Horticulture Camp Assistant

Metropolitan Community College (Kansas City)•Omaha, NE

8d•$14•Onsite

About The Position

The Camp Aide will assist the Camp Leader in providing fun-filled, active, and educational summer camp activities, including harvesting vegetables from the garden, simple cooking activities, and more. The Camp Aide will assist the Camp Leader in providing fun-filled, active, and educational summer camp activities, including harvesting vegetables from the garden, simple cooking activities, and more. CAMP DATES AND HOURS: Thursday, June 4 - Training Day Mon, June 8th - First day of Camps - Camps run Mon through Thurs, 9am - noon. Thursday, July 30 - Last day of Camps CAMP ASSISTANT DUTIES: Camp Assistants are responsible for guiding over a group of approximately four campers. The Camp Instructor will lead the camp; it is up to the Assistants to make sure their group is being safe, sanitary, taking turns, helping with the basics, etc. LOCATION: All camps are on MCC's Fort Omaha Campus off 32nd and Sorensen Parkway MISC: The hiring process requires passing a background check. PERKS: It's fun, there's food, and no nights, no weekends! Plus, you'll get to learn new things right along with the kiddos! Metropolitan Community College is a comprehensive, full-service public community college supported by the taxpayers of Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. Its purpose is to provide high quality educational programs and services, primarily in career preparation and general education, to people of all ages and educational backgrounds. MCC was created in 1974 when the Nebraska State Legislature consolidated the original eight technical community college areas into six. That year, the programs, personnel, assets and liabilities of the former Omaha Nebraska Technical Community College Area merged with the Eastern Nebraska Technical Community College Area under a new name: the Metropolitan Technical Community College Area. In 1992, the Legislature voted to change the name to Metropolitan Community College Area. Metropolitan Community College affirms a policy of equal education, employment opportunities and nondiscrimination in providing services to the public. Read our full policy here https://www.mccneb.edu/nondiscrimination Metropolitan Community College offers a wide array of benefits to faculty and staff. Review our Benefits at a Glance here https://pa-hrsuite-production.s3.amazonaws.com/3306/docs/44786.pdf If you need assistance using this site, please contact MCC's Human Resources Office at 531-MCC-2420 or mccnebjobs@mccneb.edu

Nice To Haves

Experience working with school-aged children
Knowledge of plants, gardening, or cooking
Customer service skills and patience with children

Responsibilities

Camp Assistants are responsible for guiding over a group of approximately four campers.
The Camp Instructor will lead the camp; it is up to the Assistants to make sure their group is being safe, sanitary, taking turns, helping with the basics, etc.