Camp MSC Lead Instructor (Part-Time)

Camp MSC Lead Instructor

Spend your summer as a camp instructor at Maryland Science Center! Lead campers through hands-on STEM activities in our museum exhibits and classrooms, while explaining content and answering questions. Each Lead Instructor is paired with an assistant, and possibly a volunteer, to help the instructor facilitate activities. At the camp manager’s discretion, candidates may be asked to serve as the Lead Instructor after completing a minimum of one week at the assistant level.

Camp MSC provides five weeks of Monday-Friday, half-day and full-day summer camps for children aged 4-13 years old. Camp MSC will run from July 6- August 7, 2026.

Basic Functions:

·         Supervise and engage campers in various themed activities, ensuring camper safety and well-being at all times

·         Maintain open and clear communication with Camp MSC staff about health, safety, and behavioral needs of campers

·         Prepare, facilitate, and clean-up daily camp activities, with support from Assistant Instructor and volunteers

·         Revise written camp materials, including schedule and activities, to best reflect campers’ needs

·         Foster a positive camp culture by encouraging respect, teamwork, and inclusivity among campers and staff

Preferred Experience and Skills:

·         Interest and/or coursework in science or education are encouraged

·         All applicants must be able to work independently and as part of a team

·         Familiarity with or comfort learning and explaining science content

·         Experience teaching in an informal setting 

·         Demonstration of good judgment, personal responsibility, and time management

Requirements:

·         Experience working with children between ages 4-13

·         Applicants must have completed at least two years of college coursework or have comparable experience working with groups of children

·         Ability to pass a background check and fingerprinting

Positions Supervised: No direct supervision

Supervision Received: Immediate supervision received from Summer Camp Manager

Benefits: Sick and Safe Leave accrual

Hours: Lead Instructors are preferred to work at least two weeks of camp. Each full-day of summer camp is from 8:30am-4:30pm with an hour lunch break, and half-day camps run from 8:30am-12:30pm. Additional opportunities to revise written programming may exist.

Compensation: $16.25/hour