TEC Camp Resident Assistant

Penn State University; Center Valley (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University is seeking Summer Program Support residential assistants for the Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge week in summer 2025. Ideal candidates are college students focused on Business, Science, Engineering, or Education, eager to facilitate a dynamic educational experience for high school students.

Qualifications

• Must be available for formal instruction hours and evening activities.
• Candidates encouraged to apply by showing interest in entrepreneurship.

Responsibilities

• Assist Instructor and students with projects.
• Monitor students during evening activities.
• Supervise small group break-out sessions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Commitment to diversity

Dynamic and energetic

Education

College students in Business, Science, Engineering, or Education

Job description

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
• CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
• If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.
  
  

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBox offers a Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge camp to students in grades 9th-12th for a week-long residential camp at the Penn State Berks campus.

Summer Program Support residential assistants are needed from Sun. July 27th - Sat. August 2, 2025. This position requires an interest in assisting in a dynamic, energetic learning environment. College students with degree pathways in Business, Science, Engineering, and Education, with an interest in entrepreneurship-related topics are encouraged to apply.

Candidates must display a commitment to diversity, co-curricular education, and sustainability, and should have excellent communication skills. In addition to week-long programming, there will be a mandatory training session held prior to the start of the camp.

Program Support residential assistants will oversee the following:

• Assisting Instructor and students with projects
• Monitoring students during evening activities
• Supervising small group break-out sessions
• Promoting a fun and inclusive environment that contributes to learning
• Assist in delivering a safe, high-quality programmatic experience for high school students.
  
  

Requirements include:

• Available during the portion of formal instruction hours
• Must be available for all breakout sessions, instruction time, and evening activities
• All staff members must take Reporting Child Abuse training per University Policy AD72
  
  

This job requires the following 3 publicly available clearances:

• PA State Police Criminal Background Check
• PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form
• FBI Criminal Background Check
  
  

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing

diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual

uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity

initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and

nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core

strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

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