Team Leader Coordinator (camp specific) - Summer 2024
Position: Team Leader Coordinator (TLC)
Salary: $550 per week, room and board included
Major Responsibilities:
UW-Whitewater is looking for outstanding role models to work at camp with middle/high school students in an indoor/outdoor, leader other assigned Team Leaders (TL). Under the leadership of the Summer Manager, Team Leader Coordinators are responsible for the supervision and activities for camp participants. We are looking for leaders who are committed to making a positive impact in the lives of the students we serve. PreCollege Programs serves students ages 11-17 and strive to provide exceptional programming in its daily classroom instruction and enriching life experiences through its recreational and cultural activities. Coordinators will provide guidance during the cultural/academic programming, as well as monitoring during recreational events, floor monitoring in the residence halls during the evening/night hours, and general problem solving throughout the summer camp/program.
PreCollege offers several camps varying in length from 1 week to 6 weeks.
Deliverables:
- Able to stay overnight over the duration of camp
- Understand the daily and weekly schedule, where students need to be, how to get them there and ensure all resources are there before the activity/class begins
- Collaborate with Assistant Summer Manager to create a plan for days and evenings to ensure students are safe and TLs are supported
- Communicate any needs or challenges with support staff and assistant summer manager
- Collaborate with team to ensure safety protocol is met
- Establish a positive, high energy, optimistic tone throughout the day
- Ensure that students are physically and emotionally safe
- Develop solid mentorship relationships with students that are built on respect
- Observe and respond to any students that are not engaging
- Be active in identifying ways to ensure students are enjoying their time, engaging in classes, and feeling like they belong
- Handle off-task, disruptive behavior in a respectful manner
- Write up behavior incidents and follow protocol
- Model the same behavior you expect to see from students
- Monitor students and work with TLs to ensure student expectations are met and students are talked to and supported when students exhibit unusual or disruptive behavior
- Observe groups throughout in-person camps
- Ensure all classrooms and spaces are wiped down properly at the end of classes and meals
- If a student is sick, carry out the safety plan to ensure all other staff and students are safe
- Spend time in virtual classes to see how classes are running and if technology is running properly
- Able to support virtual and in-person classes with technological needs
- Problem solve and communicate with students and teachers in a calm and proactive manner, even if demands are high
- Spend time in virtual classes to see how classes are running and if technology is running properly
- Ensuring that all in-person classes have the technology needed to provide teachers what they need to teach their lessons
- Step in with on-sight duties, as needed
Potential Dates of Employment: Monday, June 3, 2024 – Friday, July 26, 2024. Minimum of two weeks to a maximum of ten weeks, dependent on position; employment dates subject to change. Required training scheduled in the week of Monday, June 3, 2024; meals provided during training dates are a continental breakfast and lunch for all employees.
Deadline: Sunday, February 25, 2024
Application Form: https://uwwhitewater.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e4KllinxNy5auCq
If any questions on the position, please contact:
Miguel Aranda, Associate Director
Office: McCutchan 323
Phone: (262) 472-1677
Email: ArandaM18@uww.edu
To learn more about our summer camps please visit www.uww.edu/precollege