Open Positions
Looking for a fast-paced, exciting career in animal welfare? Then the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area may be just what you are looking for. Browse through our open positions and decide if you want to join our team.
Humane Educator 1 (seasonal)
The Humane Educator leads summer camp for the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area. The educator helps revise the previous year’s curriculum and teaches camp to children ages 7-12 years old.
Full Job Description
The Humane Educator must be knowledgeable in and comfortable working with children and animals and have a background summer camp and/or teaching. The shift is 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday thru Friday. The Humane Educator must be able to work independently as well as take direction from the Summer Camp Director and have experience working with children ages 7-12 . The Humane Educator maintains the classroom and is responsible for the safety and well-being of the children (with the assistance of a Teacher’s Aide).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads activities
- Helps and supervises children during all activities
- Ensures that the appearance, cleanliness, and safe environment of the classroom are appropriately maintained
- Helps children with meal times and clean-up
- Helps with all classroom paperwork, such as daily notes, student accident reports, and attendance reports
- Assists with prepping classroom for next day’s activities
- Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must provide three background checks: fingerprint, child abuse, and criminal
- Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
- Highly professional and dependable
- Must be able to interact appropriately with students of all ages and skill levels as well as with parents, coworkers, and management
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds, sit on the floor and interact with children and animals
COMMITMENT
- The Humane Educator must be able to commit to prep time to review the current curriculum and make revisions as see fit. This would be approximately 3-5 hours per camp and can be completed prior to the start of camps.
- The Humane Educator must be able to commit to teaching half of the summer camps (we are also willing to hire one Humane Educator who can teach all nine camps).
Humane Educator 1
- June 17 – 21
- June 24 – 28
- July 8 – 12
- July 15 – 19
- July 22 – 26
Humane Educator 2
- July 29 – 2
- August 5-9
- August 12-16
- August 19-23
JOB TYPE
- Seasonal
PAY
- $20/hour
Questions about the position? Please email Amanda Brunish, Director of Marketing & Outreach, at amandab@humanesocietyhbg.org
Humane Educator 2 (seasonal)
The Humane Educator leads summer camp for the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area. The educator helps revise the previous year’s curriculum and teaches camp to children ages 7-12 years old.
Full Job Description
The Humane Educator must be knowledgeable in and comfortable working with children and animals and have a background summer camp and/or teaching. The shift is 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday thru Friday. The Humane Educator must be able to work independently as well as take direction from the Summer Camp Director and have experience working with children ages 7-12 . The Humane Educator maintains the classroom and is responsible for the safety and well-being of the children (with the assistance of a Teacher’s Aide).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads activities
- Helps and supervises children during all activities
- Ensures that the appearance, cleanliness, and safe environment of the classroom are appropriately maintained
- Helps children with meal times and clean-up
- Helps with all classroom paperwork, such as daily notes, student accident reports, and attendance reports
- Assists with prepping classroom for next day’s activities
- Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must provide three background checks: fingerprint, child abuse, and criminal
- Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
- Highly professional and dependable
- Must be able to interact appropriately with students of all ages and skill levels as well as with parents, coworkers, and management
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds, sit on the floor and interact with children and animals
COMMITMENT
- The Humane Educator must be able to commit to prep time to review the current curriculum and make revisions as see fit. This would be approximately 3-5 hours per camp and can be completed prior to the start of camps.
- The Humane Educator must be able to commit to teaching half of the summer camps (we are also willing to hire one Humane Educator who can teach all nine camps).
Humane Educator 1
- June 17 – 21
- June 24 – 28
- July 8 – 12
- July 15 – 19
- July 22 – 26
Humane Educator 2
- July 29 – 2
- August 5-9
- August 12-16
- August 19-23
JOB TYPE
- Seasonal
PAY
- $20/hour
Questions about the position? Please email Amanda Brunish, Director of Marketing & Outreach, at amandab@humanesocietyhbg.org
You must be at least 18 years of age to work at HSHA.
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