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Area Leader - Staff

Inside Higher Ed
Columbus, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/23/2026
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Job Title:Area Leader - Staff

Department:Social Work | Collaborative Community Initiatives

The College of Social Work is hiring summer camp youth workers for LiFEsports. LiFEsports is a summer program that aims to foster social competence among youth through their involvement in sport, fitness, and educational activities. To read more about this opportunity and the program offerings follow the link below.

https://lifesports.osu.edu/what-we-do/outreach/elementary-middle-school-programs/lifesports-summer-camp/

The College of Social Work's LiFEsports department is hiring for the following role:

Area Leader

  • Campus Anticipated Hours: 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
  • Dublin Anticipated Hours: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Area leaders at LiFEsports are responsible for monitoring the safety of youth during all program activities. Area leaders will support youth care workers by implementing behavioral interventions with youth when deemed necessary. This may include working directly with a youth’s family to develop a plan to support their behavior at camp. Area leaders will be responsible for documenting all behavioral interactions with youth and parents/guardians.

Additionally, area leaders will oversee curricula implementation for all camp activities. Area leaders will ensure all youth care workers understand the lessons for each day of camp, observe youth care workers implementing the curricula, and provide feedback and guidance when necessary to improve overall program quality.

All area leaders are expected to follow safety and emergency procedures and guidelines.

Minimum Experience Required

Candidate must have prior experience with LiFEsports or experience with youth sports programming.

Camp dates will vary depending on your role and campsite. 

  • Campus positions: June 8th, 2026 – July 2nd, 2026
  • Dublin positions: June 1st, 2026- June 26th, 2026
  • There will be additional training dates for all roles the week before camp starts.

Pay is $17.00 an hour

Additional Information

Location:Ohio Stadium (0082)

Position Type:Temporary (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:40

Shift:First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.

As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Salary : $17

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