Summer Academy Nurse (RN, LPN)

Locations: Amherst, MA

Employment Type: Temporary, Full-time, Exempt

Salary Range: $12,000-14,000

Benefits: Room & board and up to $500 travel reimbursement

The Organization

At Thrive Scholars, we provide high-achieving students from under-resourced communities the opportunities they need to thrive at top colleges and in meaningful careers.

Our comprehensive and data-driven program model focuses on the key inflection points that can be the difference between graduating from any college and graduating from a top college with the grades, degree, career skills, and network needed to thrive in any career. Thrive Scholars originated in Los Angeles as South Central Scholars (“SCS”) twenty years ago. Over this time, the organization has refined its program model and, in the last five years, has focused on expanding nationally; reaching more high-achieving students from under-resourced communities, growing the number of Scholars we serve; and deepening our program impact. Thrive Scholars has begun to grow its footprint with new summer program offerings in three additional cities. The organization has approximately 75 year-round employees and close to 200 summer employees.

The Programs: Summer Academy & Thrive Academy:

Summer Academy has long been the keystone of Thrive Scholars’ Six-Year Program, offering a signature summer experience through intensive college-preparatory courses taught by college instructors. Thrive’s current strategic direction builds on the success of Summer Academy to expand our impact by establishing community-based Thrive Academies in cities across the United States. We launched our first two Thrive Academies as commuter programs in Los Angeles and New York City in 2024 while simultaneously continuing to offer the residential Summer Academies for Scholars who are part of our Six-Year Program. We are gearing up to open a third Thrive Academy in Chicago and expect to continue extending our reach to other cities in the coming years.

The Students:
Our students are high-achieving and identify as first-generation college-goers and individuals from under-resourced communities, with an average high school GPA of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale. They are eager to learn, inquisitive, and highly motivated to succeed. In general, they see themselves as good students who perform well in school and are determined to live up to that expectation. Students in SA 1/TA 1 are rising high school seniors, while students in SA 2/TA 2 are rising college freshmen.

The Position:

Thrive Scholars is seeking to hire a team of Nurses to oversee the health and safety of Scholars and Staff at our 2025 Summer Academy. It is preferred that the nurse lives on-site, but not required. The nursing staff will work with the Site Director and the Assistant Site Directors to ensure Scholars and staff have a healthy and safe summer. As these are residential programs, the nursing staff will work together to provide coverage 24 hours/day, via 12 hour on-call shifts, for the duration of the program, in case urgent matters arise. The RN/LPN is expected to take one day off per week over the course of Summer Academy.

One RN per site will be selected as a “Lead Nurse,” whose additional responsibilities will be signing off on the program care plan and ensuring that all nurses are abiding by the plan. The Lead Nurse will earn an additional $2,000 for the summer. 

Compensation & Benefits: 

This is a temporary, full-time, exempt position with compensation between $12,000-$14,000. Compensation level is determined by the number of weeks the program operates. Reimbursement up to $500 will be provided for travel for eligible candidates. Room and board will be provided, and covered by Thrive Scholars. Non-AC housing, with potential for necessary accommodations. Training for this role will occur asynchronously and synchronously.