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Counselor Positions Available Spotlight is a clinically-based social pragmatics program of the North Shore Arc, integrating techniques of theater games and dramatic training with highly motivating and age-appropriate activities (such as video games, knowledge-based trivia games, etc.), as well as a positive social reinforcement-based environment to foster skill development in core deficit areas. Spotlight students range in age from 9-20 years old, and often have primary diagnoses of Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Non-verbal Learning Disorder, ADHD, Bi-polar Disorder, Social Anxiety, Depression, PDD-NOS, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or Autism. However, no diagnosis is necessary for students to participate in Spotlight, only an interest in developing greater social-emotional and non-verbal interaction skills.
Spotlight staff are chosen from a selective pool of widely varying candidates including special education teachers, social work students, human service professionals and even actors, and are trained to focus on maintaining an “inside-out” approach to teaching social skills; this means that instead of looking at the students exclusively through their behaviors, they instead try to understand and connect with the individual motivations of each student.
Being a Spotlight Counselor offers a variety of unique and exciting opportunities
• Work as a pioneer in the context of a dynamic and stimulating new program environment, thereby becoming integral in its long-term design.
• Be on the cutting edge of treatment for adolescents with social pragmatic challenges.
• Spend time with and be able to support a population of bright and highly creative 9-19 year old students who are eager and able to benefit from your care and compassion.
• Work with similarly motivated lively young human services professionals.
• Work side-by-side with local leaders in the Autism and Asperger’s treatment and services field.
• Apply your creative and dramatic energies to the benefit of a population of students that will truly gain from everything you have to share with them!
• Make $14.20/hour working a schedule that’s great for students, teachers, and more!
• Experienced Head Counselor positions also available at $16.20/hour!
Our 6-week Summer program runs from June 30th – August 8th, with an additional week of paid training the week of June 23rd. This is a full-time position with the opportunity for after-school employment in the fall.
To apply, please email your resume to Stacey Cruwys, Outreach Coordinator at sloutreach@nsarc.org or call (978) 624-2310 for more information. Visit us on the web at www.spotlightprogram.com. |
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