Chicago Botanic Garden

General

• Teach field trip workshops for grades Pre-K through 12 that are phenomenon- and standards-based with an emphasis on plant science.
• Assist with prepping, maintaining, and cleaning up program materials, and greeting school groups.
• Programs occur in person and virtually depending on the season and are conducted both indoors and outdoors.
• This part-time resource position has varied hours depending on the time of year, with most hours mid-September through early November and late March through end of May.
• Assist with planning and teaching bi-monthly homeschool field trip days on select Friday afternoons (December - March).
• Assist with teaching virtual field trip workshops for grades K through 12 (as scheduled, December - March).
• Set up and clean up field trip classrooms on workshop days.
• Assist with preparation and maintenance of program materials and supplies.
• Work closely with field trip volunteers to deliver programs.
• Attend and assist with workshop trainings for staff and volunteers.
• Assist with planning and evaluation of current and future field trip workshops.
• Other duties as assigned, including the possibility to assist with other youth education programs as interest and opportunity presents.

Field Trip Instructor, Resource