JOB INFO
Camp Counselors
National Children's Museum,
Washington, District of Columbia
Posted: 3/29/2008
Level: Entry
Type: Permanent
Job Categories: Visitor/Customer Service
The New Children’s Museum is seeking young adults to fill our Summer Programs counselor positions. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain experience in a museum setting while working with internationally recognized contemporary artists. We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic about the arts and working with children. Counselors will assist the artists and NCM staff with daily operations during the Summer Programs. Counselors will also be asked to supervise classroom and outdoor activities with students, so they must be comfortable with children and leading small groups. Counselors may also be asked to contribute to classroom instruction.
We have a number of hands-on art camps for students, grade 1 – 12. Our camps run from June 23rd to August 15th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
DEPARTMENT: Exhibitions and Programs
REPORTS TO: Education Curator or Director of Exhibitions and Programs in the interim TYPE OF
POSITION: Full-time or part-time, non-exempt
SALARY: $8 per hour
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist the artists and NCM staff with daily operations during the Summer Programs
- Supervise classroom and outdoor activities with students
- Contribute to classroom instruction
Qualifications
- Must be at least 16 years old
- Friendly, enthusiastic, and outgoing personality
- A knowledge of and/or interest in contemporary art
- Must work well with children ages 6 – 18, experience in an educational field preferred
- Must be dependable and punctual
- Must be available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. from June 23rd – August 15th
- Additional Hours may be required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, see and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk and lift or move up to 30 pounds. The employee must be able to verbally communicate in a concise manner.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The majority of work is performed in a school/classroom environment with attendant noise level and requires observance of safe work practices, fire regulations, and avoidance of falls, trips, and similar office work hazards.
Salary: $8 per hour