Summer Staff Conference Center One-on-One Aide
About The Position
The One-on-One Student Aide provides primary or assistant care for children and students ages 0–18 with cognitive, emotional, or physical special needs that significantly limit their participation in camp activities. The aide supports each child in participating in and experiencing camp in ways suited to their abilities and consistent with Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, and values. When needed, the aide may also support children ages birth to 12 in the Child Care or Day Camp programs, helping provide a consistent, stable, safe, and supportive environment. This is a ministerial position. Ministerial staff are expected to demonstrate their Christian faith through their work, stewardship, relationships, and behavior, and to affirm Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s Christian mission, vision, beliefs, culture code, and standards of conduct. Staff participate in gatherings that include prayer, worship, and Bible-centered teaching. The role involves one-on-one support throughout a camp session, including helping a child join group activities where possible and providing alternative or custom activities when needed, with support from the Special Needs Coordinator. The aide may also assist department teams with discipleship and curriculum, communicate with parents about children’s well-being, help maintain orderly camp areas, and take on bonus jobs or other duties as assigned. The position requires onsite community living and work both indoors and outdoors in varied weather and terrain.
Requirements
- High school graduate.
- CPR/First Aid certification before arriving at camp.
- Experience working with or caring for children.
- At least 18 years of age due to the onsite community-living requirement.
- Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and make choices in the best interest of children.
- Ability to be on call and flexible with short notice.
- Ability to communicate openly and effectively with children, their guardians, and the Supervisor.
- Comfort working with individuals with social, cognitive, or physical special needs.
- Calm, responsible, resourceful, kind, trustworthy, and reliable disposition, with a genuine interest in working with children.
- Ability to lead and teach with patience and clear instruction.
- Adherence to Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, values, and commitment statements, as well as its dress code and professional grooming standards.
- Satisfactory completion of a background investigation and proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
- Ability to work indoors and outdoors in heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, or arid conditions; sit, stand, squat, stoop, twist, hike, shout, lift or carry 15–60 pounds, and engage in general physical play with children.
Nice To Haves
- Some college experience preferred.
- Previous experience working with students with special needs and/or children from birth through sixth grade.
Responsibilities
- Assist children with physical mobility and basic hygiene needs.
- Provide one-on-one assistance to a child with special needs throughout the camp session.
- Help the child join group activities when possible and provide alternative or custom activities when needed, with support from the Special Needs Coordinator.
- Support children’s participation in group activities and provide a safe, stable, and supportive environment suited to their abilities.
- Partner with department teams and leads in discipleship activities and implement curriculum.
- Communicate clearly and openly with parents about their child’s well-being, particularly health, safety, and discipline.
- Help keep camp areas, workspaces, and supplies clean and orderly.
- Participate in bonus jobs with other departments on the mountain.
- Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
