Summer Camp Counselor

Position Summary

Seasonal Educators will be needed for approximately 8 weeks throughout the summer (5 days of training, 7 weeks of camp) Monday through Friday, for 7.5-8 hours per day.

Length of Assignment: 6/23/2025 – 8/18/2025
 

This role is on-site at Bent of the River Audubon Center in Southbury, CT.
 

Compensation:

$16.50 - $17.00 per hour

Essential Functions

• Partner/Collaborate/Assist with Audubon staff to ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging principles are incorporated and followed in all aspects of our work.

• Planning and executing each weeklong camp/program session for their small group of children, including teaching discovery hikes, pond explorations, live animal programs, nature crafts, and games, setting up and cleaning up each day’s activities.

• Create, prepare, and deliver 7 weeks of nature, science, and conservation-based curriculum for assigned age groups centered on weekly themes.

• Create a meaningful experience for summer program participants while teaching an appreciation and respect for the natural environment.

• Counselors must keep good communication with the Educator to report bathroom usage (for cleaning purposes,) possible sick campers, as well as other camp communication as required.

• Deep cleaning and disinfecting of equipment, materials, tables, chairs, and other items used during the day will be expected at the end of each camp day or as needed.

• Summer programming will primarily be 100% outdoors, except for thunderstorms or other potentially dangerous hazards.

• Perform all other duties deemed necessary by the Camp Director to further the mission of BOTR and Audubon.

• Educators will help with other aspects of a nature center, such as contacting camp parents by phone or email, photocopying, or more.

• Commitment to staff all camp sessions is required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

• Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

• Completion of at least two years of college coursework in environmental or life sciences is preferred.

• Some teaching experience and/or curriculum development is necessary, and environmental education experience is preferred.

• Seasonal Educators must be confident in leading a group and initiating activities, working independently, and aware of BOTR safety procedures and the ability to enforce those safety precautions.

• Candidates should possess a strong work ethic, self-motivation, ongoing enthusiasm, commitment, flexibility, a desire to learn, and the ability to work well with others and with children.

• A background in natural history is preferred.

• Counselors must show respect for others, nature, and the outdoors, be enthusiastic about working, even in unfavorable weather conditions, pleasant, reliable, and able to carry out simple assigned tasks with minimal supervision.

• Ability to walk trails on uneven terrain, and must be able to run, sit, stand, grasp, lift, carry, walk, push, reach, climb, and pull for short and extended periods with or without accommodations.

• Ability to work outdoors in the heat of summer and during rain.

EEO Statement

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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