LEAF Summer English Camp - Camp Counselor (Inštruktor na letnom kempe)
Location: Penzión Lagáň, Radava, the Slovak Republic
Dates: 3.8. – 23.8. 2015

Main challenge: LEAF Summer English Camp is looking for talented and energetic Camp Counselors. Responsibilities will include the organization and leading of daily afternoon and evening activities, trips and excursions. All counselors will be involved with residential life, sharing daily supervisory responsibilities in the dormitory. Successful candidates must be willing to work seven days a week. They will report for training and orientation on Monday, August 3, 2015 and complete their employment duties on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Salary will be based on experience, and will include housing as well as meals.

About us: LEAF is a non-profit organization with a mission to contribute to developing young people with the potential to grow into shapers of Slovakia demonstrating:

• Character (moral qualities based on integrity, respect for others, and humanness),
• Excellence (a holistic personality exceptional in one or two areas fueled by curiosity, inner motivation, and grit),
• Entrepreneurial Leadership (a drive for change with high aspirations, a risk taking mindset, and the ability to engage others), and
• Civic Engagement (unselfish willingness to use one’s qualities for improving his/her community beyond typical expectations),
• regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds.

In the aim to fulfill this mission, LEAF has launched a portfolio of programs focusing on

1. Improving education experience of talented high school students (e.g. mentoring portal, leadership camps, scholarships, teacher mentoring);
2. Mitigation of brain-drain (e.g. internships in Slovakia);
3. Development of talented young professionals (e.g. skill-based voluntary program).

What can you expect at the LEAF Summer English Camp
Goals of the Camp include:

• To enhance English language skills of participants and build their confidence in using English.
• To develop students in the four areas of ethics, excellence, entrepreneurial leadership and (civic) engagement
• To motivate them for further growth and action after the camps

We expect to welcome 50 students aged 13 to 16, 2/3 from Slovakia, 1/3 from Central Europe and international.
The camp offers all its participants full immersion in the English language for the duration of 19 days. Students will work in small groups of up to 10 students according to different skill levels, starting from the lower intermediate level. The curriculum will include topics related to the four program pillars – entrepreneurial leadership, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), Central European studies and character development.
During afternoons, students will work at clubs with project-based teaching around program pillars:

• Entrepreneurial Leadership - real-life problem solving, design activities with impact, practica application;
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) - hands-on science education built around an experiment or real-life data set;
• Central European studies - an innovative syllabus integrating “humanities” with a specific focus on the culture of the Central European region, arts and creativity;
• Character Education and Selfawareness - specific approach to develop attitudes related to LEAF’s four E values: activities such as ethical dilemmas, games on self-awareness, discovering passions and ambitions;
• A positive community and relationship building: sports, theatre, adventurous activities, morning sharing and evening reflection, inspirational speakers, meetings with mentors and Alumni

What kind of person we look for:

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• Excellent command of the English language
• Knowledge of and interest in leading activities related to one of the following components of the summer camp: entrepreneurship, leadership, character development, sciences, and Central Europe
• Enthusiasm, creativity, responsibility, punctuality, patience and a genuine love for children
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to accomplish tasks with little direct supervision

What we offer:
POTENTIAL LONG TERM COOPERATION: There is a possibility for long term cooperation to join our team at LEAF days during Autumn 2015 and Spring 2016 and future opportunities at LEAF Academy (in preparation).
MEANINGFULL IMPACT: We aspire to support the development of talented individuals through building a new non-profit/ social start-up organization.
PROFESSIONAL TEAM ENVIRONMENT: You will become part of a diverse, challenging and supportive team that strives for high quality solutions.
CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENTS: We are an entrepreneurial organization. On-the-job learning and fast personal development is inevitable at LEAF. You have a chance to bring and immediately implement new ideas.

Please specify in detail how you meet the requirements in your application (CV + cover letter).
For more information please contact sonia.maczeakova@leaf.sk.