor, Youth Leadership at Galileo Learning - Oakland
Job Summary
Job Summary
Passionate about working with and having an impact on teens and young adults? Believe the world needs innovators? Ready to have a career-defining summer? Have a love for youth leadership, team-building or education? Summer Instructors will have the unique opportunity to participate in the development of our exciting new Counselor in Training (CIT) program. In this role, you will support this program to provide widely applicable leadership skills and camp-specific job training to young adults from 7th -10th grade. CIT Instructors will interact deeply with their curriculum - planning ahead, reflecting daily, viewing improvements as opportunities, and providing feedback for the further development of the CIT program. We value having divergent thinkers who bring various experiences and viewpoints to the table at Galileo. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups to apply.
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ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepare for and teach three rotations of Galileo curriculum per day in art, science or outdoors to groups of up to 30 campers, typically repeating the lesson with three different groups of campers in the same age group
Teach 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
Maintain safe environments for all campers and provide leadership and camp spirit to all campers
Contribute to and participate in daily camp activities, including check-in and check-out, opening/closing ceremonies and snack & lunch supervision and programming
Assist with daily set up and cleanup of camp
Summer Instructors will report to the Camp Director and receive professional development and ongoing coaching
REQUIREMENTS
Genuine love and interest in working with children and/or education
Ability to maintain an excellent work ethic, a high level of energy and exceptional enthusiasm each day
Flexibility to meet changing needs and demands while balancing multiple tasks efficiently
Ability to work collaboratively on a team, with an openness to feedback and a desire to grow professionally
Strong organization skills and attention to detail
A great communicator with families and guardians
CPR/First Aid certified OR willing to become certified by start of camp
Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by start of camp to ensure staff and campers are as safe and healthy as possible and to comply with enhanced health and safety protocols
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
College degree preferred but not required
Preferred experience with the grade level you will be teaching
Preferred experience with the subject you will be teaching
Experience working with kids or in a camp setting a plus
WORK HOURS AND DATES
The camp day runs, on average, 8 hours for Summer Instructors. Summer Instructors' typical schedule is from 7:45am-4:15pm.
WORK LOCATION OPTIONS
Galileo has more than 40 camp locations throughout the Bay Area, Southern California and Chicagoland. When you apply, you can preference multiple locations and we will work to match you with the best position and location for you.
Bay Area locations: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=37.58217835381598%2C-122.16806529999997&z=9&mid=1JwU4tI930ZO8LpPvE5cU_u-Ji6z-ODBU
SoCal locations: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=33.78306756091105%2C-118.13701308793158&z=9&mid=1DRlAtraL6rxQ00TrZ-hnpm5eQXUb7kox
Chicagoland locations: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=41.984919445799264%2C-87.8840323942743&z=11&mid=1rH_qEbRTc1Ylo-wcGYPaqfSke3l2d7RD
Comments and Other Information
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepare for and teach three rotations of Galileo curriculum per day in art, science or outdoors to groups of up to 30 campers, typically repeating the lesson with three different groups of campers in the same age group
Teach 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
Maintain safe environments for all campers and provide leadership and camp spirit to all campers
Contribute to and participate in daily camp activities, including check-in and check-out, opening/closing ceremonies and snack & lunch supervision and programming
Assist with daily set up and cleanup of camp
Summer Instructors will report to the Camp Director and receive professional development and ongoing coaching
REQUIREMENTS
Genuine love and interest in working with children and/or education
Ability to maintain an excellent work ethic, a high level of energy and exceptional enthusiasm each day
Flexibility to meet changing needs and demands while balancing multiple tasks efficiently
Ability to work collaboratively on a team, with an openness to feedback and a desire to grow professionally
Strong organization skills and attention to detail
A great communicator with families and guardians
CPR/First Aid certified OR willing to become certified by start of camp
Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by start of camp to ensure staff and campers are as safe and healthy as possible and to comply with enhanced health and safety protocols
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
College degree preferred but not required
Preferred experience with the grade level you will be teaching
Preferred experience with the subject you will be teaching
Experience working with kids or in a camp setting a plus
WORK HOURS AND DATES
The camp day runs, on average, 8 hours for Summer Instructors. Summer Instructors' typical schedule is from 7:45am-4:15pm.
WORK LOCATION OPTIONS
Galileo has more than 40 camp locations throughout the Bay Area, Southern California and Chicagoland. When you apply, you can preference multiple locations and we will work to match you with the best position and location for you.
Bay Area locations: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=37.58217835381598%2C-122.16806529999997&z=9&mid=1JwU4tI930ZO8LpPvE5cU_u-Ji6z-ODBU
SoCal locations: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=33.78306756091105%2C-118.13701308793158&z=9&mid=1DRlAtraL6rxQ00TrZ-hnpm5eQXUb7kox
Chicagoland locations: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=41.984919445799264%2C-87.8840323942743&z=11&mid=1rH_qEbRTc1Ylo-wcGYPaqfSke3l2d7RD