Lipscomb University
BEST Summer Experience Counselor
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Job Description
- Req#: BESTS002520
Primary Responsibility:
BEST Summer Experience counselors will work on a team of 2-3 counselors to lead and support approximately 10 campers with disabilities, ages 17-22 during Summer Experience, June 1-6, 2025.
- BEST Summer Experience is for Accepted Fall 2025 BEST students only.-May be Federal Work Study eligible.
Education:
Counselors must be full-time Lipscomb University students with at least a 3.0 GPA.
Experience:
- Experience working as a camp counselor and/or with students with disabilities is preferred.
Job-Related Skills:
- High level of comfortability working with individuals with disabilities (specifically autism, ADHD, and/or learning disabilities)
- Ability to problem-solve difficult situations to independently find a solution
- Strong relationship-building skills, especially empathy and patience
- Creative, fun-loving attitude
- Adept at managing stress and diffusing stressful situations
- High level of integrity; values consistent with Lipscomb University’s mission
Start/ End Date:
- Sunday, June 1 to Friday, June 6
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Attend a training session with BEST staff before the end of the spring semester.
- Arrive on the Sunday before camp and depart once all clean-up has been completed on the last evening.
- Stay overnight in the dorms with campers, in a supervisory role.
- Prioritize all Summer Experience responsibilities for the length of the camp week.
- Provide transportation to campers for off-campus outings and excursions.
- Serve as primary leaders/supervisors for all afternoon/ evening activities and in the dorms.
- Monitor and participate in all camp activities, including activities that might be physically demanding.
- Lead team games and sports and monitor students' free time
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Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee.
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