Choate Summer Programs Student Life Internship
The Choate Summer Programs Student Life Internship Program offers college students a rewarding opportunity to work in an intellectually stimulating and supportive academic community. Interns collaborate daily with the faculty and staff who oversee Choate Summer Programs, gaining experience as members of either the Summer Programs Office or Student Activities Center, and as advisers, coaches, and chaperones. Student Life Interns receive feedback from the directors, faculty, staff, and deans with whom they work, and they participate in weekly professional development sessions.
The internship program is particularly beneficial to applicants who are interested in learning what it’s like to live and work in a residential college-preparatory or middle school institution.
The Student Life Internship includes a stipend of $4,000 (paid biweekly, subject to taxes, and inclusive of $200 for expenses related to chaperoning), room & board, and professional development, and runs from Tuesday, June 20 through Saturday, July 29, 2023. Approximately 6-8 summer life intern positions are offered each summer.
Responsibilities include:
Before Students are on campus (June 20 to June 23)
- Assist the Summer Programs Office and Student Activities Center (SAC) with projects related to the arrival of faculty and students
- Ensure that all dormitories are prepared for students
- Assist with registration and orientation
- Assist SAC with airport transportation details and chaperoning student pick-up at airport
During Summer Programs (June 23 – July 28)
- Live in a student dormitory and share advising and supervisory responsibilities with other interns and a veteran house adviser
- Serve as the adviser for up to 8 students; write adviser reports on each advisee
- Monitor Study Halls during the class day
- Coach and facilitate afternoon activities for middle school and high school students
- Chaperone SAC trips and on-campus activities during non-academic periods (afternoons and weekends)
- Chaperone students to and from airports at the beginning and end of program sessions
- Work with deans and the Summer Programs Office on student life programming
- Work with Afternoon Activities Coordinator and SAC Directors on developing and executing Wednesday activities
- If working in the Summer Programs Office, oversee Reach sign-out permission system, assist with projects and correspondence, and support the deans team in assigned shifts during office hours (Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM)
- If working in the SAC, help with assisting students in St. John Hall in assigned shifts when the SAC is open (typically 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM during the week, 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM on Saturday, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Sunday). Collaborate with SAC directors on SAC trip sign-ups, including promotion of trips at School Meetings.
- Attend weekly Professional Development workshops for Student Life Interns
- Additional duties and projects as assigned
After Students Depart (July 28 – July 29)
- Assist deans and heads of house in completing room inventory sheets and recording any damage
- Assist SAC staff with the departure of all residential students, including chaperoning airport trips
- Assist SAC staff with dorm clean up after students depart
- Assist Summer Programs staff in routine duties at end of program
Requirements
Along with a completed cover letter and resume,* please upload two letters of recommendation from current professors or employers, as well as an unofficial transcript. Documents can also be emailed to choatesummer@choate.edu with “Student Life Intern Application:” and full name in the subject line.
*Please view our preferred resume template here. Resumes should not exceed one page.
In addition, an Official Transcript must be mailed directly from one’s college or university to Choate Summer Programs, 333 Christian Street, Wallingford, CT 06492.
Internship offers are made on a rolling basis, beginning in February 2023, as completed applications are received and candidates interviewed (interviews will be available in person on Saturday, January 14, 2023 as well as on zoom). The priority application deadline is January 31, 2023; applications submitted after the deadline will be considered while openings remain.
Working at Choate: Choate Rosemary Hall is a coeducational, independent secondary school located in central Connecticut with 850 boarding and day students and over 350 employees. Choate serves intellectually gifted and motivated students of diverse backgrounds from across the globe whose commitment to serious study is enhanced in an academically challenging and personally supportive setting.
Choate provides students with transformative and meaningful experiences that instill lifelong habits of learning, leadership, and service, shaped by innovative and passionate educators. Teaching faculty at Choate are innovative, collaborative, and committed to our students' intellectual, social, emotional, and character development. Our faculty understands that each of our students has the potential for growth and works to encourage students to develop their own ideas and voices in learner-centered environments.
For its students and employees alike, Choate strives to be a diverse and inclusive community where all feel valued and embraced. On our campus, principled individuals from diverse backgrounds are united through common purpose, active engagement, and mutual respect. We celebrate differences and the richness of our varied backgrounds and experiences. Recognizing that working in an inclusive community can also present challenges, we embrace those challenges through ongoing dialogue and interaction, enhancing empathy and appreciation for those whose perspectives differ from our own.
Choate prohibits in all its programs, including hiring and employment practices, discrimination against or harassment of any member or group based upon age, gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other category protected by Connecticut or federal law, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.