Camp MSC Lead Instructor; Part-Time Baltimore, MD

Camp MSC Lead Instructor

Spend your summer as a camp instructor at Maryland Science Center! Lead campers through hands-on STEM activities in our museum exhibits and classrooms, while explaining content and answering questions. Each Lead Instructor is paired with an assistant, and possibly a volunteer, to help the instructor facilitate activities.

At the camp manager’s discretion, candidates may be asked to serve as the Lead Instructor after completing a minimum of one week at the assistant level.

Camp MSC provides five weeks of Monday‑Friday, half‑day and full‑day summer camps for children aged 4‑13 years old. Camp MSC will run from July 6‑August 7, 2026.

• Supervise and engage campers in various themed activities, ensuring camper safety and well‑being at all times
• Maintain open and clear communication with Camp MSC staff about health, safety, and behavioral needs of campers
• Prepare, facilitate, and clean‑up daily camp activities, with support from Assistant Instructor and volunteers
• Revise written camp materials, including schedule and activities, to best reflect campers’ needs
• Foster a positive camp culture by encouraging respect, teamwork, and inclusivity among campers and staff

• Interest and/or coursework in science or education are encouraged
• All applicants must be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Familiarity with or comfort learning and explaining science content
• Experience teaching in an informal setting
• Demonstration of good judgment, personal responsibility, and time management

• Experience working with children between ages 4‑13
• Applicants must have completed at least two years of college coursework or have comparable experience working with groups of children
• Ability to pass a background check and fingerprinting

Positions Supervised: No direct supervision

Supervision Received: Immediate supervision received from Summer Camp Manager

Benefits: Sick and Safe Leave accrual

Hours: Lead Instructors are preferred to work at least two weeks of camp. Each full‑day of summer camp is from 8:30am‑4:30pm with an hour lunch break, and half‑day camps run from 8:30am‑12:30pm. Additional opportunities to revise written programming may exist.

Compensation: $16.25/hour