| Employment Opportunities with Maine Robotics: 2011 Summer Job Announcement: We have begun recruiting for 2011. We are still calculating our final needs, hence the ?? Camp Leader: This person is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the day camps. Each camp consists of 16 campers, ages 9 to 14. Responsibilities include oversight of the staff, check-in and check-out of all campers for each day, maintaining contact with parents, resolving any conflicts between campers, giving short educational presentations to the campers, securing of the facility (room), resolving equipment problems, and in general providing the leadership for the camp. Recruiting and facilitating visiting presenters or local (walking) field trips. Experience with children is expected and this position is ideally filled by a person with a teaching or educational support certificate and at least 2 years of professional experience. Training provided during first week of camps and 3 days at the end of June on the Orono campus (housing allowance provided). Standard First Aid/CPR training required (provided if you don't have it). Supervises: Camp Counselor's and up to 16 campers Reports to: Executive Director Duration: 1-6 weeks depending on location Pay: Starts at $500/week depending on experience and camp location Benefits: None; Paid sick pay @ .33day/week (2 days for a six week program) 3 days of training at the end of June, dates to be announced. Camp Counselor: This person is responsible for day-to-day operation of the day camps. Each camp consists of 16 campers, ages 9 to 14. Responsibilities include working with the campers and other staff, giving short educational presentations to the campers, securing of the facility (room), resolving equipment problems, and in general providing the mentorship for the campers. Camps may include local (walking) field trips. Experience with children and/or technology is required. This position is ideal for teachers, graduate students (education, sciences, technology) or upper level undergraduates. Training provided during first week of camps. Standard First Aid/CPR training required (provided if you don’t have it). Supervises: Up to 16 campers. Reports to: Camp leader. Duration: 1-6 weeks depending on location Pay: Starts at $350/week depending on experience and camp location Benefits: None; Paid sick pay @ .33day/week (2 days for a six week program) 3 days of training at the end of June, dates to be announced. LEGO Community Building Program (Bangor): Maine Robotics is starting a pilot program this summer for 6-8 year old children in Bangor this summer. We have received some grant funding that will make it possible to offer a LEGO building program. We are developing a curriculum for this age group that will spend 4 hours each day for a week and have the children working in small groups to design and build a community; all out of LEGO building materials. We are planning on 4 weeks of this 1/2 day program (about 5 hours for the instructors each day M- F), with up to 16 children each week (4 groups of 4). Maine Robotics has been running summer programs for 8 years and worked with literally thousands of Maine youth, but this will be our first voyage into working with this age group. We need a teacher and 2 backup staff to work with the youth. We provide training and will be there for the first week of camp to help get it started. Must like to work with this age group, have experience with this age group, and be motivated to create. Pay is commensurate with experience and position. Camp leader 25 hours/week - Starting at $350/week with 1.5 paid sick days for the 4 weeks Camp Staff 25 hours/week - $200/week with 1.5 paid sick days for the 4 weeks No other benefits included. _________________________________________________________________________ Maine Robotics has been offering summer camps focused on Technology, Science, and Robotics since 2003. We use the popular LEGO® MindStorms robotic kits to teach engineering and programming. Over 1000 children have attended these camps over the last 7 years and we anticipate over 250 campers this summer alone. Maine Robotics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, race, age, religion, or sexual orientation. All prospective applicants must provide references and are subject to a mandatory state background check. ORONO: Camp support person: This person is responsible for supporting the camps from the Orono location. Will likely require some reimbursed overnight travel to camps. Serve as a substitute camp counselor or camp leader as needed. Development of curriculum updates in coordination with the Maine Robotics director, answer phone inquiries about camp program, equipment inventory and preparation for the camps. Experience with children and/or technology is a strong plus. This position is ideal for graduate students (education, sciences, technology) or upper level undergraduates. On the job training provided. Reports to: Maine Robotics Director, unless on-site as a camp counselor when they will report to the Camp Leader at that location.. Duration: End of May to August. Pay: Work Study required. Work study pay commensurate with that allowed by the hosting University or College. Two paid sick days during the summer. APPLICATION PROCESS: Send a cover letter indicating position and location(s) you are interested in applying for; resume and 3 references to: References will be checked and suitable candidates will also be subject to State of Maine background check. Thomas Bickford, Director Maine Robotics 167 Bennoch Road Orono, ME 04473 or by email to: bickford@mainerobotics.org |
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