Summer Camp Counselor

Open Mind School is looking for summer volunteers and we would love for you to join us! Please submit an application or email View email address on click.appcast.io if you are available any of the below days/weeks between 8:45am-2:45pm June-August 2026.

Duties might include:

• Implement and support group lessons as guided by the lead facilitator or educator
• Work 1:1 or in small groups supporting students
• Lead social activities in shared spaces
• Engage in set up and clean up throughout the day
• Write and share notes on each child’s daily activities and participation

During the day:

• Support interaction between students
• Implement behavior strategies to maintain prosocial and cooperative behaviors
• Support attention and sensory regulation for all students
• Provide one on one support if necessary to students who benefit from extra support to attend, engage, or cooperate in group activities
• Maintain the safety of the students at all times
• Use child-centered and respectful language with students

Ideal Candidates:

• Reliable and committed to all days they sign up
• Positive and creative
• Have experience with children with and without learning differences
• Manage children in a high energy environment and support their engagement
• Excited to learn from this program and bring helpful ideas to the table
• Able to take the lead and able to follow directions

Benefits:

• You will be working closely with educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists, music teachers, art instructors, and more! You will get on-the-job training with a range of children's learning styles and ages. You'll be affiliated with a cool nonprofit inclusion program with many professional growth opportunities for the future. Open Mind School is also a field placement for many colleges and universities around the Bay so there's a possibility of counting volunteer hours toward your program of study.

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Please submit a Volunteer application using our Gusto platform: VolunteerMatch.org, or email View email address on click.appcast.io.