What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer at Laurel Counselor position at LAUREL SCHOOL?
Description
Laurel School seeks talented faculty and staff who will put our students first and strive to make a difference in their lives. We seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty and staff who thrive on being engaged participants in our community and are committed to anti-racist education and the development of young women as authentic learners and leaders. The most successful candidates are solutions-driven, are willing to listen to learn, embrace iteration and practice as a necessary part of the product, see opportunities before problems, and thrive in a fast-paced, forward-thinking educational environment. Laurel lives our mission: to inspire each girl to fulfill her promise and to better the world.
Position Summary:
The Summer at Laurel Counselor operates in Laurel’s Lyman Campus in Shaker Heights and Butler Campus in Novelty. Summer camp operates Monday through Friday 9:00-4:00 from June 9 - July 25th in one and two week sessions. The Summer at Laurel program is a co-ed program which serves students from 2 years through rising 8th grade. Summer at Laurel Counselors work closely with the instructors to ensure a safe, nurturing, fun and efficient Summer program. *This is a seasonal position that requires at least a two week commitment.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Make connections with campers and develop meaningful relationships
- Show enthusiasm and encourage campers to get involved in all camp activities.
- Set a good example for campers and a role model by demonstrating cleanliness, punctuality, sharing,
assisting in clean-up and other chores, sportsmanship, and citizenship - Consistently enforce policies and procedures
- When transporting campers from one location to another, always ensure all campers are accounted for
before departing and after arrival - Maintain high standards of health and safety in all activities for campers
- Be in attendance Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:00 p.m. daily
- Assist in other duties as assigned.
Requirements
The job requirements for the Summer at Laurel Counselor position is current enrollment in a high school program and previous experience working with children.
Work Environment
Laurel School is a dynamic, forward-thinking, K-12 girls’ school, with a co-ed early childhood division where every child is well known. As a Facing History and Ourselves School, Laurel is fully committed to equity and inclusion; we actively seek a culturally diverse faculty and staff.
Laurel enjoys an outstanding local and national reputation and is home to the Laurel Center for Research on Girls. In a highly competitive school landscape, Laurel is fortunate to be a school of choice in Cleveland. Our emphasis on the whole child and our legacy of excellence in the teaching of girls set us apart. Located in Shaker Heights, OH (15 minutes from downtown Cleveland) with an additional rural campus 17 minutes away, the school has an suburban/rural advantage. The work environment is noted for being family-friendly and flexible. The feeling in the school is joyous, collaborative, and innovative. Our curricular philosophy emphasizes community-based, interdisciplinary and experiential learning. Collaboration and reflective practice are key to pedagogy at Laurel.
Laurel School is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all personnel and applicants for employment without regard to race; color; religion; sex; gender identity; national origin; handicap or disability; sexual orientation; or status as a veteran, Vietnam era, or special disabled veteran.
