Work at Camp

An AuSM opportunity for students, para-professionals, teachers, and service providers. Make a difference this summer. As an AuSM camp counselor, you have the chance to:
- Achieve MDE professional competencies in Autism Spectrum Disorders. (Certificates with selected competencies will be available upon request.)
- Get valuable hands-on experience using structure, environmental supports, social stories, and individual communication systems.
- Earn graduate credits from Hamline University. Camp is also an opportunity for students to perform undergraduate internships.
- Apply to work any number of sessions you desire.
- Do it! As a camp counselor, you not only gain personal experience, you touch the lives of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder by providing a unique camp experience.
About AuSM Camp
- All meals and staff housing with modern quarters are provided (for residential camps only).
- Activities may include swimming, hiking, fishing, boating, crafts, nature, archery, horseback riding, and music therapy with a focus on social interaction and communication.
- Campers are divided into groups by age, gender, and interests.
- All sessions have program staff with a background in autism to assist the counselors.
Wahode Day Camp Occupational Therapist Needed
AuSM is seeking an Occupational Therapist-Registered, to work at two weeks of Wahode summer day camps in Eagan, Minn., June 24-26 and July 22-26. Duties include, but are not limited to: activity planning and implementation, direct service and assistance to children with ASD, collaborative work with staff and counselors, and assistance with daily living activities. Approximate work hours are 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Please submit an employment application, cover letter and resume or CV to: Terri Borowick, Director of Camps for the Autism Society of Minnesota, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mail to 2380 Wycliff Street, Suite #102, St. Paul, MN 55114.
AuSM Camp Applications
To download a Word document Camp Staff application, click here. Please note that this attachment should be opened in Word.
If the Word application isn't working, click here to download a pdf application.
If you or someone you know is interested in working at an AuSM Summer Camp, please click here to learn more.







