
Summer Staff Positions
Each summer, CEP partners with the nation's premier gifted education centers to offer weeklong service-learning immersion programs and three-week service-learning courses for outstanding middle and high school students from across the country. Available staff positions include instructional, residential and administrative roles. Staff are employed for one-week to seven-week summer sessions and receive a cash stipend plus room and board.
Prospective applicants for CEP's Summer staff positions should:
Civic Leadership Institute
Three-week academic service-learning courses for outstanding high school students. Hiring instructional, residential and administrative staff for one three-week session only.
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.
Taking Action: Leadership & Service
Three-week academic service-learning courses for outstanding middle school students. Hiring instructional staff for two three-week sessions only.
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.
CivicWeek for Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars
Weeklong service-learning immersion program for scholarship students. Hiring CivicWeek staff for one-week sessions (may be combined with Civic Leadership Institute staff positions for a longer term of employment).
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information. +This program is run in partnership with the JKC Foundation, and focus issues have not yet been finalized. Check back in January for this information.
Two-day service-learning and leadership program for high school students. Hiring CivicAction staff for a two-day session (may be combined with other summer staff positions for a longer term of employment).
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information. +This program is run in partnership with North Shore Country Day School, and dates have not yet been finalized. Check back in early February for dates, location, and focus issues.
Prospective applicants for CEP's Summer staff positions should:
- Review general information about our Summer Programs by clicking on the "Program Title" links in the tables below
- Review detailed information about our Summer Staff positions, including full job descriptions, qualifications, and compensation, as well as details about staff training, commitment, and expectations, by clicking on the "Positions Available" links in the tables below
- Learn about our Summer Staff Application Process
- Apply using our Summer Staff Online Application
Civic Leadership Institute
Three-week academic service-learning courses for outstanding high school students. Hiring instructional, residential and administrative staff for one three-week session only.
| Program Title | Program Dates* | Location | Grades | Positions Available (with links to full descriptions) |
| CTY Civic Leadership Institute: Baltimore | June 24 - July 13 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
10-12 | Instructional, Residential, Administrative |
| CTD Civic Leadership Institute: Chicago | July 1 - July 20 | Northwestern University Loop Campus Chicago, IL |
9-12 | Instructional, Residential, Administrative |
| CTY Civic Leadership Institute: San Francisco | July 15 - Aug 3 | University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
10-12 | Instructional, Residential, Administrative |
Taking Action: Leadership & Service
Three-week academic service-learning courses for outstanding middle school students. Hiring instructional staff for two three-week sessions only.
| Program Title | Program Dates* | Location | Grades | Positions Available (with links to full descriptions) |
| CTD Taking Action: Leadership & Service |
Sessions I & II: |
Northwestern University Evanston, IL |
7-8 | Instructional |
| CTY Taking Action: Leadership & Service |
Sessions I & II: June 24 - July 13 and July 15 - Aug 3 |
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
7-9 | Instructional |
CivicWeek for Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars
Weeklong service-learning immersion program for scholarship students. Hiring CivicWeek staff for one-week sessions (may be combined with Civic Leadership Institute staff positions for a longer term of employment).
| Program Title | Program Dates*+ | Focus Issue | Location | Grades | Positions Available (with links to full descriptions) |
| CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars | July 1 - July 7 |
Environmental Justice | San Francisco, CA | 9-12 | Lead Facilitator, Assistant Facilitator |
| CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars | July 1 - July 7 | Health & Society | San Francisco, CA | 9-12 | Lead Facilitator, Assistant Facilitator |
| CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars | July 1 - July 7 | Politics & Urban Development | San Francisco, CA | 9-12 | Lead Facilitator, Assistant Facilitator |
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CivicAction for North Shore Country Day SchoolTwo-day service-learning and leadership program for high school students. Hiring CivicAction staff for a two-day session (may be combined with other summer staff positions for a longer term of employment).
| Program Title | Program Dates*+ | Focus Issue | Location | Grades | Positions Available (with links to full descriptions) |
| CivicAction for NSCDS | TBA |
TBA | Chicago | 9-10 | Lead Facilitator, Residential Program Assistant |
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information. +This program is run in partnership with North Shore Country Day School, and dates have not yet been finalized. Check back in early February for dates, location, and focus issues.
| Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. For more information on recruitment and hiring policies, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access. |




