Boulder Parks and Rec EXPAND Summer Camp Leaders

Sioux Dr, Boulder CO

Description

Looking for fun, creative and passionate individuals to work at a summer day camp for for youth with special needs. Great experience for social science majors! Boulder Parks and Recreation's EXPAND program is looking for individuals passionate about serving the special needs population in one of 3 opportunities. The EXPAND program in general exists to provide recreation opportunities to people of all abilities. 1. Camp Amico - Camp Amico is a 6 week camp that serves teen and young adults ages 12 - 25 with developmental disabilities (ASD, Down Syndrome, etc). The goal of this camp is to provide a fun age- appropriate summer experience. This camp also includes peer mentors which are teens without disabilities that volunteer for a week at a time. Campers for this camp sign up on a week by week basis. This camp runs June 14th - July 30th. Monday -- Friday. 9:30 - 3pm or 10:00 - 3:30 (depending on group) with a week of training during the week of June 1st. 2. Inclusion in our General Camps - EXPAND is proud to support inclusion and provide necessary accommodations for kids with additional needs in our Kids Kamp, Goats and Gardens and Rez Camps. We are looking for individuals who are interested in providing support to elementary age kids with disabilities in one of these camp settings. We are also looking for general camp staff for these camps as well! These camps run June 7th- August 13th 8:30 - 4:30 with a week of training during the week of June 1st. 3. Outdoor Adventure Camp - OAC is 6 week summer camp that serves kids have a variety of behavioral, emotional and social challenges. This encompasses high functioning Autism, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (Conduct Disorder), Mood Disorders ETC. The goal of the camp is to provide these kids with an opportunity to succeed in a summer camp setting while working on social interactions, self-awareness and building self-esteem. The camp serves the same set of campers for the entire summer which allows for great relationship building. This camp runs June 14th - July 29th. Monday -- Thursday, 9am-1pm (work hours are 8:30 - 1:20pm) with a week of training during the week of June 1st. Apply at or reach out to Chelsea at [email protected] with more questions.