Temporary full-time position:  June 12 - August 12,2023

Job Summary

Our Summerhouse Crew is a group of energetic partners in discovery with Summerhouse Kids. We’re curious, creative, knowledgeable, and playful. We are the adult peers to our students, meeting them at their level as we all learn, play, and grow together, and we guide them towards responsibility and collaboration. Summerhouse Crew’s first priorities are always communication, as well as student supervision and safety, through activities, games, arts & crafts, learning, and play.

This is a temporary full-time position: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., from June 20 to August 12, 2023. Plus, a mandatory training week, June 12 – June 16, 2022. (Hours will vary during training week.)

Learn more about Summerhouse.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 Provide supervision for students through support and play

 Act as a Summerhouse group leader/point person to an assigned group of Summerhouse Kids

 Lead and assist in rotating learning activities

 Bring in new expertise to continue developing new programmatic activities

 Work side by side with and act as a mentor to our Crew-in-Training (CIT)

 Observe students’ and CITs’ behavior and progress, and reflect with the group as needed

 Be flexible and aware as we move through our day, being willing to flow as needs arise, ensuring that all students are supervised at all times

 Support Summerhouse in the cycle of work, from set-up to break-down, including some cleaning

 Perform other duties that may be assigned occasionally

 Support the school’s mission and culture, have good attendance, and be a positive team player

Required Qualifications

 Be responsible, on time, and 100% dependable; possess and exhibit a high-intensity work ethic

 LOTS of energy

 Passion for working with children

 Patience

 Creativity

 Attention to detail

 Skills/training in any or all of the following: physical activities, kitchen/cooking, crafting, music and/or arts (or any other area)

Desired Expertise and Experience

 Experience working with children 5-17 years of age

 Bachelor’s degree, or some post-secondary education

Compensation

$17.00/hour

TO APPLY: Please email Beatriz Rodriquez-Lagunas, Director of Auxiliary Programs, at blagunas@sequoyahschool.org and include your resumé and a cover letter.

Your cover letter should detail why you are interested in this position and why you think you would be a good fit for Sequoyah. Please include “Summerhouse Crew” in the subject line of your email.

For more information about Sequoyah School, please see our website at k8.sequoyahschool.org

Sequoyah School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any phase of employment. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected status.