(P/T) Seasonal Education Instructor, Children’s Garden Fellow at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Job Title: Seasonal Education Instructor, Children’s Garden Fellow
Job Status: Part-time, Seasonal
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $20/hr
Position Description:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Children’s Education programs are renowned for
teaching hands-on gardening and plant science to young people. Children’s
Garden Education Fellows spend the growing season (spring–summer–fall) in
BBG’s Children’s Garden, teaching children to grow, harvest, and cook their
own food, care for the environment, and explore the natural world. Fellows
teach age-appropriate gardening lessons to a group of 12 children with the
assistance of two to three teen apprentices from our Garden Apprentice
Program. Prior to each teaching season, Fellows participate in a
comprehensive paid training program covering seasonal content, pedagogy,
and horticultural skills.
**This is a part-time, seasonal position from September 4 to November 2,
2024. Commitment is 10 hours per week, Fridays and Saturdays.
Responsibilities:
-Lead a group of twelve 4-6 year old children in hands-on gardening
instruction in a half-acre food garden.
-Mentor two to three teen apprentices who assist instructors
in facilitating their group.
-Develop age and seasonally appropriate lesson plans and lead
supplementary enrichment activities, such as seasonal cooking, nature
crafts, nature exploration, or science experiments.
-Ensure that assigned garden plots are maintained according to weekly
schedule (including planting, weeding, mulching, and watering).
-Assist in teaching other education programs as needed.
Qualifications:
-Formal or nonformal teaching experience. Experience with plants,
horticulture, and/or botany
-Experience teaching children, ideally in a classroom or outdoor setting
-Some gardening experience preferred; professional horticulture
experience not necessary so long as the individual is eager to learn
-Flexibility and willingness to take on a variety of tasks along with ability
to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
-Experience and comfort working with youth and staff from diverse
backgrounds
-High level of responsibility, reliability, and motivation
-Ability to perform physical labor and work outdoors in various weather
conditions
-Passion for education, gardening, and fun
Children’s Garden Fellow Schedule:
Fall, Friday and Saturday:
Mandatory fall training day, Thursday, September 5 from 9AM-4PM
8 Fridays, September 6–November 1 | 2–6 p.m.
8 Saturdays, September 7–November 2 | 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
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
How to Apply:
To be considered for this position, please submit an application by
clicking Apply . 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 (mailto:hr@bbg.org).
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.