Position Title: Washburn Tech Summer Camp Counselor

Department: Undergraduate Recruit & Admissions

Advertised Pay: $10.00

Campus Location: Washburn Tech

Position Summary:

Our Washburn Tech Summer Camp Student Workers are composed of enthusiastic, committed and outgoing Ichabods who share their love for Washburn by supporting instructors during summer camp. Student workers help assist instructors by monitoring summer camp students, help set up for the lessons and help tear down at the end of the day. They also may help with demonstrations or lessons with instructor supervision. Student workers contribute to the overall recruiting efforts of Washburn Tech during summer camp.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
-Set up daily lessons or materials for instructors.
-Tear down or clean up materials for instructors.
-Assist instructors with teaching lessons by demonstrating skills or knowledge.
-Monitor summer camp students during hands-on sessions to ensure proper usage of tools or machinery.
-Attend all meetings, events, and required training sessions.
-Present yourself as a positive and enthusiastic promoter of Washburn Tech.
-Act as a responsible supervisor to middle and high school students.

Non-Essential Functions:
-Must be able to stand for long periods of time.

Required Qualifications:
-Candidates must be full-time Washburn Tech students.
-Candidates must be in good standing with Washburn Tech.
-Must be enrolled in the program that will be taught during summer camp.
-Effectively communicate with instructors and summer camp students.
-Speak confidently to individuals and large groups.
-Have a confident, working knowledge of student program.
-Must pass a background check.

Physical Requirements:
-Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications:
-Washburn Tech student for at least two semesters.
-Ability to provide transportation to and from the Tech campus.

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

Background Check Required