Youth Care Worker – Student

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Job Title:Youth Care Worker – Student

Department:Social Work | Administration-JM

Responsibilities are basic and routine in nature.This may include performing administrative duties in an office, assisting in a research laboratory, aid faculty/staff in supporting academic programs or patient care.Duties will be clear and direct.The Student Assistant will require excellent customer service and strong organizational skills and will represent the department and the university with the highest degree of integrity applying OSU mission and shared values.

Additional Information:

The College of Social Work is hiring summer camp youth workers for LiFEsports. LiFEsports is a summer program that aims to foster social competence among youth through their involvement in sport, fitness, and educational activities. To read more about this opportunity and the program offerings follow the link below.

https://lifesports.osu.edu/what-we-do/outreach/elementary-middle-school-programs/lifesports-summer-camp/

The College of Social Work's LiFEsports department is hiring the following roles:

• Recreation Leader

• Chalk Talk Leader

• Group Counselor

• Enrichment Leader

All of these will be titled as the Youth Care Worker, but you can read the description for each role below.

Youth Care Worker (Recreation Leader, Chalk Talk Leader, Enrichment Leader, and Group Counselor)

Campus Anticipated Hours: 7:30 am – 3:30 pm

Community & Dublin Anticipated Hours: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Description: Youth Care Workers at LiFEsports are responsible for the supervision of youth throughout the LiFEsports summer camps. Youth care workers are assigned to one of four camp responsibilities – Recreation Leader, Chalk Talk Leader, Enrichment Leader, or group Counselor.

Recreation Leaders provide sport instruction based on evidence-based curricula designed to support social skill development for youth. Specifically, Recreation Leaders lead four, one-hour sport sessions per day to approximately 15-20 youth at a time. Sports to be led by Recreation Leaders include: baseball/softball, basketball, dance, football, health & fitness, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball. Recreation Leaders on campus will be responsible for teaching only one sport while community-based recreation leaders will teach multiple sports.

Chalk Talk Leaders provide evidence-based social skill instruction to youth utilizing a play-based social skills curriculum developed by LiFEsports. Specifically, Chalk Talk Leaders lead four, one-hour classroom sessions per day to approximately 15-20 youth at a time.

Enrichment Leaders provide instruction to youth in various enrichment activities such as art, science, and/or reading utilizing lessons developed by LiFEsports. Specifically, Enrichment Leaders lead four, one-hour classroom sessions per day to approximately 15-20 youth at a time. All Enrichment Leader positions are located off-campus at our community-based sites.

Recreation Leaders, Chalk Talk Leaders, and Enrichment Leaders help to set-up and ensure all program equipment is secure and properly stored. Additionally, Recreation Leaders, Chalk Talk Leaders, and Enrichment Leaders assigned to a campus program are required to monitor youth on busses before and after camp.

Group Counselors guide and ensure the safety of youth as they engage in various sports, enrichment, and social skill instruction. This includes supporting group cohesion as well as providing behavioral supports for youth when necessary. Group Counselors are responsible for supervision of youth during meals. Group Counselors are also responsible for recording daily camp attendance and lunch counts.

All Youth Care Workers, regardless of role, are expected to follow safety and emergency procedures and guidelines.

Additional Job Description

Camp dates will vary depending on your role and campsite.

• Campus positions: June 8th, 2026 – July 2nd, 2026

• Dublin positions: June 1st, 2026-June 26th, 2026

• Community positions: June 8th, 2026 – July 31st, 2026

• There will be additional training dates for all roles the week before camp starts.

Pay is $15.00 an hour

Responsibilities

Recreation Leaders provide sport instruction based on evidence-based curricula designed to support social skill development for youth. Specifically, Recreation Leaders lead four, one-hour sport sessions per day to approximately 15-20 youth at a time. Sports to be led by Recreation Leaders include: baseball/softball, basketball, dance, football, health & fitness, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball. Recreation Leaders on campus will be responsible for teaching only one sport while community-based recreation leaders will teach multiple sports.

Chalk Talk Leaders provide evidence-based social skill instruction to youth utilizing a play-based social skills curriculum developed by LiFEsports. Specifically, Chalk Talk Leaders lead four, one-hour classroom sessions per day to approximately 15-20 youth at a time.

Enrichment Leaders provide instruction to youth in various enrichment activities such as art, science, and/or reading utilizing lessons developed by LiFEsports. Specifically, Enrichment Leaders lead four, one-hour classroom sessions per day to approximately 15-20 youth at a time. All Enrichment Leader positions are located off-campus at our community-based sites.

Recreation Leaders, Chalk Talk Leaders, and Enrichment Leaders help to set-up and ensure all program equipment is secure and properly stored. Additionally, Recreation Leaders, Chalk Talk Leaders, and Enrichment Leaders assigned to a campus program are required to monitor youth on busses before and after camp.

Group Counselors guide and ensure the safety of youth as they engage in various sports, enrichment, and social skill instruction. This includes supporting group cohesion as well as providing behavioral supports for youth when necessary. Group Counselors are responsible for supervision of youth during meals. Group Counselors are also responsible for recording daily camp attendance and lunch counts.

Location:Ohio Stadium (0082)

Position Type:Temporary (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:28

Shift:First Shift

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