Subject: Summer Employment Opportunities Tiffany Beckum (617)-292-9200 New Hampshire Summer Program- 8-week Paid Internship Undergraduate students, college graduates, and Graduate students: Founded in 1934, Wediko Children’s Services is a non-profit agency with over 70 years of experience dedicated to children and adolescents whose learning, social development, and self-direction are lagging. Based in Boston, Wediko operates the New Hampshire summer residential treatment program on our Windsor, NH campus for 134 boys and girls ages 6-18 with serious emotional and behavioral disorders (SED). One of the most exciting parts of working at Wediko is the diversity of professional training, including: special education, counseling and school psychology, research, social work, psychiatric and community nursing, and psychiatry. We recruit staff members from all major areas of study, emphasizing personal qualities over related experience. No matter their future directions, all staff members benefit from the close supervision of talented professionals and ample opportunities for individual and professional growth. The Wediko experience and a strong Wediko reference travel well - both in job-hunting and in the graduate school application process. A. Job Descriptions: 1. Residential Counselors: As a part of a clinical team, work directly with a group of 8-10 children or adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral disorders (SED). 2. Special Education Assistants: Plan and implement active, learner-centered language arts, math, and science curricula. When not fulfilling the duties related to the classroom, Special Education Assistants join Residential Counselors in supervising a group of 8-10 children with SED. 3. Activity Assistants: Specialized staff with training in aquatics, athletics, and visual & performing arts, or other areas, create and implement active, learner-centered curricula. Activity Assistants, when not fulfilling the duties related to their activities, join Residential Counselors in supervising a group of 8-10 children with SED. Supervision and training are provided throughout the program by clinical psychologists, social workers, special education professionals, and licensed nurses. B. Qualifications: Students must have completed at least two years of college to meet and master the job demands of a direct care position. Other positions require relevant credentials. The desire and ability to work long hours on a staff team helping troubled children, at times under stressful conditions is also required. Previous experience with children or adolescents is desirable, but is not a prerequisite. Similarly, relevant course work is helpful, but personal qualities are even more important - such as the abilities to work hard, the work on a team, be flexible, and use constructive feedback. Meeting the physical demands of a rugged 450-acre campus is also required. D. Benefits: Positions are paid, and include 750 hours of supervised therapeutic experience and training, room & board, and an AmeriCorps Educational Voucher worth $1,250 may be awarded to U.S. Citizens. All staff receive five days off during the 8 week internship. We do not have a set application deadline. Hiring decisions are made on a rolling basis, but send in your materials as soon as possible. For more information and to request an application: Tiffany at tbeckum@wediko.org or Call us at (617) 292-9200
*Opportunities for College Graduates and Graduate students: Wediko’s School & Treatment Program offers 12-month positions only to students with a B.A. or B.S. in a related field. Master’s level clinical positions are also available. Call for more information. |
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