Boys and Girls Club

Youth development professional

June - August 2018 • Mead, WA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Always have a couple of games in your back pocket, be engaging and fun, but don’t back down on discipline to get kids to like you.

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Front Desk

January - September 2018 • Des Moines, IA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Gives a great outlook at the lives of children in the Des Moines area.

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Youth Develpment Specialist

January 2018 • Loveland, CO

What I liked

I loved working with the kids, laughing with them day in and day out!

What I wish was different

N/A

Advice

Stay on your toes- you never know what will happen

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Student Leader Intern

June - August 2018 • Oyster Bay, NY

What I liked

I liked my co workers; they were very clear with directions and helpful when I asked questions. I also liked how I was able to work with the kids and do math lessons with them

What I wish was different

I wish the job was closer and that I could work more hours per week than the 30 my program capped me to.

Advice

I would say to always show up on time and never show a negative attitude are two very important impressions you can make.

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Youth development professional

August 2014 • Salt Lake City, UT

What I liked

Everything

What I wish was different

Advice

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Front Desk Receptionist

June - July 2018 • Ogden, UT

What I liked

The kids are so fun to work with

What I wish was different

It just wasn't the best fit for me

Advice

If you love kids, this is the job for you!

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Program Aide

May - August 2018 • Houston, TX

What I liked

The atmosphere of the children and my co-workers.

What I wish was different

I wish I could've planned the programs better

Advice

Be ready for different perspectives and be flexible when dealing with kids

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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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Youth development specialtist

May - August 2018 • Reedsburg, WI

What I liked

I loved the kids and the work environment

What I wish was different

Advice

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Program Leader

June - August 2018 • San Diego, CA

What I liked

Working with the kids and seeing them light the up over activities and them open up to me was amazing

What I wish was different

Advice

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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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Gameroom

June - August 2018 • Fort Lauderdale, FL

What I liked

Everything. Everyone was so nice, the kids and teens were great. Getting to know everyone and playing games was fun

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Make the most out it, form meaningful relationships with the staff and kids and make each day count.

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Youth Developmental Professional

June - August 2018 • Buffalo, NY

What I liked

I was able to create relationships with the kids at the club. I was able to connect with them and get to know all their personalities. I was able to play games, and teach them in different ways.

What I wish was different

I wish the club was more organized and I wish we could have taken the kid's on more field trips.

Advice

Lots of patience and discipline to deal with large groups kid's all day, but for me it was worth every minute.

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Summer Staff

May - July 2018 • Kenai, AK

What I liked

Teaching kids on what is right and wrong and helping them with math and reading.

What I wish was different

For kids to treat adults respectfully.

Advice

Have fun and play games with the kids.

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Intern

June - August 2019 • San Bernardino, CA

What I liked

They give back to the community in so many ways

What I wish was different

More hands on experience

Advice

Do your intern over summer because once school starts there’s not a lot of kids at the facility

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Camp Counselor

May - July 2018 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

Kids

What I wish was different

If it had to do with my major

Advice

Be patient

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Education director

September 2017 - October 2018 • Jefferson City, TN

What I liked

The kids and staff!

What I wish was different

The structure of the job!

Advice

Make sure you are doing this job out of love for the kids and not just for money.

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Emerging Leader/Summer Fellow

May - July 2018 • Columbus, OH

What I liked

I absolutely loved getting to work with the kids! I helped plan and coordinate daily activities. I really enjoyed getting to form relationships with so many of the kids in the program and to help make sure they had great days throughout the summer.

What I wish was different

The only thing that I would've changed is that I wish it would have been longer! I only had about 5 actual weeks with the students in the Boys and Girls club and would have loved to have even more.

Advice

I think with this position and most positions with kids, it is so important to be ready to think on your toes and to be very flexible! There were many unpredictable moments and events and the experience was a great lesson in going with the flow.

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Enrichment Staff- Boys and Girls Club

June - August 2018 • Sebring, FL

What I liked

The atmosphere. Very positive environment

What I wish was different

That I could stay longer.

Advice

To build relationships because they last forever

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Elementary Learning Support Aide

June - August 2018 • Jersey City, NJ

What I liked

What I liked about this experience is that I've learned that I've chosen the right field to study and that is social work. Realizing how much of an impact teachers, social workers, unit directors, etc. have on youth development and their overall lives in a learning environment, have opened up my eyes to what magnitudes my actions and ideas can reach. If one can make that much of an impact on a micro level, one can only imagine how much of impact can be made on a macro level. I believe that my desire to impact the world on global scale requires me to start small and work my way up in order to get a better understanding of the way individuals and the world work to have a more purposeful and eminent impact. I believe that this experience was a great introduction into my field of study and served as a reminder as to why I chose to pursue it.

What I wish was different

The one thing that I wish would've been different would be how the system was organized in terms of responsibilities, and how information and procedures were communicated throughout the staffs. There were multiple times I found myself taking on the responsibilities of my co-workers, and tasks my job did not entail. However, new set of skills and abilities that I didn't know I had within me all along emerged through this as I was consistently challenged and tested. Through times of difficulties and uncertainty that this experience had place me in, I considered it as an opportunity to apply and develop my adapting skills. This showed me to always be attentive to my surroundings, and to always be alert because nothing is ever certain.

Advice

The one piece of advice I would share about this experience is to always handle everything that you do with passion and optimism. When things are going south or things are becoming too difficult to handle, you have to remind yourself why you're doing it and what's the purpose of it. To be passionate and for your actions to have purpose, provides you an irreplaceable kind of motivation as to why you must keep going or as to why you should even wake up in the morning. Not only must you believe that things will work out for the better, but you must also convince yourself that they will and see it from a tunnel vision. A life with no purpose, drive, trust in one's self nor passion, is a life not worth living.

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