Summer Dance Program Residential Counselor

Job Name	Summer Dance Program Residential Counselor
Department	Boston Ballet School
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Job Position Date	2012-06-17
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Position Status
Compensation	Compensation: Room & board in addition to a weekly salary. Event admission and travel is provided for planned trips and enrichment activities.
Contact information	Hiring process is being conducted on a rolling basis, so candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible in order to ensure full consideration. To apply for this position: Please download an application form at www.bostonballet.org/school/summer/rcapplicationform.html Complete and return it with a cover letter and resume (e-mail preferred) to: Jobs@bostonballet.org. IMPORTANT – PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR E-MAIL. No phone calls please.

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. Boston Ballet School’s Summer Dance Program is a 5-week 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.
Responsibilities Duties include, but are not limited to: accepting responsibility for assigned 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, including some overnight hours, while employed for the program other operational duties as assigned by senior Residential Staff and Boston Ballet School administrative staff
Qualifications Experience as a dorm parent, teacher, camp counselor, or resident assistant Experience working with or mentoring adolescents Ability to be a leader as well as a team player Conflict resolution skills and the ability to mediate as situations arise Good judgment skills and the ability to respond well in disciplinary and emergency situations. Foreign language skills a plus. We welcome a significant number of international students; please indicate any foreign language experience (particularly Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French, German, and Portuguese) Candidates must be at least 21 years of age