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Edgartown, Morocco On-site USD 18 – 20 / hour

The Trustees of Reservations is hiring a Seasonal Early Childhood Camp Educator Counselor

Responsibilities

  • Promote the physical, emotional, and educational well-being of campers, staff, and oneself.
  • Develop and deliver age-appropriate curriculum focused on agriculture, food systems, and natural resource stewardship with guidance from farm education staff.
  • Attend regular check-ins with the Camp Director and Assistant Camp Director to review progress and performance.
  • As a Sprouts Instructor, lead daily activities for groups of 4-year-old campers.
  • Supervise and mentor Farm-Based Educators in Training (CITs aged 14–17) within the Sprouts group.
  • Design and organize daily activities suitable for early childhood development and weekly farm-centered projects.
  • Guide campers in plant and animal care tasks in the Friendship Garden and pasture areas; assist peers in maintaining shared spaces.
  • Keep updated records of daily reflections and lesson planning documentation.
  • Communicate regularly with parents about camp operations, camper updates, and educational themes related to farm life.
  • Oversee daily cleaning duties and facility upkeep specific to the classroom environment.
  • As a Wee Farmers Instructor, facilitate 90-minute farm programs twice weekly for children ages 2–4 and their parents.

Compensation

Hourly rate ranging from $18.00 to $20.00, based on experience

Work Arrangement

On-site at Edgartown, The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

Team

Collaborative team including camp educators and Farm-Based Educators in Training (CITs aged 14–17); reports to the Islands Education Manager/Camp Director

Other

  • Hourly compensation between $18.00 and $20.00, determined by relevant experience
  • Two weeks of paid collaborative training provided
  • Position classified as non-exempt and seasonal
  • Work format is onsite only
  • Employment period runs from June 8 to August 21, 2026
  • Camp Sprouts Instructor schedule: 25 hours per week, Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM, and Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
  • Wee Farmers Instructor schedule: 18 hours per week, Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
  • Limited staff housing is available; employees must secure summer accommodations, with support from TFI staff as liaisons
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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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Posted 6 months ago