Student Associate, PDCI Summer Camp Counselor

Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more at uc.edu.

UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

Application for PDCI Summer Camp Counselor

The PDCI Office Summer Camp Counselor supports the personnel, programs, and functions of the Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement Office. The team strives to inform, guide, support, and serve all individuals seeking accessible, equitable, and quality education at the University of Cincinnati – College of Engineering and Applied Science. Students with an educational background are highly encouraged to apply.

General Tasks include:

• Engineering concept instruction
• Material and organizational assistance, including set up and clean up
• Supervision of minors

Responsibilities include:

• Greet and warmly welcome all visitors
• Confidentiality with student information
• Assisting with the daily, weekly, and monthly operations
• Assisting with Programming
• Typing correspondence and entering data/computing
• Consistent and clear communication throughout scheduled shift with staff and supervisor
• Being thorough and neat in using and storage of educational materials
• Act as a liaison for the college with visiting engineering professionals, parents, and volunteers

Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills
• Professional appearance
• Current UC undergraduate or graduate student; with a minimum 2.0 GPA or above
• Available to work 5 hours minimum and 40 hours maximum throughout the week during summer semester. Scheduling is built around students’ class schedules. Availability to work occasional evenings highly sought after.
• Reliable, friendly, and have a strong desire to work in a student‐oriented educational capacity
• Support FERPA confidentiality policy
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook)

Skill Building:

• Customer service skills
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Organizational skills
• Event planning and support skills
• Classroom management skills

As a UC student employee, and employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

If hired, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility. You will need to present acceptable, original forms of identification such as a passport, photo ID and Social Security Card. (To review acceptable documents, please visit Acceptable I-9 Documents.) If you do not currently have these documents available, please try to ensure that you do, prior to your start date.

Hourly Pay Rate:

To learn more about student employment at The University of Cincinnati, please visit

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at

For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer. Building a workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.

REQ: 101554

SF:OMJ SF:RM SF:HEJ, SF:INS SF:HERC SF:DIV SF:LJN SF:IHE