BadgerBOTS employs instructors and counselors to teach educational camps during the summer, spring and winter breaks.
Summer Camp Employees
BadgerBOTS summer camp programs typically begin mid-June and continue through the summer until the final week of August. Instructors are expected to lead week-long camps according to BadgerBOTS curriculum. Counselors support instructors by helping to answer student questions, working one-on-one with students, and helping to prepare class materials.
Technical training will be provided along with general program training and will be scheduled during the 2 weeks before camp begins in June. Applicants will need to be generally available for this training time.
For Summer 2021, some camps will be offered in-person, and others will be held virtually. All instructors will teach from the BadgerBOTS Education Center.
A strong candidate for any position will have experience working with youth in a camp or club program, K-12 education, or other youth mentoring role. Instructors should be capable public speakers, be able to think on their feet and improvise to adapt to their students needs and learning styles, dependable, and excited to help students expand their STEM knowledge through investigative and hands-on learning.
Some familiarity with any of the following is preferred but not necessary: Scratch or other block-based code languages, LEGO Mindstorms, Minecraft, 3D Printing and CAD, JavaScript, Python, or other programming language. Check out our class topics here.
Three shift types are possible, depending on the camp topic schedule.
- Mornings 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
- Afternoons 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- All Day (includes 30 minute lunch break) 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
You can view Summer Camp schedule, classes, and class description on the Summer Camp Page.
Summer Camp Instructor
Seasonal position from June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021
Hours per week: 20-40
Instructor duties:
- Presenting lessons in a fun, engaging way
- Managing a class (transitioning between activities, keeping the class on task, enforcing behavior expectations)
- Ensuring students understand and follow covid-related precautions (ex. good hand washing, wearing masks, and distancing)
- Effectively working with other instructors and camp counselors
- Setting up materials before each session and cleaning up at the end
- Assisting with camper check-in, lunch, and check-out
- Facility clean-up
- Completing tasks as assigned by camp director
- Following all covid-related precautions put in place by BadgerBOTS
Summer Camp Counselor
Seasonal position from June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021
Hours per week: 20-40
Counselor duties:
- Helping to set up, clean up and distribute class materials
- Answering student questions
- Working one-on-one with students
- Troubleshooting computer and equipment issues as the instructor leads the rest of the class
- Participating in team building and lunch time activities
- Facility clean-up
- Completing tasks as assigned by camp director or instructors
- Following all covid-related precautions put in place by BadgerBOTS
Spring Break Instructor – not hiring at this time
BadgerBOTS Spring Break Camps are typically scheduled during the Madison and Middleton school district Spring Breaks. Instructors are expected to lead week-long, half-day camps according to BadgerBOTS curriculum. Training for these camps will be scheduled a week or two before camps begin to fit with Instructor schedules.
Three shift types are possible, depending on the camp topic schedule.
- Mornings 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
- Afternoons 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- All Day (includes 30 minute lunch break) 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
You can view Spring Break Camp schedule, classes, and class description on the Spring Break Camp Page.
Questions? Contact Johanna Taylor at jtaylor@badgerbots.org
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