Junior Counselor
About
Gretchen’s House’s Junior Counselor program provides a supervised and structured environment for young teens between 11-15 years of age. This experience is meant to augment the teen’s summer experience — not replace the need for full-time supervision.
Updated April, 2022: Spaces are limited. Please contact the center in which you are interested in for this program.
Our Goals
- To provide young teens an opportunity to experience a “real work” situation, and to explore a career in early childhood education.
- To give young teens good role models and training sessions from which they can learn how to interact appropriately with young children.
Who May Apply to be a Junior Counselor?
Any person 11-15 years of age who has been previously enrolled in a Gretchen’s House program may apply to become a Junior Counselor. Students for this program are interviewed and selected on the basis of space available and the individual’s ability to follow the Junior Counselor guidelines. Only one Junior Counselor is allowed to work in a classroom at any given time during the day. Junior Counselors have the option of working one to five mornings per week– no full days or afternoons. More than one counselor may work in the same classroom on different days or different hours from one another.
Compensation
Teens may volunteer to participate in the program or receive payment as agreed upon between their parent and the center. Please see the contract for details.