Temporary STP- E Counselor - Miami

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The Center for Children and Families at Florida International University announces Summer Treatment Program Counselor positions for 2026. The Summer Treatment Program (STP) provides services to children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Conduct Disorder, Oppositional-Defiant Disorder, learning problems, and related behavior problems. The program provides treatment tailored to children’s individual behavioral and learning difficulties.

The dates of employment for the Counselor position are Monday, June 1, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026. Counselor hours of employment are 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Counselors are also required to work on Saturday, August 1 (program wrap-up). Counselors will be paid $15/hour, with overtime pay for any hours in excess of 40 per week (total compensation is approximately $7,000).

Current students also may be able to arrange for academic course credit through their university departments.

Children and counselors are assigned to groups of four or five counselors and 10 to 15 children of similar age. Children participate in a variety of classroom-based and recreational activities. Staff members implement an extensive behavior modification treatment program including feedback and associated consequences for positive and negative behaviors, daily and weekly rewards for appropriate behavior, social praise and attention, appropriate commands, and time-out from positive reinforcement.

Counselors also record, track, and enter daily records of children’s behavior and response to the treatment. Counselors will work under the supervision of experienced faculty and staff members.

Counselors deliver the treatment components during daily sports-based recreational periods in which children practice and play soccer, tee ball/softball, and basketball. Counselors plan and conduct skill drills to address children’s skill deficits, provide appropriate coaching, assess children’s knowledge of the game rules and procedures, model appropriate sports skills, and encourage and reinforce effort, sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork. All counselors are required to be familiar with the rules and fundamentals of each sport and will be expected to model appropriate skill and enthusiasm.

Counselors also assist with daily social skills training sessions, conduct problem solving discussions, and assist with the implementation of daily report cards and individualized treatment programs. In addition, Counselors lead weekly Fun Friday activities such as video games, water slides, and field day activities that serve as reinforcers for children who met their behavioral goals for the week. Most of the daily activities take place outdoors and counselors are physically active throughout the day.

Counselors will be required to transport, set up, and breakdown sports equipment used in games, drills, and recess activities.

During the first two weeks of employment, Counselors will participate in a variety of training activities. Training will consist of lectures, slide and video presentations, testing, and daily active role-plays during which staff members will act as counselors and children during activities such as games, drills, discussions, and time out.

The Center for…