Summer Dance Program Residential Counselors

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Job Description:

Boston Ballet School seeks experienced, energetic, and mature Residential Counselors to support our Summer Dance Programs in our Boston, MA and Newton, MA locations. Candidates must have a desire to work with children and teenagers in a supervisory role. Boston Ballet School’s Summer Dance Program is a residential, summer intensive training program in classical ballet with a comprehensive curriculum designed for the serious ballet student. Residential Counselors oversee the residential students and are responsible for creating and maintaining a safe residential environment for adolescents and young adults during our intensive ballet programs. Our Newton program serves male and female students ages 10-14. Our Boston program is for male and female students ages 15-19. This is a full time, rigorous commitment geared toward individuals with experience working with groups of children in a supervisory, teaching, or residential setting.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
• accepting responsibility and acting as a parental figure for all students
• monitoring safety and well being of students
• enforcing rules and regulations of Boston Ballet School and residence halls
• planning activities for students
• chaperoning students on activities and physician visits
• assisting as needed in the administrative office at Boston Ballet School
• being available for students and emergencies on a full time basis, beyond regular scheduled duty shifts, including some overnight hours, throughout the duration of the program
• shifts occur throughout the day and night, staff must consider this a full time job and should not hold other work or school commitments
• other operational duties as assigned by senior Residential Staff and Boston Ballet School administrative staff

TERM: TBD:Start date will either be June 17 or June 24. End date will be July 27 or July 28, 2013