Summer 2017 position (5-8 positions available)
$450 stipend per camp, 4 days each in June and July
TOTAL camp works with rising 7-9 grade underrepresented students, TEAM camp with rising 9-11 grade young women, and TAGS with middle school aged Girl Scouts.
female applicants only for TEAM/TAGS
The camps are meant to immerse and in some cases introduce the world of STEM/Technology fields and campus/college life to participants in a fun and inviting way. This is a live-in position for 4 days, our office covers housing and meals plus some snacks. The counselor would supervise a group of participants as well as assist in the supervision of the group as a whole. There is programming during the day that is already planned but there is some flexibility in the planning of evening programs (after dinner). There is also some flexibility during the day for Counselors taking summer coursework on campus.
The applicant should be comfortable traveling across campus with a group of younger students, be able to serve as a positive role model for the participants, be able and willing to answer questions about college life as it relates to the participant. The ideal candidate is comfortable serving as a mentor to younger students, can self-regulate and can stay on task without constant supervision, is organized and enjoys being creative and doing projects.
Interested individuals should complete an application for summer employment with the Office of Recruitment, Retention and Diversity (RRD) in Knoy 150 for consideration. Interviews will be scheduled early into the spring semester and will be filled on a first come basis. Priority will go to students in the Polytechnic, students affiliated with the Office of Recruitment, Retention and Diversity (RRD) student organizations, or students that are available throughout the summer and can cross train into more than one position.