Summer Operations Intern, Culver City
Galileo Headquarters
- Culver City, CA
- $16.67 per hour
- Training
- Full-time
- Provide exemplary customer service to each camper, family, and guardian at all times:
- Enthusiastically greet all campers and guardians ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for all.
- Follow all check-in/check-out procedures to ensure efficiency and accurate daily attendance.
- Help campers finish out their day with positive energy and excitement, ensuring a safe hand-off to guardians.
- Enthusiastically and collaboratively participate in all camp activities
- Collaborate with your teammates to plan, set up, and run daily activities.
- Supervise campers to ensure safety at all times during ceremonies and all-camp activities.
- Promote a positive camp experience at all times with your energy and camp spirit.
- Actively participate in camp chants, songs and perform skits in opening and closing ceremonies.
- Seek out opportunities to lend your skills and experience to spark joy at camp.
- Receive ongoing coaching to grow your administrative and operations experience:
- Receive paid online training before camp begins to introduce you to the innovation education movement, the Galileo Innovation Approach, and company policies and best practices.
- Attend 2 in-person days of paid training where you will meet your team, set up camp, and participate in training.
- There is no task too big or too small! Support behind the scene camp operations completing various projects and administrative duties throughout the week.
- Develop your professional skills and push yourself to try new things under the guidance of camp leadership through frequent feedback and supplemental training throughout the summer.
- Supervise campers and support camp programming under the guidance of the leadership team
- Develop your leadership skills by leading groups of kids during team leader breaks and transition times
- Lead activities and supervise camper groups during extended care, under the leadership of the Assistant Camp Director.
- Actively lead games and songs, and support transitioning campers to the next activity.
- Prioritize exemplary camper safety and maintain energetic joy.
- Follow the systems and processes for your site for meal and break times.
- Cultivate connections with campers to promote inclusive fun for all.
- Manage daily set up and clean up of camp and assist Instructors with lesson preparation
- Proactively help create the sights and sounds of camp by designing/creating camp decorations.
- Organize supplies/materials, arrange learning spaces, and prep for activities daily.
- Clean up and reset the site at the end of the camp day.
- Your exact pay will be determined based on a variety of factors, including geography, work-site location and tenure.
- One free week of camp for your own child!
- $50 Friends and Family Discount
- Priority scholarship nominations
- Membership in the Galileo Alumni Community of over 20,000 inspiring changemakers!
- Experience caring for, supervising, coaching, and/or mentoring kids (can be unpaid/volunteer experience)
- Work experience in a school or childcare setting is a plus, but not required.
- Availability to work 4-6 hours shifts daily, Monday - Friday, for the duration of camp.
- For consistency and camper safety, we prioritize applicants who are able to commit to working for the full duration of camp (4-8 continuous weeks, depending on the camp location).
- Applicants with less than 4 continuous weeks of availability will not be considered for this role.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus, but not required
- If under the age of 18, must be able to obtain a work permit as required by State law
- Minimum age requirement: must be 16 years of age by May 6, 2024
- Ability to balance multiple tasks while working with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm.
- Ability to complete all pre-camp tasks, including background checks, state-mandated certifications, electronic onboarding paperwork, and online training prior to the start of camp.
- Some lifting and carrying up to 60 lbs.
- Typing, writing, reading
- Seeing, hearing and speaking, both nearby and at a distance
- Use hand and fingers to help with classroom supplies and operate equipment
- Frequent sitting
- Standing, walking, kneeling