Basketball Jr. Associate
About The Position
Wiz Kids Sports Camps are seasonal youth sports camps offering athletic and academic enrichment. The Basketball Junior Associate supports the Basketball Head Coach by teaching basketball fundamentals and more advanced strategy, leading sport-specific drills and games, and helping supervise and guide campers through daily camp activities, including field trips. The role includes supporting classroom and enrichment activities, transitions, special events, and other camp operations while helping maintain a safe, positive, inclusive, and engaging environment. Additional duties may be assigned as contracted. The position is based at Homewood Flossmoor High School, Whitney Young High School, or Westmont High School (location listed as TBD). The 2027 camp season is tentative: Homewood-Flossmoor camp operations run June 7–August 6, and Whitney Young operations run June 14–August 6. Staff orientation and camp move-in dates vary by location. Starting compensation is $15.50 per hour.
Requirements
- Prior basketball playing or related experience at the high school and/or college level.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage positively and professionally with campers, coworkers, leadership, and families.
- Reliability, responsibility, respectfulness, and professionalism, including the ability to follow schedules, procedures, safety expectations, and leadership direction.
- Ability to work collaboratively and adapt in a fast-paced camp environment.
- Willingness to comply with Suspected Child Abuse Reporting (Subsection (a)(6) of 325 ILCS 5-4).
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working in a camp environment.
- Previous experience working with children or youth through employment, volunteering, mentoring, tutoring, coaching, camps, schools, or similar environments.
- Experience developing or facilitating age-appropriate drills, practices, games, or recreational activities.
- Previous summer camp, youth development, education, recreation, or childcare experience.
- The role is described as ideal for recent high school graduates entering college, current college students, or recent college graduates (Class of 2027).
Responsibilities
- Help teach basketball fundamentals and more advanced strategy while assisting the Basketball Head Coach.
- Chaperone, supervise, and guide campers through daily camp activities, including field trips.
- Develop and lead daily sport-specific drills and game components.
- Support camper supervision, classroom and enrichment activities, transitions, field trips, special events, and other operational needs.
- Help maintain a safe, positive, inclusive, and engaging environment for all campers.
- Communicate clearly and consistently with camp leadership to support camper welfare and resolve camper-related issues positively.
- Perform additional duties as contracted.
Benefits
- Mentorship and feedback from camp leadership.
- Potential recommendation letter support for team members who successfully complete the season.
- Potential future return opportunities for team members who successfully complete the season.
- Wiz Kids gear for the summer.
- Opportunity to gain hands-on professional experience and develop communication, teamwork, organization, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
