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Decordova, Morocco On-site USD 20 – 22 / hour

The Trustees of Reservations is hiring a Seasonal Assistant Art Camp Director

Responsibilities

  • Take the lead in setting up studio spaces before camp and breaking them down after camp
  • Support administrative tasks to help prepare for camp licensure and the start of each camp week
  • Support Instructors and Junior Instructors with content and logistics before and during camp
  • Take lead managing high school Junior Instructors (aged 15-18), including weekly Junior Instructor meetings
  • Ensure proper completion and documentation of administrative duties in preparation for the opening, running of, and closing camp
  • Ensure supplies are ordered, organized, and distributed to studios and supply area before, during, and after camp
  • Support individual camper behaviors and needs, sometimes requiring one-on-one supervision
  • Act as a Health Care Supervisor, along with the Camp Director, by coordinating and overseeing first aid and camper medications as necessary
  • Be the substitute Camp Director, if needed
  • Communicate with camper parents as necessary

Requirements

  • Sense of fun and appreciation for complex logistics
  • Values collaborative, interdisciplinary, place-based education
  • Appreciation for intersections of art, nature, and science
  • Creative, open-minded, curious, and flexible
  • Strong computer and management skills

Compensation

Hourly Rate: $20.00-$22.00/hour Rates are determined based on relevant experience.

Work Arrangement

On-site — deCordova, Lincoln, MA

Team

Structure: Collaborates with Camp Director, Instructors, Junior Instructors, and supports campers in The Hive and Summer Studio for Teens programs.. Reports to: deCordova Camps Director

Additional Information

  • Duration: June 1, 2026 – August 24, 2026
  • Hours per week: 40 hours/week, Mondays-Fridays, 8:30AM-4:30PM, Fridays until 5PM
  • Occasional weekend days/weeknights for training and camp administration
  • Job Classification: Nonexempt, Seasonal
  • Act as a Health Care Supervisor along with the Camp Director
  • Be the substitute Camp Director, if needed
  • Communicate with camper parents as necessary
About company
The Trustees of Reservations

The Trustees of Reservations preserve, for public use and enjoyment, places of exceptional scenic, historical, and ecological value.

We enjoy and care for nearly 52,000 acres, including 120 special places - all around Massachusetts. For more than a century, The Trustees has been on the ground in communities across Massachusetts, working to protect special places, providing loving care of our reservations, building creative new programs to engage people, and sharing our expertise with neighbors and partners across the state.

Our work includes land conservation and stewardship, coast and ecology protection, agriculture, horticulture, historic collections and archives, art and museums, and advocacy to ensure that land conservation and historic preservation are considered in public policy.

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