Love children? Love books? Trying to figure out what to do NEXT?
Summer of Service: May 21, 2025 – July 26, 2025
Position Summary: : Project Transformation’s collegiate summer experience is a hands-on, 10-week program meant to ignite and equip service-oriented leaders to invest in their community. Interns will strategically live and work in teams to connect with children from diverse cultural, social, and economic backgrounds. Alongside PT staff and volunteers, interns will also support participating children in reading sessions to promote their social-emotional development and passion for reading.
Job Duties:
- Under the guidance of PT Staff, plan and implement an 8-week, summer day camp for children, Mondays through Thursdays, serving approximately 30-60 elementary-aged children. Daily activities include one-to-one reading and literacy activities, physical recreation, artistic enrichment, health and wellness, social emotional learning, Bible lessons, dance parties, and other activities in which the gifts and talents of PT Rio’s young adults can be shared with children
- Build relationships and interact positively with camp program participants, their parents, volunteers, and partner/site churches
- Coordinate and implement two community events to include participants’ families, volunteers, and church staff
- Participate in career/service exploration events each Friday that includes introductions to various avenues of social service opportunities through guest speakers, field trips, and interactions with community leaders
- Live in community housing provided by Project Transformation with other young adults
- Maintain a clean, fun, and safe program environment by following all Health and Safety Protocols to ensure the well-being of participants, interns, and volunteers
- Meet deadlines, including lesson plans and other required assignments
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have the legal right to work in the U.S.
- Must be at least 19 years of age or have completed at least one year of college
- Must enjoy working with children
- Must display leadership skills, including but not limited to communication, organization, problem solving, dependability, commitment, and flexibility
- Must be self-motivated and able to work independently, as well as with a team
- Must be comfortable with leading and/or serving with the site team, including other young adults, volunteers, community partners, and PT staff.
- Must support the Mission and Core Values of Project Transformation
- Must be available to attend 2-weeks of training in San Antonio, Texas May 21– May 30, 2025
- Willingness to serve in one of PT’s geographical areas – Georgetown, San Antonio, McAllen, or Corpus Christi, Texas.
- *Reasonable accommodations will be made to persons with disabilities.
- *Must be able to pass a criminal background check
Schedule: 40hrs/week
- Facilitating children’s camp Monday-Thursday (8:15am-3:45pm)
- Attend community, team, & curriculum meetings as required
- Community Dinners Monday-Wednesday (5:30-6:30pm)
- Friday Experiences morning until 1:00pm
- One hour Sunday morning worship and evening community meetings
Compensation:
- $3,400- $3,900 (depending on position)
- Free Housing
- Many meals during summer of service
- Course credit & professional development
- Training, including 8-day pre-service training
- CPR and First-Aid Certification
- PT gear and other benefits
Application Process:
Applicants can visit our website https://projecttransformation.org/rio-texas/our-programs/summer-of-service or apply online via https://ptnational.my.site.com/JobApplication/s/
– Contact information for 3 professional references is required for application
– A professional resume is preferred but not required. May be sent to deniff@ptriotexas.org
– Interview process required for all potential candidates
