Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Camp Baker Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Job Title:

Camp Baker Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Location:

On-site – Boston/Hale Reservation

Position Type:
Full-Time - Seasonal

The Baker Center for Children and Families (also known as Judge Baker Children's Center) promotes the best possible mental health of children and families through the integration of research, intervention, training, and policy. Camp Baker at The Baker Center for Children and Families is a program premised on the Summer Treatment Program (STP), a Model Program for Service Delivery for Child and Family Mental Health and evidence-based program to support children with ADHD and comorbid challenges.

The Camp Baker undergraduate position provides trainees with the opportunity to receive didactic learning in the STP model, implementation of the complex behavioral system with a group of children, experience taking behavioral data, using data to create individualized treatment plans, formal group supervision, and informal individual supervision. The dates of employment for the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant position are Monday, July 6, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026.

Teaching Assistants’ hours of employment will be from 7:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. In addition, Teaching Assistants will continue to work until 6:00pm one evening each week while caregivers participate in parent training sessions.

• Receive extensive training and hands‑on experience implementing an evidence‑based intervention and behavioral principles in a classroom setting
• Implement general behavioral principles and learn ways to interact with children that will be beneficial for any setting and population
• Gain over 200 hours of supervised direct clinical experience with neurodiverse children ages 6‑12
• Participate in weekly individual supervision with the graduate‑level teacher
• Gain experience supporting the creation of curriculum covering topics including social‑emotional content, bullying prevention, and academic content
• Academic course credit or teaching hours may be arranged through a Teaching Assistant’s own program
• Work under the supervision of doctoral level clinicians and experienced Camp Baker staff members and receive regular feedback about your performance

• Implement an extensive behavior modification treatment program during classroom activities, including feedback and associated consequences for work productivity and classroom behavior, daily and weekly rewards for appropriate behavior, social praise and attention, appropriate commands, and age‑appropriate removal from positive reinforcement
• Prepare assignments and classroom materials; assist the teacher with classroom management; grade children’s assignments and provide performance feedback; provide small‑group instruction; perform other classroom duties as required
• Assist with project preparation, room setup, provide individual assistance to children, evaluate classroom rules, and give feedback to children when they violate classroom rules

• Participate in weekly group supervisions and in week‑long didactic training on behavior modification principles and how to use behavior modification strategies in the classroom
• Work with undergraduate and graduate staff to review daily treatment records to determine individual areas of impairment and target behaviors and individualized programming needs for campers who do not respond to standard treatment components
• Receive weekly clinical supervision by graduate staff

• Must be able to use physical management procedures to help maintain the safety of children ages 6‑12; due to this aspect of the position Undergraduate Counselors will come into close contact with campers and other staff and will be unable to socially distance
• Abide by policies and procedures regarding the behavioral modification program, daily classroom activities, and the physical management of, and injuries to, campers

• Enrolled in or completed an undergraduate‑level program in Education, Special Education, Psychology, Behavior Analysis, Social Work, or a related field

• Experience working with children…