Lincoln, Nebraska
Posted: 15-Jan-26
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Type: Part Time
Salary: 20 hours/week at $20/hour
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Recreation + Wellness Summer Internship
Creighton University Recreation + Wellness is excited to offer an internship centered around staff development and summer camp! Through this experience, the intern should hone skills around staff development and training, communications skills, managing conflict and event management.
Working primarily with our Bluejay Summer Kids Camps, this person will serve as the camp coordinator, reporting to the Assistant Director of Sport Programs. They will assist with training and developing our camp counselors and plan each Friday Funday activity for the campers. In addition to camp, this internship will assist with the general administration of summer groups using the Kiewit Fitness Center and the summer golf league. There will also be a special project required that is geared toward professional development.
Bluejay Summer Kids Camp
- Assist with training, supervision and overall development of summer camp counselors
- Serve as point of contact for camper concerns and parent conversations
- Collaborate with Lead Counselors to establish and implement camper recognition/award system
- Serve as the Bluejay Summer Kids Camp Coordinator, a recreational summer day camp program for youth entering grades 1-6
- Assist with day-to-day camp operations; including drop-off/pick up, daily programing, field trips, themed activities, arts and crafts and administrative responsibilities
- Take lead on Friday Funday Event planning and execution
Student Development
- Assist in creating and implementing a student development plan for student staff at all levels of involvement within RecWell: summer staff (camp counselors, building staff, supervisors) and academic year staff (building staff, student supervisors, fitness instructors, intramural officials)
Facility Operations
- Assist in onboarding individuals into our systems so they have access to the KFC
- Assisting with events and reservations that are booked in the KFC throughout the summer
- Assist with Summer Golf League administration and communication
Special Project
- Complete a project of your choosing. This can be an event proposal, co-authoring an article for a publication or something else related to professional development
To apply for this internship, email your resume and a cover letter to Brittany Close, Assistant Director of Sport Programs (BrittanyClose@creighton.edu). Priority deadline for applications is February 1st.
About the Creighton Recreation + Wellness Department
Creighton Recreation + Wellness is a department housed in the Division of Student Life. We offer fitness, sport and wellness services to the Creighton community. Our main facility is the Kiewit Fitness Center, which features two weight rooms, five gym courts, two group fitness studios, an esports room and two golf simulators. Administration of the facility and programs is handled by a team of four professional staff members. We largely rely on a large team of student employees, working in facility operations, sport programs and fitness and wellness. In total, our department employees around 150+ students during the fall and spring semesters.
Current college student, preferably a graduate student studying higher education at another Jesuit institution.
