SUP Junior Counselor Application 2024

Welcome to the Summer Urban Program (SUP) Junior Counselor Application. Please read below before proceeding so you can have information ready to submit. You are able to save your progress on the application and continue later, be sure to complete everything and press submit.


About the Junior Counselor Application

PBHA’s Summer Urban Program is a set of 9 student-run summer camps at 11 different sites for children in Boston and Cambridge. Each summer, approximately 150 college students work in these communities. Serving over 800 youth, the summer programs are structured into mornings of curricular, classroom-based enrichment and afternoons of field trips in and around Boston. Each camp uses the city as a classroom without walls, and the summer culminates in final trips and a show. An essential element of the summer program is community partnership; teens who are often former campers are hired as junior or senior counselors and directors, and parents and community leaders play an important role in working with the program.       


All JCs must be residents of the city of Boston or Cambridge and must be between the ages of 15-18 on July 1, 2024. All Junior Counselors must obtain a work-permit and be eligible to work in the United States. Junior Counselors are paid at a rate of $15.00 and hours vary from 25-35 per week depending on your program and further roles.

Program dates for 2024 are: 

May TBD: Orientation and Hiring paperwork
June 24 - 28: Training
July 1 - Aug 9: Camp
Aug 13 - 14: Leaders Week - workshops and closeout

  

                                                                                                                              

About the online application process:   You are able to save the application and resume later by providing an email address - you must complete everything through the "Submit" button for your application to be complete. The priority deadline is Wednesday, April 3, after which open spots will be filled on a rolling basis. Have the following things ready before proceeding:


·       all your contact information, including an email address you check regularly

·       documentation of household income and relevant assistance programs

·       your school information, including School ID #

·       An essay of no more than 500 words on the following prompt: "Imagine you are giving a speech to the Mayor of your city about your community and you want to highlight one aspect that you would like to change in it. Feel free to use personal examples and/or research to make your point and suggest solutions towards fixing these problems."

·       List contact information and relationship to you of 3 different references who know of your capabilities, talents, and character. They can be teachers, someone from a place you volunteer, mentors, previous employers, or other adults. No relatives. These references will be contacted during the hiring process

·      A current resume. Use this guide for minimum expectations of resume formatting.


Contact the Summer Urban Program Group Officer at sup@pbha.org with any questions or concerns you may have about the application process. Please contact the current Directors of each camp with specific questions about their programs, they will also contact you directly to arrange for interviews and for follow-up information.

About Junior Leaders in Community

PBHA’s Summer Urban Program is a set of 9 student-run summer camps at 11 different sites for children in Boston and Cambridge. Each summer, approximately 150 college students work in these communities. Serving over 800 youth, the summer programs are structured into mornings of curricular, classroom-based enrichment and afternoons of field trips in and around Boston. Each camp uses the city as a classroom without walls, and the summer culminates in final trips and a show. An essential element of the summer program is community partnership; teens who are often former campers are hired as junior or senior counselors and directors, and parents and community leaders play an important role in working with the program.       


The JLINC program is a youth development program for rising ninth graders. JLINC are paid $15 per hour for up to 25 hours per week. They must be residents of the cities of Boston or Cambridge. JLINC must turn 14 by July 1. Young people in JLINC meet as a cohort with the two JLINC directors two days per week for leadership development workshops (M&F). They also serve as assistant Junior Counselors in one of the SUP camps three days per week (T-TH).  Training for JLINC begins on June 24th, and the program runs through August 14th. JLINC attend multiple field trips throughout the summer. 

May TBD: Orientation and Hiring paperwork
June 24 - 28: Training
July 1 - Aug 9: Camp
Aug 13 - 14: Leaders Week - workshops and closeout

                                                                                                                              

About the online application process:   You are able to save the application and resume later by providing an email address - you must complete everything through the "Submit" button for your application to be complete. The priority deadline is Wednesday, April 3, after which open spots will be filled on a rolling basis. Have the following things ready before proceeding:


·       all your contact information, including an email address you check regularly

·       documentation of household income and relevant assistance programs

·       your school information, including School ID #

·       An essay of no more than 500 words on the following prompt: "Imagine you are giving a speech to the Mayor of your city about your community and you want to highlight one aspect that you would like to change in it. Feel free to use personal examples and/or research to make your point and suggest solutions towards fixing these problems."

·       List contact information and relationship to you of 3 different references who know of your capabilities, talents, and character. They can be teachers, someone from a place you volunteer, mentors, previous employers, or other adults. No relatives. These references will be contacted during the hiring process

·      A current resume. Use this guide for minimum expectations of resume formatting.


Contact the Summer Urban Program Group Officer at sup@pbha.org with any questions or concerns you may have about the application process. Please contact the current Directors of each camp with specific questions about their programs, they will also contact you directly to arrange for interviews and for follow-up information.

Please select up to 3 camps to submit your application materials to:

Follow up needed for funding programs below

Summer Jobs Programs
Applicants who are part of the following programs are given preference in the hiring process. Limited spots are available outside of these programs with additional requirements or restrictions. If you are eligible for these, it is a requirement to participate as part of being a SUP Junior Counselor. Here are descriptions and links: 


Boston ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development) Summerworks
For income-eligible residents of Boston ages 14-21, ABCD Summerworks provides paid summer placements. Eligible applicants are selected from a lottery in May/June. Click below to see eligibility and apply!
Online applications for ABCD will be open in spring, and even after deadlines you can call your local ABCD office. 
https://www.summerworks.net/WorksClient/

CYEP Junior Counselors are hired contingent that they enter Cambridge Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program. If you are ineligible for Cambridge MYSEP, please contact cyep@pbha.org to request an exemption from the directors.

Cambridge residents ages 14 - 18 can apply to the MYSEP program April 10-26 by going to the closest location they have applications available. See details on their website: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/mayorssummeryouthemploymentprogram

For Cambridge this must be done before the MYSEP application due date (TBD), in addition to this application, to then be hired by SUP.  

About you





















School information

If you are going into high school, select your high school. If you are going into college, select the high school you will graduate from.



Enter a 9 digit number only
Grade in school entering in  the fall


Addresses









Parent/Guardian 1













(e.g. on my home phone from 7pm-10pm Monday through Thursday)
Emergency Contact






Professional Qualifications

Resume

Use this guide as needed for minimum expectations of resume formatting and content: http://www.cityofboston.gov/Images_Documents/Teen_Resume_Guide_tcm3-31427.pdf

Youth Programs need references for liability reasons, please provide 3 people they can contact to verify your identity, skills, and character. You must provide either a phone or email, preferably both, to be able to contact these references during the hiring process.

Reference 1 of 3





Reference 2 of 3





Reference 3 of 3





Signature

PBHA is an equal opportunity employer. By typing my name below I attest that the information in this application is honest and accurate to the best of my knowledge. 

In order to employ you as a Junior Counselor, PBHA is required to complete two background checks, in addition to your references. PBHA will complete a Massachusetts CORI (criminal background check), a SORI (sex offender background check). These are required by the state agency that licenses PBHA camps. We cannot run without these checks! If you have something on your record or the check brings up an issue, we will discuss it on a case-by-case basis. 

In accordance with Massachusetts law for working with children, I authorize PBHA to perform criminal and sex offender background checks on my record. These background checks will only be run if I am hired.


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