2026 Summer Debate Camp Junior Instructor and Residential Advisor
$18,000–$18,000 year
On-siteSan Diego, California, United States
San Diego, California, United StatesOn-siteContract$18,000–$18,000 yearEntry LevelSmall
ContractEntry LevelSmall
Job Summary
Mentor students on case research, writing, and presentations while judging competitions and facilitating showcases. Act as a mediator, encourager, and safety supervisor in residential life, conducting curfew room checks and monitoring dorm halls until midnight. Assist with planning residential activities, attending staff meetings, and leading first and last-day camp ceremonies. Applicants must live on campus for a minimum of six weeks, attend pre-camp training, and possess required experience in oral advocacy and public speaking.
Required Qualifications
- Applicants must be able and willing to live on campus during the camp duration
- Staff must be available a minimum of 6 weeks during the summer
- Required attendance at training sessions and planning meetings leading up to our summer program, including an all-staff orientation and training on Day 0
- Staff may need to walk long distances under summer conditions
- Staff may need to share dorm rooms with fellow counselors of the same gender
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Fully vaccinated
- Experience in oral advocacy activities such as Speech and Debate, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, or similar
- Competitive Public speaking: 2 years
Desired Qualifications
- Counselors/junior instructors are often current college students or recent high school graduates with a background in public speaking and debate (including activities like DECA, Model UN, and Mock Trials)
- Experience working in youth-based programs
- Experience working at a summer camp: 1 year
- Returning Counselors
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