Yachad Summer Staff Positions
NEW!! Yachad Morris Sandelbaum High School Fellowship Program
(click here to see brochure)What is the Fellowship?
This program provides select students who will have completed their junior year of high school the chance to work (as a CIT) in one of Yachad’s various camp programs for one session (approximately three to four weeks) during the summer. You will gain intensive leadership training and hands-on experience working for Yachad. Fellows will be supervised by the fellowship program director as well as the individual camp program director, and will have junior counselor responsibilities within the larger framework of the Yachad camp program in that individual camp. The Fellowship will take place in the four Yachad camp programs: Camp Nesher, Camp Lavi, Camp Morasha, and Camp Moshava.
Fellows will also:
* Participate in one training Shabbaton prior to the summer (required)
* Attend periodic meetings and trainings during the summer together with other fellowship participants in other camp programs (required)
* Attend additional special programs
* Be invited to be a staff person the following summer*
What is the application process for the Fellowship program?
* Filling out an application- available here.
* Getting a recommendation letter- available here.
* An interview
* An essay
* Participation at a Yachad Shabbaton
* $500 application fee, returned at the end of the summer*
Applications are due by January 15th, 2012. Limited spots available, so apply now!
*for those who complete the program successfully
Yad B'Yad
Yad B'Yad is a unique touring program where we take mainstream high school students and our Yachad members on a tour of Israel. The program begins with staff orientation for two days, followed by a high school orientation in Reisterstown, MD. Orientation will includes training along with fun activities. Your responsibilities will include caring for our Yachad members, physically and emotionally, and mentoring our high school students. In addition, you may be assigned to some food preparation duties, or any other jobs that will help our trip. Staff for this position must be a minimum of two years post high school.Camper Programs
Yachad offers a variety of camper programs at various sleepaway camps, including Morasha, Mesorah, Nesher, and Moshava. We are looking for counselors who enjoy going to a camp and working with Yachad members. Yachad members at these programs range in age from 9- 21 and have a variety of needs- both physical and emotional. Your responsibilities will include caring for our Yachad campers and facilitiating inclusion (or mainstreaming) with the mainstream campers. Staffing ages differ for these programs. Applicants for Moshava, Mesorah and Nesher can be finishing their senior year in high school and older, while staff for Morasha must be minimally one year post high school. In addition, we are planning a very limited counselor-in-training program at Moshava that will allow a few select people who are currently in their junior year of high school to go to camp as staff.Work Programs
Many Yachad members are capable of being fully productive members of society. Therefore, we provide them with jobs at various sleepaway camps (Moshava, Mesorah, Morasha and Lavi) where they are assigned jobs that they do with great skill and dedication. We are looking for some patient job coaches who will act as a counselor/job coach within our work programs. Responsibilities will include overseeing the Yachad workers when they are working, making sure that they know what is expected of them, that there are no disagreements between boss and worker, in addition to supervising the Yachad workers when they have free time, i.e. ensuring that all are back in the bunk at curfew time. Staffing ages differ for these programs. Applicants for Lavi can be finishing their senior year in high school and older, while staff for Morasha and Moshava must be minimally one year post high school.Yachad Getaway
This two or three week Getaway program, generally takes place the last week in June and first week of July. It is a chance for Yachad members to have a relaxing vacation without the pressure of a bus tour. Responsibilities for this program would include care of our Yachad participants, along with various jobs to help the program run smoothly, i.e. making beds, setting a supper table. We've added a third week of travel called the Getaway Travel program. This week can be an add-on week to the Getaway program or as a stand-alone program. Participants and staff will be traveling to upstate NY and the Boston area. Staff for this program need to be finishing high school or older.If you have any questions regarding any of these programs, or you want to arrange an interview, contact Nechama Braun at 212-613-8369 or Braunn@ou.org .
