Job detail
BEST Summer Experience Counselor
Lipscomb University
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Quick overview
Counselors will lead and support campers with disabilities during a week-long summer program, including overnight supervision in dorms. Responsibilities also include facilitating activities, providing transportation for outings, and ensuring the safety and engagement of all participants.
Requirements summary
Applicants must be full-time Lipscomb University students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Previous experience working as a camp counselor or with individuals with disabilities is preferred.
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Job description
Primary Responsibility
- BEST Summer Experience counselors will work on a team of 2-3 counselors to lead and support approximately 10 campers with disabilities, ages 17-22 during Summer Experience, June 1-5, 2026.
- BEST Summer Experience is for Accepted Fall 2026 BEST students only.
- May be Federal Work Study eligible.
Education
Counselors must be full-time Lipscomb University students with at least a 3.0 GPA.
Experience
• Experience working as a camp counselor and/or with students with disabilities is preferred.
Job-Related Skills
- High level of comfortability working with individuals with disabilities (specifically autism, ADHD, and/or learning disabilities)
- Ability to problem-solve difficult situations to independently find a solution
- Strong relationship-building skills, especially empathy and patience
- Creative, fun-loving attitude
- Adept at managing stress and diffusing stressful situations
- High level of integrity; values consistent with Lipscomb University’s mission
Start/ End Date
• Monday, June 1 to Friday, June 5
Duties & Responsibilities
- Attend a training session with BEST staff before the end of the spring semester.
- Arrive on the Sunday before camp and depart once all clean-up has been completed on the last evening.
- Stay overnight in the dorms with campers, in a supervisory role.
- Prioritize all Summer Experience responsibilities for the length of the camp week.
- Serve as primary leaders/supervisors for all afternoon/ evening activities and in the dorms.
- Provide transportation to campers for off-campus outings and excursions.
- Monitor and participate in all camp activities, including activities that might be physically demanding.
- Lead team games and sports and monitor students' free time
