Summer Programs-Student Life Intern

POSITION PURPOSE:

The Choate Rosemary Hall Student Life Internship Program offers college students a rewarding opportunity to work in an intellectually stimulating and supportive academic community. Interns collaborate daily with faculty and staff who oversee Choate Summer Programs, gaining experience as members of either the Summer Programs Office or Student Activities Center (SAC). In addition, they work closely with Choate Summer Programs participants as residential advisers, coaches, and chaperones. Student Life Interns participate in weekly professional development sessions and have the opportunity to take on additional projects aligned with their respective interests and skills. Previous projects have spanned topics such as program finance, institutional research, sustainability, afternoon activities, recreational programming, and community outreach. The internship program is particularly beneficial to applicants who are interested in learning what it's like to live and work in an independent boarding school community.

Compensation & Benefits: $4,000 stipend, plus room and board and professional development opportunities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Before Students Arrive

• Assist the Summer Programs Office and Student Activities Center (SAC) with projects related to the arrival of students, interns, and faculty
• Attend and participate in Orientation Meetings for Interns and Faculty
• Working with the Summer Programs Office, deans team, SAC directors, and heads of house, ensure that all dormitories are prepared for students and faculty
• Assist with Arrival Day Check In and Orientation for students
• Assist SAC with airport transportation details and chaperone student pick-up

During Summer Programs

• Live in a student dormitory and share advising and supervisory responsibilities with other interns, residential advisers, and heads of house
• Serve as the adviser for a group of students
• Proofread Teacher Reports written for each advisee
• Write an adviser report for each advisee
• Coach/facilitate afternoon athletics and activities for middle school and high school students
• Chaperone SAC trips and on-campus activities
• Chaperone student transportation to and from airports at the beginning and end of program sessions
• Work with deans and the Summer Programs Office on student life programming
• Work with Afternoon Activities Coordinator and SAC Directors on developing and executing Wednesday activities
• If working in the Summer Programs Office, support Reach sign-out permission system, communicate with parents/guardians of Summer Programs participants via email and phone, assist with office-based projects (e.g., finance tracking, field trip administrative support, and music practice room scheduling,) and support the deans team during office hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
• If working in the SAC, help monitor and supervise students in St. John Hall (during the week from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm and as needed on the weekends), arrange SAC trips and on campus events, produce social media and print marketing materials, and promote trips and events at School Meetings.
• Attend weekly Wednesday professional development workshops
• Prepare and present a project at the last professional development workshop
• Meet with a mentor who is part of the Summer Programs administrative team
• Additional duties and projects as assigned

As Summer Programs Concludes

• Assist deans and heads of house in completing room inventory sheets and recording any damage
• Assist SAC staff with the departure of all residential students, including chaperoning airport shuttles
• Assist SAC staff with dorm clean up after students depart
• Assist Summer Programs staff in routine duties at end of program

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: MINIMUM KSA'S (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES) REQUIRED FOR PLACEMENT IN POSITION

• Interns must be at minimum 18 years old by the start of Summer Programs

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in process (or recently completed) in an academic discipline or related field

Prior experience:

Experience in the following areas preferred:

• Paid or volunteer work in a residential school or camp setting
• Paid or volunteer work teaching, advising, coaching, or taking care of children
• Paid or volunteer work with planning, supporting, and hosting events

Specialized training in:

• Google suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 and desktop suite of applications

Other Key Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including being an excellent listener.
• Strong interpersonal skills displaying a high level of tact, diplomacy, and professionalism and ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart confidential information.
• Sound judgment, able to remain cool under pressure.
• Strong ability to communicate and relate well with adolescent/young adult students, their families, and faculty and staff members.
• Comfortable with face-to-face interactions regarding sensitive/personal topics.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively manage time, competing demands, and deadlines.
• Quality control -demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability -adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands and frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Honesty and integrity. Earn trust and maintain confidence.
• Proficient in operating a computer.
• Fluent (read/write/speak) in English language

Working at Choate: Choate Rosemary Hall is a coeducational, independent secondary school located in central Connecticut with 850 boarding and day students and over 400 employees. Choate serves intellectually gifted and motivated students of diverse backgrounds from across the globe whose commitment to serious study is enhanced in an academically challenging and personally supportive setting.

Choate provides students with transformative and meaningful experiences that instill lifelong habits of learning, leadership, and service, shaped by innovative and passionate educators. Teaching faculty at Choate are innovative, collaborative, and committed to our students' intellectual, social, emotional, and character development. Our faculty understands that each of our students has the potential for growth and works to encourage students to develop their own ideas and voices in learner-centered environments.

For its students and employees alike, Choate strives to be a diverse and inclusive community where all feel valued and embraced. On our campus, principled individuals from diverse backgrounds are united through common purpose, active engagement, and mutual respect. We celebrate differences and the richness of our varied backgrounds and experiences. Recognizing that working in an inclusive community can also present challenges, we embrace those challenges through ongoing dialogue and interaction, enhancing empathy and appreciation for those whose perspectives differ from our own.

Choate prohibits in all its programs, including hiring and employment practices, discrimination against or harassment of any member or group based upon age, gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other category protected by Connecticut or federal law, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.