Summer Youth Art Camps Counselor

Summer Youth Art Camps Counselor

Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University Indianapolis includes non-credit community programming in visual art. 

As a counselor for Youth Art Camps, you can expect to:

• Provide support for camp program activities
• Bring an enthusiasm to camp activities
• Be part of a community of beginning, intermediate, and expert Art Educators.
• Support students as they create and curate their own body of work in a culminating exhibit.\

As a counselor for Youth Art Camps,  you will learn:

• Art Education core concepts (like Visual Art Standards, pedagogy, and methodologies)
• How to support young students in a classroom environment.
• Safety and protocol for programs involving children.
• Behind the scenes procedures and administrative processes of camp programming.

The qualified candidate would meet the following expectations:

• Able to work with colleagues with a strong sense of community, honoring space, time, and resources of others.
• Arrives on time and manages own time logging.
• Strong communication skills (like reaching out to supervisor with questions)
• Be First Aid/ CPR certified
• Have some experience working with youth or community-engaged programs

In accordance with the IUI Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success, experience in this position will help students become acquainted with the following profiles:

Problem Solver- l work individually and with others to collect, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information to implement innovative solutions to challenging problems.

Community Contributor-  socially responsible, ethically oriented, and actively engaged in the work of building strong and inclusive communities

Your Handshake resume should showcase that you are qualified for the position. You may be contacted by the Director of Community Learning for an interview.