Summer Internship at Camp for Neurodivergent Teens (Camp Counselor)
College-Readiness Camp Counselor
Beyond Akeela | Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts
June 19–August 4, 2027 | Paid residential summer role
Help teens take their next step. Build skills for yours.
Spend your summer helping neurodivergent teens build friendships, navigate dorm life and practice independence. As a Beyond Akeela Advisor, you’ll combine hands-on youth mentoring with activities, community service and outings around Boston, alongside a team that helps you learn as you go.
What you’ll do
- Coach teens in self-advocacy, planning, time management and everyday independence.
- Help campers navigate friendships, roommate relationships and social challenges.
- Lead activities and discussions that draw on your interests and strengths.
- Support meals, dorm routines, bedtime and off-campus trips.
- Work with fellow advisors and leadership to maintain safety, communicate concerns and adapt support to individual campers.
What you’ll gain
- You’ll receive pre-camp training, daily informal coaching and two formal feedback sessions. Experienced educators and youth-development leaders will help you reflect on your work and connect it to your professional goals.
- Build experience you can draw on in future applications and interviews:
- Facilitating groups and adapting activities to different communication styles and support needs.
- Coaching teens through real decisions, challenges and responsibilities.
- Collaborating with a team, exercising judgment and putting feedback into practice.
- These are transferable skills for education, psychology, social work and other people-focused careers. This is mentoring and youth-development work, not a clinical or therapy role.
What your summer looks like
You’ll live on a college campus with other staff, with your own bedroom, shared bathrooms and provided meals. Staff arrive June 19 for training before campers arrive June 26; the full commitment runs through August 4.
Expect an active residential schedule with daytime and evening responsibilities, scheduled breaks and days off. Your work extends beyond leading activities: you’ll be there for everyday routines and the moments when a teen needs encouragement or help figuring something out.
Who should apply
You must be at least two years past high-school graduation by June 19, 2027, and available for the full term. All majors are welcome; college enrollment is not required.
Study, work or volunteer experience connected to youth development or supporting neurodivergent people is preferred. We value patience, reliability, clear communication, sound judgment and a willingness to learn.
Compensation and benefits
- Starting compensation: $1,600 base pay + $500 completion bonus
- Travel allowance based on your home region
- Single staff dorm room with shared bathrooms
- Meals, laundry facilities and supplies provided
- Pre-camp training, ongoing coaching and professional feedback