Network Administrator (Arlington, VA)
Founded over 40 years ago, Emagination STEM Camps is a day and overnight summer camp designed for children interested in science and technology. We are building a team of energetic, outgoing and friendly adults to work together to deliver an innovative tech education, blended with an awesome summer camp experience!
Join our team as a Network Administrator and spend your summer improving your skills while making new friends and helping children develop. Work and live at two different college/academy campuses - Housing, Meals and Transportation from the first to second camp location is provided by Emagination STEM Camps.
- The adventure begins Jun 27th at Marymount University in Arlington, VA for training and two, fun and tech filled weeks of camp. (June 27 - July 15th)
- Then travel with your team to Fairfield University, in Fairfield, CT for four additional weeks of camp (July 15 - Aug 12th)
Network Administrator Responsibilities:
- Work with Emagination's CTO to set up and maintain a campus network of 60-100 machines
- Daily backup and archive of camper work
- Note and track any equipment that is added, returned or replaced
- Perform diagnostics and maintenance on network or workstations as needed
- Attend staff training week and complete all online pre-camp training
- Live on campus with our campers and be responsible for their well-being during the day, evening and on the weekend - Provide supervision, care and nurturing
- Teach tech workshops (curriculum provided) to campers ages 8-17 in a classroom setting 1:10 counselor to camper ratio
- Lead recreation and other program activities including outdoor physical games, board and card games, computer-based activities and off-campus trips
- Additional responsibilities assigned as required
Requirements:
- Available to reside on location for a period of 5-7 weeks of employment depending on campus
- Must be at least 18 years old by June 1
- Successfully pass applicable background screenings and provide verifiable references
- Prior experience working with children, preferably in a summer camp environment
- Desire to lead games, songs, classes, and other activities with groups of children
- Use Emagination's provided curriculum to teach two or more courses:
- 3D Modeling Printing-Blender
- 3D Animation-Blender
- 2D Cartoon Animation-Blender
- AR Snapchat Lens Studio
- Graphic Design-GIMP
- Web Design - HTML5, XAMPP, PHP, CSS, and WordPress
- Tech-Style Designs-Cricut Design Space/GIMP
- Strategy Game Design-Warcraft Three
- Unreal Game Design-Unreal
- Action Game Design-Game Maker
- Minecraft World Design-Minecraft
- Unity 2D - Unity
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Coding Basics-Python/Pycharm
- Java
- C#
- Roblox Studio (Lua)
- Bricklinks Studio
- Critical Thinking and Logic
- Robotics with mBot
- RC Cars
Benefits:
- Earn a weekly salary plus free housing and meals.
- Receive high-quality training in teaching, team building, child behavior, and time management.
- Develop in demand soft skills in interpersonal, communication, listening, time management, problem-solving, leadership, and empathy -all impressive credentials on a resume.
- In some instances, your experience with Emagination will also qualify for college credit as a paid internship (talk with a school counselor for details).
- Working at camp is no ordinary summer job -experience the satisfaction of mentoring the next generation of video game enthusiasts, digital artists, programmers and engineers. Feel good about what you do this summer and have a blast while doing it!
If you are a high energy, friendly and tech-savvy individual who enjoys being around kids, can work in a group and communicate effectively, and you want to have fun this summer - this is the job for you!!
For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.