Do you love STEM, enjoy working with young people, and thrive in a hands-on, high-energy environment? The University of Southern Maine (USM) is excited to hire STEM Camp Counselors to join our dynamic outreach team for spring and summer camps. This is a rewarding opportunity to inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence in students while gaining valuable leadership and teaching experience.
The STEM Camp Leader plays a central leadership role in the daily operation of USM and Maine Robotics STEM camps, ensuring a high-quality, engaging, and well-organized experience for campers, families, and staff. Each camp serves up to 16 campers, with ages ranging from 9 to 17 (no camp spans more than a five-year age range), allowing for meaningful mentorship and age-appropriate learning.
As the Camp Leader, you will oversee all aspects of camp operations, including supervising and supporting camp counselors, managing daily camper check-in and check-out, and serving as the primary point of contact for parents and guardians. You’ll foster a positive, inclusive camp culture by addressing camper needs, resolving conflicts, and modeling strong leadership and professionalism. The role also includes delivering short educational presentations, managing equipment and materials, securing camp spaces, and troubleshooting issues as they arise to keep programs running smoothly.
The Camp Leader coordinates logistics across locations, working closely with camp counselors and University of Southern Maine central staff to transition camps between sites as needed. You’ll also recruit and host visiting presenters and organize local walking or transported field trips when appropriate. Flexibility is key, as this position may require stepping into different camp rooms temporarily or shifting between STEM topics from week to week.
If you enjoy leading teams, problem-solving on the fly, and creating memorable STEM learning experiences, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact while building strong leadership and program management skills.
Camp Topics May Include:
About the Program
USM’s STEM Outreach Program, housed within the College of Science, Technology and Health, leads a wide range of K–12 STEM initiatives, including Maine Robotics programs, the Southworth Planetarium, and numerous community-based outreach efforts across the state.
Training & Support
Comprehensive training is provided at the end of June, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to succeed.
Standard First Aid/CPR training required (provided or reimbursed).
Position Details
If you’re enthusiastic about STEM education, enjoy mentoring youth, and want to make a meaningful impact while building professional skills, we’d love to hear from you. Join USM this season and help spark the next generation of innovators!
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
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Appropriate background screening will be conducted for the successful candidate.
About the University of Southern Maine
The University of Southern Maine is a vibrant academic community located in the greater Portland, Maine area, including campuses in Portland, Gorham, Lewiston, and online. USM is part of the University of Maine System and offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs, emphasizing hands-on learning, community engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. With a highly engaged student-centered learning environment, USM is a steward of higher education, helping drive the economic, cultural, and civic life in the communities where our campuses are located and beyond.
USM is committed to providing expanded access to high-quality education that elevates economic opportunity and contributes significantly to the vitality of a diverse society. To learn more about USM, visit About Our University
The University of Southern Maine fosters a welcoming and supportive campus environment that respects and appreciates diverse perspectives, enhancing teaching, learning, personal growth, and overall institutional achievement. USM encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women, veterans, and those with differing abilities, experiences, and cultural perspectives.
We are dedicated to our Service Promise, Student Focused Every Day and seek a team member who embraces this commitment and upholds our core values of Respect & Care, Integrity, Equity, and Responsiveness.
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The University of Maine System (UMS) is the state’s largest driver of educational attainment and economic development. In the past two decades, the System has awarded 106,362 degrees and spurred and strengthened thousands of small Maine businesses through world-class research and development.
Established in 1968, UMS unites the state’s distinctive public universities including the R1 University of Maine and its regional campus the University of Maine at Machias, the University of Maine at Augusta, the University of Maine at Farmington, the University of Maine at Fort Kent, the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine School of Law, as well as the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center.
The System serves more than 30,000 students annually and its tripartite education, research and service mission is made possible by the efforts of some 5,000 faculty and staff. Despite demographic declines in the state and region, over the last five years the System has increased the number of high school students annually earning free university credit by 32%, rapidly expanded high-quality online education, grown graduate enrollment by 22%, and launched innovative adult degree completion initiatives to advance economic mobility and meet state workforce needs. Maine’s public universities continue to be a national leader in advancing college affordability and access and reducing student debt. Listed in-state tuition and fees at UMaine are the lowest of any New England flagship and Pell-eligible Maine students can attend four of the System’s small universities without paying out-of-pocket for tuition and fees.
