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Salary– $18.26/Hour
The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.
At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all.
The University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG) is a leading center of botanical research, education, and outreach. With more than 320 acres of gardens and natural areas in the heart of Seattle, the UW Botanic Gardens is home to internationally significant plant collections, award-winning restoration ecology and conservation programs, and popular public programs serving youth, adults, and professionals. UWBG has two sites: the Washington Park Arboretum and the Center for Urban Horticulture.
University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG) Education Program Mission: Provide meaningful educational experiences that enrich participants’ connections with plants and the natural world.
Our day-camp curricula are designed to promote environmental conservation through education and recreation. To achieve this, we focus on hands-on exploration, play and the concept of “learning by doing.” We want to develop a nature connection in our campers through fun, educational experiences in and about nature. In 2022, Arboretum Summer Camp will offer day camp to 1st-8th grade campers and volunteer and leadership training to high school students through the Junior Naturalist program and a 4-week internship program.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, we value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, fairness, and opportunity for all. We see implicit and explicit exclusion from green spaces like botanic gardens as an injustice that shapes our past and present and must be countered as we move into the future.
As a community, we believe that working to achieve equity and promote inclusion is both crucial and complex; we embrace the continuous commitment, the collective growth mindset, and the humility required to make meaningful transformation.
For the full statement of commitment, visit https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/about/
UW Botanic Garden’s Youth and Family Education has an outstanding opportunity open for a Temporary Summer Camp Naturalist. This position will Lead and teach thematic environmental education programs for 1st-8th grade campers, integrating science, social-emotional learning, team building, art, and play. Serve as mentors to high school volunteers and interns. Summer Naturalists will lead field groups of up to 12 campers and supervise and provide activities during after care. Shifts will vary each week with the earliest starting at 7:30am and the latest ending at 5:15pm with all staff working 8 hours per business day when camp is in session.
Dates: June 13 – August 26, 2022
Training takes place June 13-17, roughly 9am-3pm, times may vary.
Camp begins on June 21st and ends on August 27th (no camp on June 20th or July 4th). There are 5 sessions through-out the summer, each session is two weeks long, Monday-Friday.
COVID-19 Considerations: This is an in-person, fully outdoors summer day camp. UWBG successfully ran an in-person summer day camp in 2020 and 2021. We are experienced with the WA Department of Health safety guidelines and additional requirements from the University of Washington to run summer camp. While these requirements may be updated again before the summer of 2022, we are confident in our ability to adapt.
Related safety precautions currently in place for summer 2022 include:
• Campers and staff will remain socially distanced as much as possible.
• Campers register for two-week sessions. Staff work with the same group during the session and groups have limited interactions.
• Modified drop off and pick up to limit in-person interaction with caregivers.
General Duties: Plan, prepare, and teach age- and theme- appropriate lessons, activities and games. Utilize the Arboretum to create fun and dynamic educational and recreational experiences for campers. Naturalists will be responsible for a group of up to 12 campers and possibly 1 high school assistant.
Essential Tasks:
• Prepare and facilitate thematic, culturally responsive, and age-appropriate experiences using prepared curriculum and other UW Botanic Gardens Youth and Family educational resources
• Collaborate with fellow Summer Camp Naturalists and participate in all daily activities and management of youth campers, including collaboration with and mentoring of a high school youth of all backgrounds and varying abilities
• Collaborate with lead, administrative, and support staff
• Follow all health and safety precautions including masking, social distancing, cleaning, and sanitizing, hand washing, and field group isolation
• Maintain and ensure safety of children and environment at all times
• Communicate effectively with families, campers, and Arboretum staff team
• Foster a fun and educational atmosphere
• Support and guide youth in their interpersonal and social-emotional development
Requirements:
• High school graduation or equivalent AND at least 1 year of experience (personal or professional) teaching diverse youth audiences in an outdoor environment OR equivalent education.
Desired:
• Passion for equity and inclusion in environment and education.
• Willingness to work with students from 1st grade through high school in various capacities.
• Have excellent organizational skills, the ability to work as a team member, and strong interpersonal skills.