Job Description

Description:

Boston Ballet School (BBS) seeks a team of 50+ Residential Counselors (RCs) to support the residential component of two 2025 summer programs:

Summer Dance Program (SDP):

• A five-week intensive for students ages 12-18.
• The residential component is housed at Boston University (BU).
• Dates for staff are Monday, June 16 through the afternoon of Saturday, August 2.

Junior Summer Intensive (JSI):

• A two-week program for students ages 9-12.
• Both the training and the residential component are housed at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA.
• There are two two-week sessions of JSI.
• Dates for staff are Monday, June 30 through Friday, August 1.

As part of the application process, candidates will be given the option to choose whether they would like to be considered for one or both programs.

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For both programs, RCs are first and foremost responsible for creating an exciting, safe, and nurturing environment by:

• Acting as role models / resources for students.
• Helping students navigate roommate conflicts, homesickness, etc.
• Hosting regular social/recreational programs, either for small or large student groups.
• Hosting weekly floor meetings for their cohort.
• Reporting concerns about individual students' safety and wellbeing to program leadership

Please see below for additional details specific to each program:

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SUMMER DANCE PROGRAM

Dates and Compensation:

This is a seven-week position. RCs will spend the first week remote before being in Boston for the following six weeks.

• Virtual/Remote training: Monday, June 16 through Friday, June 20
• Staff move-in day: Monday, June 23
• In-person training: Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27
• Students on campus: Saturday, June 28 through Saturday, August 2
• Staff will be finished the evening of Saturday, August 2, but may stay at BU until Sunday, August 3

In addition to a $2,800 stipend , room and board at Boston University is provided for all staff.

Expectations:

Full-time, live-in Residential Counselors will work (in pairs) to directly oversee groups of 17-20 students. The residential student body as a whole is made up of approximately 500 students.

In addition to evening duty shifts six nights per week, RCs will rotate through a variety of support shifts :

• Residential Office (three to four occurrences all summer) :
  • Responding to incoming phone calls and emails from parents
  • Overseeing students coming and going from the dorms
  • Being available to on-site student needs
• BBS Studios (~ five to six occurrences all summer) :
  • Ensuring students are supervised in transit between BU and BBS
  • Helping Administrative staff monitor students coming and going from the studios
  • Supervising students on short trips during their breaks (coffee runs, lunch trips, etc.)
• Medical Appointment Chaperone (one to two occurrences all summer) :
  • Chaperoning students to off-site appointments scheduled by program medical staff
• On-call Floater (one to two occurrences all summer) :
  • Acting as an extra office/studio/medical chaperone shift
  • Running errands (for supplies, etc.)
• * Weekend Chaperone (all weekends) :
  • Chaperoning students on off-campus field trips (planned by BBS)
  • Being available to support and run programs for the students not on weekend field trips

* With no dance programming on Saturdays or Sundays, weekends are "all hands on deck" for all residential staff. Staff host/chaperone off-campus field trips and on-campus programming.

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JUNIOR SUMMER INTENSIVE

Dates and Compensation:

This is a five-week, in-person position in Natick, MA.

• * Staff move-in day : Monday, June 30
• * In-person training : Monday, June 30 through Friday, July 4
• Students on campus for Session 1 : Sunday, July 6 through Friday, July 18
• Students on campus for Session 2 : Sunday, July 20 through Friday, August 1
• Staff will be finished the evening of Friday, August 1, but may stay at Walnut Hill until Saturday, August 2

In addition to a $2,600 stipend , room and board at Walnut Hill School for the Arts is provided for all staff.

Expectations:

Full-time, live-in Residential Counselors will work as a team to oversee approximately 40 residential students total.

In addition to preparing for and hosting programs on and around campus in the evenings and over the weekend, RCs will oversee the residential component of the program in the following ways:

• Overseeing students during transitions between classes, meals, etc.
• Supervising meals in the Walnut Hill Dining Hall (breakfast / lunch / dinner)
• Being available to student needs at the dance studios during the class day
• Responding to incoming phone calls and emails from parents
• Chaperoning students to off-site appointments suggested by Walnut Hill's medical staff
• Distributing evening and weekend medications
• Chaperoning students on off-campus field trips (planned by BBS)

Requirements:

For both programs, candidates must:

• Work as part of a large team of peers, where a variety of work styles and personalities are represented.
• Relate to and communicate with students/parents with empathy and compassion.
• Make quick, confident decisions and respond well in emergency situations.
• Remain resilient and establish healthy work-life boundaries.
• Have at least four weeks of experience working in a supervisory role with children and/or teens.
• Have turned 18 years old by by June 2025
• Be available to fully commit to all scheduled shifts, throughout both the day and night. (Other work or school commitments are difficult to accommodate.)

For Junior Summer Intensive: Residential Counselors must be First Aid / CPR / AED certified.

Per the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' requirements for recreational camp employees, candidates must provide Boston Ballet with the following, signed by a licensed healthcare provider, upon hiring:

• a report of a physical examination conducted in the preceding 18 months,
• a certificate of immunization for all immunizations required for working at a camp in Massachusetts ( download list here ), and
• a current medical history that lists allergies, required medications, and any health conditions or impairments which may affect the individual's activities while attending the program.

Staff members are responsible for getting themselves to Boston; Boston Ballet does not provide transportation or cover travel fees.

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Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Remote job, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Sunday, Saturday, Afternoon shift, Monday to Friday, All shifts,

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