Assistant Director of Program and Staff Support

Camp Thorp’s mission is to provide a joyful and inclusive summer camp experience for teens and adults with developmental disabilities in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. Over the past 98 years, we have created thousands of experiences for our campers, and our staff is an essential part of that experience. The Assistant Director of Program and Staff is part of Camp Thorpe's Leadership Team, which consists of the Executive Director, Assistant Director of Camper Support, and the Medical Director. This position works closely with our international and American counselors as their direct report. The AD also works with the Head Counselors to create programming for our 8-week overnight summer camp experience for individuals with disabilities in the mountains of the Green Mountains National Forest. Essential Functions: *During staff orientation, guide counselors under their supervision (Head Counselors, General Counselors). *Assist with setting up and leading Orientation. *Encourage open and honest communication between staff members at all times, re-direct concerns to appropriate parties, and address behaviors among staff that lead to communication breakdowns. *Provide backup supervision when the Assistant Director for Camper Support is unavailable. This includes encouraging and providing guidance to counselors and offering support when necessary. The goal is to find the balance between being available for support and allowing counselors to be successful and independent with their campers as much as possible. *Provide leadership and support to head counselors for the organization of campers, program leadership and structure in mornings and afternoons, plan development and alteration as needed, and program supply management. *Communicate camper support needs expressed by general and head counselors to the Assistant Director of Camper Support for follow-up and supervision. *Provide direct intervention for urgent or emergent behavioral needs of staff and campers. *Request assistance from Floats, Head Counselors, etc., for activities requiring additional assistance for particular campers. *Provide additional support and training for counselors dealing with homesickness, illness, or other personal challenges. *Provide structured improvement plans for counselors needing additional training, resources, structure, or redirection. Address failure to comply with improvement plans with AD of Camper Support for further action required. *Set up intercamp mail system and deliver inter-camp mail and daily camper mail. Manage delivery and Instacart. *Coordinate shower day, letter writing, and other non-program day activities with Head Counselors. Attend at least one Saturday staff outing as a chaperone. (Management staff will sign up for this ahead of time) *On intake day, assist with the respective porch (Pine Haven or Mountain Reach) and at the picnic tables on check-out day. *Intake day – Greet campers and care providers/guardians and check them in. Introduce yourself and your role to families and make notes if behavioral concerns are mentioned that were left out of applications. *Checkout day: Greet care providers and answer questions/inform guardians of any vital information they need about their camper’s time at Camp Thorpe. *Both Assistant Directors are responsible for checking out staff before weekends off. Each staff member will have a checklist of items for which they are responsible. Assistant Directors must ensure all items have been completed and sign off before signing staff out for the weekend. Flexibility is an essential aspect of this position. It is critical to be flexible and support activity changes based on temperature, weather, etc. This may include directly supporting campers or counselors in setting up new activities. To Apply: Send your cover letter, resume with three reference contacts to execdirector@campthorpe.org