Summer Counselor (Residential)

Summer Counselor (Residential)

Employer

Central Carolina Community College
1105 Kelly Drive
Sanford, NC 27330
Phone: 919-775-5401

Job Location

Lee Main Campus/Campbell University

Salary/Grade

Stipend: $15/hr plus meals and housing (7 weeks, June 14-August 1st)

Benefits

meals and housing

Job Category

  • Professional

Application Period

Opens: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Closes: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Target Start Date

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Expected Work Hours

Various

Employment Type

Full-Time/temporary/Residential

Minimum Qualifications

Required educational background:

  • Completion of at least 4 semesters (60 credits) in college with a minimum GPA of 2.5. (Math, Science, Education, and Social Work majors preferred, but not required.)

 

Required kind and number years of work experience:

At least one year of work or volunteer experience with high school students in an educational setting.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Requirements

 

  • Work experience in a youth camp setting.
  • Work or volunteer experience with first-generation students and students from low-income families.
  • Preference for candidates who have succeeded in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting the program's target population (i.e. candidates from first-generation or low-income backgrounds).

Position Description

At Central Carolina Community College, we create transformative lifelong learning opportunities! We expect all employees to find ways to remove barriers to student success and provide all students a pathway to achievable dreams. Our employees are charged to recognize the challenges we face and to respond to them with empathy, understanding, and a willingness to help.  

 

Central Carolina Community College’s Upward Bound programs serve approximately 180 low-income, future first-generation high school students from Harnett and Lee County Schools with the goal of increasing the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education. Services provided by Upward Bound include: tutoring; college tours; SAT/ACT preparation and fee waivers; career exploration; summer residential programs at Campbell University; a summer internship program; assistance completing college admissions, financial aid, and scholarship applications; and the opportunity to take free college courses.  Services are provided approximately once a month on Saturdays during the school year, and for six weeks during the summer. Once enrolled, students stay in the program until high school graduation.  The program is offered at no cost to participants.

 

Central Carolina Community College is home to six (6) U.S. Department of Education federally funded TRiO Programs, including Student Support Services, Student Support Services - STEM & Health Sciences, Upward Bound-Harnett County, Upward Bound-Lee County, Upward Bound Math & Science, and Veterans Upward Bound.

 

Six (6) Summer Counselors supervised by the Lead Counselor are responsible for providing supervision of approximately 45 high school students during an academic, pre-college summer program. Summer Counselors serve as role models, mentors and tutors; coordinate daily activities; assist with special events; travel with students on field trips, college visits, and a cultural enrichment trip; and enforce the rules and regulations of the program.

 

Stipend: $15/hr plus meals and housing (7 weeks, June 14-August 1st)

Diversity Policy:  Central Carolina Community College believes the college experience is greatly enriched through diversity; therefore, the college encourages diversity of thought within the student body and staff. Furthermore, the college seeks to promote awareness of diversity and the respect for all individuals, and the college pledges to adhere to this mission in its relationship with the community.     
 

 

Essential Duties

 

  • Supervise approximately 45 Upward Bound students including overnight stay at Campbell University from Sunday afternoon through Friday afternoon weekly;
  • Assist in the coordination and facilitation of daily activities, including team building activities, physical activity, and residential activities;
  • Support strong student engagement in the program by demonstrating enthusiasm and offering positive motivation for students;
  • Serve as a role model, mentor, and tutor;
  • Assist with special events and travel with students on field trips, college visits, and a cultural enrichment trip;
  • Enforce the rules and regulations of the Upward Bound program

Job Post Contact

Central Carolina Community College Human Resources

1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford, NC  27540

(919) 718-7493

http://www.cccc.edu/employment