Boys and Girls Club

Summer Kidstop

May - August 2019 • St. Cloud, MN

What I liked

I loved working with kids and the ability to do other things with my time in the summer. I spent a portion of every day rehabbing an injury I sustained playing soccer the previous fall and getting back into shape while playing soccer as well.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have been able to work slightly longer each week or earn a slightly higher hourly wage.

Advice

I would recommend any to do this job if they want a flexible job and want to influence a younger generation of kids in a positive way. It really was a fulfilling job that I was privileged to do during my summer of 2019.

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Assistant Counselor

June 2016 • Hawthorne, NJ

What I liked

The environment and my coworkers.

What I wish was different

I got payed a bit more for my efforts.

Advice

You learn a lot about patience and working with others.

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Summer Associate

May - July 2019 • Orem, UT

What I liked

The atmosphere working and helping the kids by mentoring and just making their experience fun overall .

What I wish was different

Better communication between teachers, staff, employees.

Advice

To just enjoy and have fun. Be a friend to everyone and treat and respect everyone the same.

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Kindergarten program coordinator

February 2016 • Twin Falls, ID

What I liked

I loved working with the kids and getting time to build positive relationships with them.

What I wish was different

Advice

Patience is the key to succeeding at this job. Kids are hard to handle if you don’t have much patience.

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Beach Lifeguard

July - August 2019 • Newport, RI

What I liked

Monday - Friday 9am-3pm so great hours! Kids are lovely!

What I wish was different

Aquatic director is not organized. Be prepared to run the show on your own. Other camp directors are great!

Advice

If you like kids and being out doors go for it!

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Program Staff

June - August 2019 • Brattleboro, VT

What I liked

I got experience working with a large group of kids. I worked with at risk youth and had an opportunity to make a difference in their lives. I really enjoyed the people I worked with and thought they were intelligent and compassionate. I was inspired by them and I learned from them. I got to spend my summer outside doing stuff like swimming, hiking and playing games. I gained self confidence and leadership skills. I gained a per diem job as I was offered a position after my internship was over.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more role and responsibility. I felt like a glorified babysitter a lot of the time. I wish I had been able to design and run a program myself. Some of the staff were not cooperative and the summer could have been better if we were all on the same page.

Advice

Always be responsible and professional even if you’re working in a laid back place like the boys and girls club. Take pride in your work and others will notice. Use every situation to your advantage, because even this unpaid internship where I ranked very low on the tier looks great on my resume and provided me with lots of social networking contacts and invaluable career skills.

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Ydp

June - August 2019 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

I was able to plan fun activities for the students. Every friday was always a great fun day at work. In addition, there would always be field trips which would make this job more of a fun experience.

What I wish was different

I would say more the rotations would have been a little better if it was well structured. Overall, everything else was well.

Advice

One piece of advice I would share about this experience would be the environment. It was always a great place to be no matter the situation. There was never a dull moment and there was always something new to do every day.

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Youth Counsler

June - August 2019 • Tallahassee, FL

What I liked

The kids.

What I wish was different

The Structure

Advice

Understanding how adjustments and redirecting are always needing to made with grade school kids.

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Front Desk

December 2018 • Billerica, MA

What I liked

coworkers and working with children

What I wish was different

nothing

Advice

amazing experience

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Summer Youth Development Professional

June 2017 • Merrillville, IN

What I liked

the children are a blast to work with.

What I wish was different

Advice

Go into this with an open heart and mind. Be prepared to work.

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Youth development professional

June - August 2019 • Spring Hill, FL

What I liked

Working with kids

What I wish was different

More resources

Advice

Go in prepared with multiple back up options for kids

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youth development coordinator

November 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

amazing experience and areas for growth

What I wish was different

very demanding hours.

Advice

have fun with it! this job is a perfect opportunity to grow and learn from your environment

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Youth Development Professional

May - August 2019 • Provo, UT

What I liked

I loved working with kids and teaching lessons! It was so much fun being able to see if education is a career path that I want to follow. It was great exposure!

What I wish was different

Nothing, I absolutely loved it!

Advice

Love it! It can be stressful, but if you go with the flow and make sure you focus on your students needs then it makes the job easier and more fun!

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Reading Specialist

May - July 2019 • Elizabethton, TN

What I liked

The students, staff, and schedule everyone followed. It was very organized.

What I wish was different

I wish everyone had been paid equally/better, but I understand it’s hard to do because it is a non-profit organization.

Advice

Be ready to work there no matter what. It’s a tough job, but worth the experience.

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Group Leader

June 2019 • Buffalo, NY

What I liked

I enjoyed being able to connect with the children and teach them valuable life lessons

What I wish was different

I wish the facility was renovated.

Advice

Every child is different, every child requires different attention. Take the time and have the patience to sit down and connect with the children.

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Child care

June - August 2019 • Kennewick, WA

What I liked

I loved doing something that was new and different. I had never worked with kids before and it was demanding but really rewarding!

What I wish was different

Advice

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Staff Assistant

May - July 2019 • Greenwich, CT

What I liked

Helping children make artwork to bring home to their family and helping staff.

What I wish was different

Nothing at all. It was a great experience!

Advice

Having seen that the children that I worked with looked up to me, showed me that I was doing a great job as a helper. It also gave me a sense of responsibility. Teaching them to be fair with one another other, like who was going to use the colored marker first or who was in line first, asking for help with making a bracelet. It reminded me of my own childhood spent at the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, and how even I looked up to most of the staff there. It made me glad to have been able and available to take part in these children's lives as a role model, and someone that they looked to be like someday.

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Youth Development Staff

May - August 2019 • Chatsworth, GA

What I liked

I loved working along side my hometown friends while getting an experience working with our future generation.

What I wish was different

I wish I started as the PE teacher instead of the art teacher.

Advice

Kids will be kids there are good days and bad days make sure you never treat a kid based on how they acted the day before.

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Summer Fellow

June - August 2019 • Columbus, OH

What I liked

I loved the opportunity that I received from the Boys and Girls Club to add a memorable experience for young boys and girls in my community. Additionally, I was able to make a few great friends that I keep up with this til this day and I am excited to continue to hang out with them all.

What I wish was different

I wish that I was able to get more hands on training or shadowing before I started the job. The first week was tough since I didn't exactly know what to expect.

Advice

Make sure you go in with an open mind about how your days are going to look and be willing to be athletic with the kids in the heat. the children in the club love to play, and they love it even more if you love it too. There wasn't a single day that i wasn't exhausted after a work day and drenched in sweat after recess.

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