2024-04-12
National Audubon Society
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Huntington
Vermont
05462
United States
Huntington, VT
Full time
Posted 25 Days Ago
JR50
Position Summary
Interested in environmental education, wilderness skills and working with children? Looking to build your resume and broaden your knowledge of the natural word? Join the Audubon Vermont team this summer as a paid Counselor-In-Training (CIT)!
CITs work alongside our day camp Instructors — experienced naturalists and educators — to deliver high-quality, hands-on environmental education and activities for campers ages 3-12. The program is structured to give CITs the opportunity to explore their interests in outdoor education and conservation, while also building the skills and experience necessary to launch them towards their next education or career opportunity. We hope our CITs will become the next generation of Audubon camp Instructors, Naturalist Educators, and Conservation Biologists!
CITs have the option of working with both our Preschool Nature Camp (ages 3-5) and Ecology Day Camp (ages 6-12). We encourage CITs to take the opportunity to teach both age groups to gain an understanding of how developmental stages of youth impact our lesson plans and teaching styles. While we do our best to honor CIT camp choices, there may be times that CITs will work whatever camp best fits our scheduling needs. For more information about both camps, including age groups and themes for each week, visit our website: https://vt.audubon.org/programs/cit-program
Who can apply?
We are looking for High School Students with interests in:
CIT positions are open to high school students ages 14-18. An ideal candidate for this position is available Monday-Friday for 4 weeks of the summer camp season June 24 - August 16, 2024. CITs hours are from 8:00am to 4:15pm, with a 30 min lunch break each day (total of 7.5 hours/day).
CITs must be available for orientation at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington (dates subject to change if snow days delay school year): June 17-21 (no work on Juneteenth, 6/19).
This is an in-person role based out of the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington, Vermont.
Compensation:
$15.00 / hour
The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.
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