Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County

Address: 

Site Housing: 
Students must have their own housing.

Gender Requirement: 
Either Gender

Driver's License Required: 
Driver's License Preferred for Commuting

Student Minimum Age: 
18

Language Requirement: 
Helpful but not required

Transportation: 
Each student will need to provide his/her own vehicle

Site Dates: 
6/07/21 - 7/30/21, 6/14/21 - 8/06/21

Social Issues: 
Children
Day Camps

Site URL: 
http://www.bgcsjc.org/

Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County

Status: 
Open

Site Description: 

The Boys & Girls Club of St. Joseph County has three primary locations in South Bend and additional sites in Mishawaka. All sites follow a standardized curriculum of summer activity steeped in educational enrichment through arts/games/health & fitness/sports & recreation/literacy and various camps & field excursions. The student is trained and asked to help plan and facilitate activities for summer programming.

Student Responsibilities:
Research, plan, & implement on and off site extraneous activities and experiences for Club Members, including field trips, excursions, sports camps, lessons.
Coordinate with administrative team and Club staff to receive community referrals, coordinate schedules, facilitate activities.
Coordinate with Club staff to facilitate permission slips, signups, parent notifications; ensure safe, smooth implementation of on- and off-site activities/trips.
Interact with community volunteers and organizations hosting BGC members for off-site activities, such as USTA tennis lessons, First Tee/PGA golf, ND/Saint Mary's/Bethel College/Holy Cross College sports camps, museums, other educational venues.
Work with Site Director and fellow staff to engage members in all program areas.
Implement the Club's guidance and discipline policies consistently and compassionately.
Produce deliverable/tangible outcome item, either presentation, paper, or event that encapsulates summer intern activity and showcases mutual benefit to intern and recipient Club kid(s)/families.

Diego Reynoso (dreynoso@nd.edu )
Jarred Gou (jgou@nd.edu )
Natalie Vellutini (nvelluti@nd.edu )
Kateri Chabot (kchabot@nd.edu )
Diego Reynoso (dreynoso@nd.edu )