Spring Break Camp Counselor

Open Mind School is looking for summer volunteers and we would love for you to join us! Please submit an application or email hr@openmindschool.org if you are available any of the following days: April 6th-April 10th

Duties might include:

• Implement and support group lessons as guided by the lead facilitator or educator
• Work 1:1 or in small groups supporting students
• Lead social activities in shared spaces
• Engage in set up and clean up throughout the day
• Write and share notes on each child’s daily activities and participation

During the day:

• Support interaction between students
• Implement behavior strategies to maintain prosocial and cooperative behaviors
• Support attention and sensory regulation for all students
• Provide one on one support if necessary to students who benefit from extra support to attend, engage, or cooperate in group activities
• Maintain the safety of the students at all times
• Use child-centered and respectful language with students

Ideal Candidates:

• Reliable and committed to all days they sign up
• Positive and creative
• Have experience with children with and without learning differences
• Manage children in a high energy environment and support their engagement
• Excited to learn from this program and bring helpful ideas to the table
• Able to take the lead and able to follow directions

Benefits:

• You will be working closely with educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists, music teachers, art instructors, and more! You will get on-the-job training with a range of children's learning styles and ages. You'll be affiliated with a cool nonprofit inclusion program with many professional growth opportunities for the future. Open Mind School is also a field placement for many colleges and universities around the Bay so there's a possibility of counting volunteer hours toward your program of study.

Learn more at www.openmindschool.org. Feel free to share the information with friends and colleagues.

Please submit a Volunteer application using our Gusto platform: https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/open-mind-school-oms-volunteer-49a0f0fe-b433-4542-bed3-d71db38c48a1, VolunteerMatch.org, or email hr@openmindschool.org.