Summer- Junior Counselor

Description

Summary:

Under the supervision of the Youth Services Supervisor, the Summer Junior Counselor is responsible for supporting the implementation of the Ibero Uplift Summer Program, a youth development initiative designed to provide safe, enriching, and engaging out-of-school time experiences. 

This position is designed for teens interested in gaining work experience in youth development, leadership, and community engagement. The program emphasizes social-emotional learning, literacy enrichment, mentorship, service learning, and experiential education. 

The Junior Counselor assists in maintaining a structured, supportive environment where participants feel safe, respected, and empowered. Responsibilities include supporting supervision, assisting with program activities, and actively engaging with youth participants. 

This is a temporary summer position and will conclude on or before August 8th at the end of the program.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable Accommodations Statement  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Reports to the Youth Services Supervisor or other program staff. 
• Always provide active supervision of youth participants, ensuring safety and adherence to program expectations  
• Maintain appropriate staff-to-youth ratios and ensure accountability during both on-site and off-site activities  
• Support structured program components such as Turning Pages Together, Prevention education, or Nature and Youth. 
• Encourage youth participation, engagement, and leadership during all activities.  
• Build and maintain positive supportive relationships with youth, and provide informal mentorship, guidance, and encouragement.  
• Implement behavior management strategies aligned with positive youth development practices 
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with staff, youth, and parents. 
• Assures compliance with agency’s rules and regulations and performance standards. 
• Provide peer and social skills development strategies, behaviorally based incentives, achievement recognition and rule compliance structure- which leads to enhanced academic and behavioral outcomes for the youth.?  
• Attend formal and informal meetings and training sessions in the agency. 
• Planning, preparing and delivering lessons during enrichment time. 
• Communication, consulting and co-operating with other members of the staff to ensure the best interest of the youth. 
• Ensuring the safe custody and optimum use of equipment used during lessons.  
• Maintain accurate attendance and incident documentation as required.  
• Communicate with program staff in regard to participant needs and concerns.  
• Any other duties may be assigned by the Youth Services Supervisor or program staff.   

Authority:

The employee exercises considerable initiative and makes decisions regarding assignments of tasks and monitoring activities. Must use sound judgment in reaching those decisions and in the day-to-day tasks with the students. The individual must be resourceful and able to display initiative and understanding of the agency’s policies and procedures. 

Requirements

Position Qualifications: 

Competency Statement(s)  

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning skills to solve a problem. 
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. 
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. 
• Developing Others-Ability to teach or foster the development of others, giving constructive feedback and reassurance. 
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type. 
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate professionalism conforming to a set of values and accepted standards. 
• Leadership- Ability to Motivate, influence, and support others to accomplish team and organizational goals. 
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy. 
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word. 
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely. 

Skills and Abilities: 

• Must be 14 years old or older. 
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, preferred. 
• Prior experience in working with youth in a str