Program Assistant Therapeutic Summer Camp Program

Program Assistant- Therapeutic Summer Camp Program Westwood, MA Job Details Temporary | Full-time $19 - $22 an hour 23 hours ago Qualifications Organizing events Operations management Stress management Administrative experience Newsletters (communication methods) Clerical experience Appointment scheduling Entry level Full Job Description Aspire, a Massachusetts General Hospital program, specializes in helping children, teens and adults on the autism spectrum achieve success. Our programming is uniquely designed to help participants with Asperger profiles develop positive self-awareness, stress management and social competency skills so they can succeed at home, school, work and in community settings. Aspire Adventure Camp is a day camp at Hale Reservation in Westwood serving participants aged 5-13. The summer program is an immersive experience in which campers are placed into well-matched groups, with participant-to-staff ratios no greater than 3:1. Participants engage in outdoor education activities, such as hiking and fishing, theme-based curriculum, such as art or recreation, and skill building lessons to support in the development of social skills, stress management strategies, and self-awareness . The Program Assistant is responsible for helping to manage the day-to-day operations of the summer program site while supporting Aspire summer staff to perform their jobs as efficiently and effectively as possible. This includes coordinating and supporting all administrative and secretarial aspects pertaining but not limited to: supporting the scheduling of parent conferences, tracking permission slips, coordinating with visiting field trips, submission of a weekly newsletter and organizing family or staff events. In addition, this role includes helping staff develop clinical and programmatic supports for the staff and participants of the summer programs

Job Types:

Temporary, Full-time Pay:

$19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person