Work with Senior Citizens—Responsibilities might include: leading or participating in games or physical fitness activities with seniors, serving snacks or meals, answering questions or providing basic assistance to seniors in a supported setting.
Environmental Projects—Responsibilities might include: working as an individual or as part of a team, working indoors and outdoors, doing research, collecting data or specimens from nature, making phone calls or visits to local businesses, writing.
Community Action Projects—You will work with a group of other teens (and a supportive adult) on a project or projects, usually with a theme. Descriptions of some of this year’s specific community action projects TBA
Arts/Theater/Music—Both visual and performing arts programs are available, including photography, dance, acting, theater technical support, set design, lyric writing, musical performance, music production and graphic design. Responsibilities might include: producing art, theater or dance; participating in a performance; or teaching others.
Office or Library Work—Responsibilities might include: filing, shredding, photocopying, scanning, organizing, collating, cleaning, putting together mailings, running errands, making or answering phone calls, interacting with clients. Almost exclusively indoor, individual work in quiet environments.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)—Responsibilities might include learning and utilizing new computer skills including coding, or doing office work or community action projects in a scientific or technical setting or applying scientific or mathematical theories to solve problems.
Media and Web Production—Responsibilities might include: writing, storytelling, filming, editing, acting, graphic design, photography, basic web design, work-related social networking.
Working with Children in School, Daycare or Preschool Programs—Responsibilities might include: leading games or activities with the children, modeling behaviors for the children, serving snacks or meals, cleaning, organizing, interacting with parents and teachers, going on short field trips to local parks, going in sprinklers or wading pools, all with children under age 5.
Working with Children in Summer Camps—Responsibilities might include: leading games or activities with children, modeling behaviors for children, serving snacks or meals, cleaning, organizing, interacting with parents and teachers, going on trips which may require going in the water at beaches or pools, participating in sports and physical activities with children ages 4-13.
Landscaping and Maintenance—Responsibilities might include: cleaning, organizing, lifting and moving furniture, using light tools, painting, raking, sweeping, mopping. Work is often outdoors.