Summer Nature Camp Instructor - NBNC/VHCB

Share your love for nature and the outdoors with children. Join North Branch Nature Center in inspiring and teaching children in grades preschool through seventh about the wonders of nature through our summer camp programs in the fields, forests, waters, and woods of Vermont. Lead group games, arts and crafts, sensory awareness activities, storytelling, and singing. Teach lessons in natural history and field studies. Work as a team member to promote a nature- and place-based approach to learning. 

NBNC’s mission is to connect people to the natural world. Our vision is a world in which people learn, teach, and play together in nature supporting healthy, resilient communities and ecosystems. The goal of the Summer Nature Camp Instructor position is to help us provide experiential and informational programs through our summer camp program.

This position is part of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board AmeriCorps (VHCB AmeriCorps). The VHCB AmeriCorps program supports the innovative dual-goal approach to creating stable affordable housing opportunities for Vermont residents while preserving the natural and working landscape. VHCB AmeriCorps is a national service program that places members with non-profit housing or land and energy conservation organizations around the state. Service to be performed primarily outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. Service will require frequent hikes over uneven and steep terrain. NBNC expects all members/staff/interns to uphold the organization’s commitment to community education and best practices in nature based learning. Position begins May 26 and ends August 21, 2026. This position is Quarter Time: Requires 460 hours of service for an average of 40 hours per week for 9 weeks.