Aliquippa Impact City Camp Counselor Summer 2025
Organization Profile/Position Overview
Aliquippa Impact is a Christian, neighborhood-based, non-profit, youth development organization serving the youth and families of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Our mission is to foster tangible hope towards a purposeful future. We accomplish this through a focus on four areas: hope and resilience, compassionate presence, positive youth development and the developmental assets.
A City Camp Counselor would serve the community of Aliquippa through working in our 10 week city camp program. This program is geared towards elementary aged, at-risk youth in the community of Aliquippa. Counselors will have the opportunity to build relationships with youth implementation of camp activities, enrichment partnerships and weekly field trips to the city of Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
Intern Responsibilities and Learning Objectives
- Participation in 2 weeks of training at the beginning of the summer.
- Assist in team led city camp programming and activities
- Facilitate 8 weeks of curriculum geared towards developmental assets, cultural and community engagement, social and emotional growth.
- Cultivate a safe, positive environment within the classroom.
- Learn to implement restorative discipline practices when appropriate and necessary.
Internship Benefits
- Training in the following areas: Positive Youth Development, Christian Community Development, Developmental Assets, Trauma informed practices, Safe Place Policies.
- Housing & Meals
- Stipend of $1500
- Ability to creatively meet internship requirements through partnerships with local network of community organizations
Intern Requirements
- Applicants must be 18 years of age
- Posses strengths in working with children and youth, experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to work well in a team oriented environment
- Social Work and Community Development or Christian Ministry majors encouraged to apply
Please visit our website https://www.aliquippaimpact.org/summer-staff to apply.