Head Counselor, Residence Life

Description: 

The Head Counselor (HC) is a student staff member who lives in an assigned suite in the Meredith Willson Residence Hall and assists in the implementation of the Summer Dance and Percussion Intensives.

The HC serves as a role model, peer counselor, and builds community for the participants of the Summer Dance and Percussion Summer Intensives and is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of a group of campers that reside within the residence hall. The HC serves on call within a duty rotation of other Resident Counselors and reports directly to the Summer Conference and Residence Life Coordinator.

 

Working at Juilliard

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

 

Head Counselor Responsibilities

• Help to plan, implement and manage weekend and evening activities for campers in the Summer Dance program
• Enforce residence hall and summer dance policies
• Participate in on-call responsibilities
• Report to Summer Conference and Residence Life Coordinator.

Community Development

• Responsible for maintaining bulletin boards in their respective areas and communal areas, as directed.
• Create door and hall decorations and appropriate signage for their respective area.
• Conduct community meetings for their area at the beginning and end of each semester to ensure that policies and procedures are communicated to residents.
• Supervise Summer Dance and Percussion program campers outside of classes and performances.
• Promote a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Lead neighborhood excursions and events and maintain a counselor to camper ratio.
   

Administrative

• Enforce curfew and perform bed checks in the evenings.
• Remain in the building from 9pm until 9am every day, unless it is your assigned day off.
• Participate in all training and development opportunities as required by The Office of Residence Life.
• Upload all programming-related materials, including but not limited to attendance sheets, event photos, and evaluation forms.
• Assist in fire drills and communicate important fire safety information.
• Enforce policies and document incidents no later than 9:00 AM the following day.
• Perform wellness checks and follow up with residents within a timely manner.
• Perform conflict resolution meetings with residents, as needed.
• Serve as a Campus Safety Authority (CSA) for any incidents that occur and serve as a mandated reporter for Title IX, bias, and security incidents.
• Reports to Summer Conference and Residence Life Coordinator.

 

Employment Period 

The employment period is from July 1, 2024-July 27, 2024. Staff members are expected to participate in all training sessions. Some days will require additional assistance that include but is not limited to Resident Counselor training and residence hall opening and closing.
 

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in leadership, extra-curricular activities, or summer camp programs
   

Renumeration

• Single bedroom within a shared suite and a meal plan
• $1600 for term of employment
   

Termination
HCs are subject to disciplinary proceedings and/or termination if they do not meet all positional expectations integrated within the role.

 

Important Dates

 

Blackout Dates

Description

Monday, July 1, 2024

Head Counselors and Resident Counselors Move-In

Tuesday, July 2, 2024- Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Training

Thursday, July 4, 2024

DAY OFF – School Closure

Friday, July 5, 2024-Saturday, July 6, 2024

Decorate floors, plan programs, prepare for camps

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Intensives Move-In Day

Wednesday, July 17, 20