Students & Volunteers - Our Fabulous "Blue Shirt Staff"

Camp Counselors can be Team Leaders, 1:1 Assistants, or Team Assistants and get lots of interaction time with campers with professional supervision/support. It is a great learning opportunity for those who like working closely with children and part of a team.

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Camp Counselor positions are best for college students who cannot commit to a 4+week internship but have one or more week to offer and who are interested in general and special education, social work, speech-language pathology, counseling, psychology, occupational and physical therapy, nursing, and other related fields in the helping professions.

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*High school and middle school students are also considered Camp Counselors and can have their volunteer hours signed off by camp directors for graduation or service learning requirements. We LOVE our teen counselors!

 

​Camp Counselor Skills/Requirements:

• Likes working with a group of people

• Fun, encouraging, flexible, and patient personality

• Can remain calm when faced with stressful situations/people

• Easily directed/accepts feedback from supervisors

• Has transportation to and from camp daily

• Able to visually and physically monitor child safety

• Physically active- and can run, climb stairs, etc. to help monitor children

• Excellent listening skills

• Lift/carry 25 pounds

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Camp Counselor Program Requirements:

Background and reference checks: For those age 18 and over, applicants must receive favorable results from a nationwide criminal background check before working with children. A reference check for staff ages 13-17 will be conducted.

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​Attend Daily Staff Meetings: Each morning and afternoon, staff meet to discuss best practice strategies to support campers and daily announcements. Volunteers attend the meeting but no preparation for the meeting is needed. 

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Certificate of Service Hours: Camp Counselors will get a certificate of total volunteer hours at the end of their service to camp signed by the Camp Director. Volunteers are encouraged to list CYY as volunteer experience, but no formal letter of recommendation or job reference will be provided to weekly volunteers, unless individuals have served the camp for two or more weeks. 

Interns can work at camp as Team Leaders and Team Assistants, 1:1 Assistants to campers with more significant needs in the Explorers Program. Interns can also work with the occupational therapist, camp nurse, or our camper support team to learn more about those fields. 

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Interns are college students who are admitted into our rigorous training and hands-on learning program for approximately 250 hours that includes extensive pre-camp training and meetings. Preparation,  guided discussions, and daily reflections.
 

Intern positions are best for college students who commit to a 4+week internship, and who are interested in general education, social work, counseling, psychology, speech-language pathology, occupational and physical therapy, and related fields in the helping professions. 

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​Internship Skills/Requirements:

• Likes working with others in a dynamic team environment

• Fun, encouraging, flexible, and patient personality

• Can remain calm when faced with stressful situations/people

• Easily directed/accepts feedback from supervisors

• Has transportation to and from camp daily

• Familiar with Google Drive and Google Apps

• Able to visually and physically monitor child safety

• Excellent listening skills
   

Intern Program Requirements:

Background and reference checks: For those age 18 and over, applicants must receive favorable results from a nationwide criminal background check before working with children. A reference check  will be conducted.

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Attend Daily Staff Meetings: Each morning and afternoon, staff meet to discuss best practice strategies to support campers and daily announcements. Volunteers attend the meeting but no preparation for the meeting is needed.

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Training Videos: 15-20 hours of online CYY training modules before being onsite

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Stipend: Interns will receive a stipend of $500 at the conclusion of the internship. We are happy to work with you for a robust letter of recommendation for graduate programs or employment.

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Clinical Practicum Students are graduate students in speech-language pathology from one of our partnering universities. We even have graduate students from other programs in the country. Clinical Practicum Students can work at camp as Team Leaders, Team Assistants, or as 1:1 Assistants to campers with more significant needs in the Explorers Program, or with the Yak Apprentice Program. Their main responsibility is to support the communication of campers while under the supervision of a licensed SP Supervisor. 

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Clinical Practicum Skills/Requirements:

• Likes working with others in a dynamic team environment

• Fun, encouraging, flexible, and patient personality

• Can remain calm when faced with stressful situations/people

• Easily directed/accepts feedback from supervisors

• Has transportation to and from camp daily

• Can bring a personal laptop to camp on a daily basis

• Familiar with Google Drive and Google Apps

• Able to visually and physically monitor child safety

• Excellent listening skills
   

Clinical Practicum Program Requirements:

Enrolled in a university speech-language pathology program.

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Background and reference checks: For those age 18 and over, applicants must receive favorable results from a nationwide criminal background check before working with children. A reference check  will be conducted.

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Attend Daily Staff Meetings: Each morning and afternoon, staff meet to discuss best practice strategies to support campers and daily announcements. Volunteers attend the meeting but no preparation for the meeting is needed.

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Training Videos: 10 hours of online CYY training modules and one online meeting before being onsite.

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Fieldwork Level I students are graduate students in an occupational therapy program.  Fieldwork I students can work at camp as 1:1 Assistants to campers with more significant needs in the Explorers Program. Their main responsibility is to observe our occupational therapist work in a variety of settings throughout camp and gain experience along the way.

 

​Fieldwork Level 1 Skills/Requirements:

• Likes working with others in a dynamic team environment

• Fun, encouraging, flexible, and patient personality

• Can remain calm when faced with stressful situations/people

• Easily directed/accepts feedback from supervisors

• Has transportation to and from camp daily

• Can bring a personal laptop to camp on a daily basis

• Familiar with Google Drive and Google Apps

• Able to visually and physically monitor child safety

• Excellent listening skills

• Lift/carry 25 pounds

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Fieldwork I Program Requirements:

Enrolled in a university graduate program for occupational therapy.

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Background and reference checks: For those age 18 and over, applicants must receive favorable results from a nationwide criminal background check before working with children. A reference check  will be conducted.

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Attend Daily Staff Meetings: Each morning and afternoon, staff meet to discuss best practice strategies to support campers and daily announcements. Volunteers attend the meeting but no preparation for the meeting is needed.

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Training Videos: 10 hours of online CYY training modules and one zoom meeting before being onsite.

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