Position Title:
Instructor, KinderCamps (Part-Time)

Department:
Education

Reports to:
Education Program Supervisor, Classes and Camps

FLSA Status:
Non-exempt/Hourly

Pay Rate:
$12.20/hour

Schedule:
June 16 - August 29, 2008: approximately 20-25 hours per week.
June 16 - 20: Training week
June 28 – August 2:  Mondays through Fridays (approximately 8:30 AM-12:30 PM)
August 4 – 30: Mondays through Fridays (approximately 8:30 AM-12:30 PM..

Posting:
Applications are now being accepted for KinderCamps Instructor in the Education Department at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. This position provides early childhood (infants through 5 years old) education. This is a seasonal, part-time position.

Summary:
Instructor will be responsible for educating children and adults in order to promote awareness, respect and caring for wildlife and conservation. The KinderCamp and early childhood programs are new this year.

• Early Childhood Programs (6 weeks): Instructor teaches early childhood classes to parents and infants/toddlers. There will be some program development involved.
• KinderCamp (4 weeks): Instructor utilizes two pre-determined curricula. Instructor works in an instructor/assistant team to teach up to 10 3-and 4-year-olds in a half-day camp each week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following:

• Teach age appropriate curricula to children and adults conveying awareness of and respect for wildlife and conservation.
• Develop and use creative activities, such as games, crafts and zoo tours, to convey camp subject matter.
• Share knowledge of zoology, ecology, conservation, science and the zoo with children and families.
• Interact in a professional and customer service-oriented manner with children and parents.
• Act as lead for camp assistants and Zoo Corp teens.
• Participate as a cooperative contributing team member.
• Maintain an environment aimed at the safety and well-being of program participants.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated effective and engaging teaching ability.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member, and independently with little supervision.
• Customer-service oriented.
• Enthusiastic and enjoy working with children of varying ages and adults.
• Ability to develop creative lesson plans and to follow written curriculum.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Knowledge of state and national educational standards, early childhood development and educational practices.
• Knowledge of the zoo, zoology, ecology, and conservation.
• Commitment to the mission of the zoo and the institution’s Core Values.

Education/Experience:
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent preferably in early childhood education or primary grades from two-year college or technical school; or 2 years experience working with children, and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. College-level education with course work in the natural sciences or education.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
First Aid and CPR a plus.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

How To Apply:

Woodland Park Zoo is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression.

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Our Application for Employment is available below in two formats:

• Online
  Fill out the online application (which allows you to attach your cover letter and resume) and submit electronically.
  
• Portable Document Format
  Print and send the application along with a Cover Letter and Resume via U.S. mail or fax. If you experience difficulty downloading the PDF document you can obtain the necessary software (Adobe Acrobat Reader) here.

Attn: Instructor, KinderCamps (Part-Time)
Fax: 206-548-1538
Email: hr@zoo.org

US Mail:
Human Resources        
Woodland Park Zoo
601 North 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103

Application Deadline: Ongoing interviews and hiring - apply now!