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addressAddressNew York, NY
type Form of workTemporary
salary Salary$16 Hourly
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Position Title: Seasonal Junior Botanist & Plant Investigator Program Assistant

Department: Children’s Education

Reports to: Project Green Reach Co-coordinators

FLSA Status: Part-time Seasonal, Nonexempt

Compensation: $16 per hour

Term: June 13–August 13, 2023

Work Schedule: Monday–Friday; 22–35 hours per week


Position Description:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) Junior Botanists (new participants entering grades 5–7) and Plant Investigators (returning participants entering grades 6–8) are scholarship students selected from Title I schools in Brooklyn that have partnered with BBG during the school year through our Project Green Reach outreach program. This position entails three weeks of intensive training, followed by six weeks of fast-paced programming.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate and work within an inquiry-based, team-teaching model for gardening activities.
  • Support Plant Investigator instructor in preparing and delivering lessons that are multidisciplinary and exploratory, with a focus on botanical/environmental science.
  • Plan and lead weekly cooking session.
  • Help maintain garden plots.
  • Work as part of staff team to co-lead a three-day overnight camping trip.
  • Perform other related duties or special projects as directed.

Schedule:

Mandatory paid training: Tuesday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., June 13–30

Program: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m., July 5–August 13

*Requires two Saturdays (June 24 and August 13) and one 3-day, 2-night camping trip (July 17–19)

Qualifications:

  • College-level studies and a demonstrated interest in education, urban agriculture, botany, or environmental and biological sciences
  • Must be a former member in good standing of the Garden Apprentice Program
  • Must love teaching children ages 9–13
  • Experience and comfort working with students, peers, and supervisors from diverse backgrounds
  • Willingness to work outside in all weather


Benefits

  • BBG offers certain benefits to part-time employees including:
    1. Up to 56 hours of sick leave
    2. Short-term disability/New York Paid Family Leave
  • As a 501(c)3, BBG is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
  • Museum Pass which provides employees the opportunity to enter many museums in New York City for free

To be considered for this position, please submit an application by clicking Apply below.  Applications submitted without a résumé and cover letter will not be considered.


No telephone calls for position inquiries, please. Applicants with disabilities who need assistance with the online system, or who may require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, should contact Human Resources at hr@bbg.org. 


Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden requires all employees to be vaccinated and therefore, new hires must provide proof of vaccination prior to their first day of employment. If you believe that you may have an exemption from the vaccine mandate by federal or state law, please contact HR.

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