{"id":12558,"date":"2025-10-03T16:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/gain-psychology-special-education-social-work-experience-at-camp-ramapo-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:12:52","slug":"gain-psychology-special-education-social-work-experience-at-camp-ramapo-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/gain-psychology-special-education-social-work-experience-at-camp-ramapo-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gain Psychology, Special Education, &amp; Social Work Experience at Camp Ramapo this summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><i>In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete an online application here:<\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ramapo.campintouch.com\/ui\/forms\/application\/staff\/App.\"><i> <\/i><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ramapo.campintouch.com\/ui\/forms\/application\/staff\/App\"><i>https:\/\/ramapo.campintouch.com\/ui\/forms\/application\/staff\/App<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Based on our 250-acre campus in Rhinebeck, New York, Camp Ramapo is Ramapo for Children\u2019s residential summer camp that serves young people with a diverse set of needs and abilities. Some of our campers are <i>on<strong> the Autism Spectrum, while others require additional support due to trauma, mental health challenges, or other disabilities.<\/strong> <\/i>Each summer, we hire students and new professionals from around the world to work as counselors, mentors, instructors and caregivers for our residential campers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">A summer at Ramapo acts as an internship experience for many of our staff. We are happy to work with students to fulfill the internship requirements of your specific program, including hours and supervision. Additionally, we offer an <i><strong>on-site, nationally-accredited college course <\/strong>(Fieldwork in Special Education<strong>)<\/strong><\/i><strong> <\/strong>of up to 6 credits as well as <i><strong>ongoing training and coaching.<\/strong><\/i> Many of our staff go on to pursue careers in the fields of Education, Psychology, Social Work, and Human Services with the foundations of learning they gained at Ramapo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Watch <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7rXGJla3o0M&amp;t=35s\">this video <\/a>to see and hear more about Ramapo!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Camp Ramapo counselor, you\u2019ll benefit from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intensive, evidence-informed <i><strong>training and coaching <\/strong><\/i>in creating inclusive environments, adapting to individual needs, de-escalating behavior, and facilitating restorative practices<\/li>\n<li>\n<i><strong>Hands-on experience <\/strong><\/i>working with young people with a wide range of needs and abilities<\/li>\n<li>Access to a <i><strong>professional network, <\/strong><\/i>including year-round staff members, board members, and staff alumni with careers in Psychology, Social Work, Special Education, and related fields<\/li>\n<li>\n<i><strong>Housing and meals <\/strong><\/i>on our 250-acre campus in the beautiful Hudson Valley, plus a stipend and travel bonus<\/li>\n<li>\n<i><strong>Internship and college course credit<\/strong><\/i> based on the criteria of your college program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many counselors are students and emerging professionals in the fields of Psychology, Social Work, Special Education, and related fields, but <strong>no previous experience in this type of work is necessary.<\/strong> We do ask you to exemplify the following: <i>patience, commitment, a readiness to learn, and a willingness to be of service to others.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_ch_employer_id":"12557","_ch_external_id":"10376874","_ch_location_state":"","_ch_location_city":"","_ch_is_ocr_job":"","_ch_expiration_date":"2026-05-29","_ch_apply_link":"https:\/\/monmouth.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10376874\/share_preview"},"ch_stakeholder":[],"ch_class_year":[],"ch_job_category":[],"ch_career_skill":[],"ch_industry":[],"class_list":["post-12558","ch_job","type-ch_job","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job\/12558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ch_job"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ch_stakeholder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_stakeholder?post=12558"},{"taxonomy":"ch_class_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_class_year?post=12558"},{"taxonomy":"ch_job_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job_category?post=12558"},{"taxonomy":"ch_career_skill","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_career_skill?post=12558"},{"taxonomy":"ch_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_industry?post=12558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}