What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lower Camp Director position at Fessenden Summer Camps?
Seasonal
Full Time
Position Summary:
Our mission is to empower campers and staff to form relationships, develop lifelong skills, and build confidence. The Lower Camp Director is part of the senior camp leadership team and is responsible for the staff and campers in the Lower Camp division (groups of campers ages 3.5-5 years old). The Lower Camp Director is a seasoned supervisor and educator who provides leadership and mentoring to the division staff, and develops a relationship with the staff, campers, and camper families to ensure a safe, fun, and enriching experience in all aspects of camp. The Lower
Camp Director is the direct supervisor of the counselor staff in the division. The position is for the full eight-week season including events and staff training before and during the camp season (June 23-August 15). Additional working weeks can be contracted in June and August. This is a seasonal position.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Experience as an administrator in a camp or supervisory position in a program working with children, specializing in working with elementary school age children.
- Desire and ability to supervise, lead, and positively manage staff and campers in a cooperative, team-oriented camp atmosphere.
- Strong communication skills.
- Possess excellent character, integrity, adaptability, patience, self-control, enthusiasm, and a sense of humor.
- Must be 21 years of age or older.
- Have a current driver’s license and a clean driving record.
- Pass a MA State run background check including a CORI and SORI.
Responsibilities:
- Set vision for the Lower Camp program.
- Direct, train, and coach staff in the division.
- Serve on the senior camp leadership team including developing training for all staff and leading Lower Camp staff training before and during camp season.
- Assure appropriate staffing of groups and division activities.
- Design and lead initiatives and events working with the senior leadership team.
- Develop and implement strategies to help campers and counselors be successful at camp.
- Meet weekly with division staff for planning and goal setting.
- Conduct formal evaluations of staff in assigned in division mid-season and the end of the season.
- Regularly conduct informal evaluations of staff in assigned in division.
- Regularly observe, communicate, and work with groups and provide necessary instruction to campers and staff.
- Proactively communicate with parents about successes and concerns regarding their child.
- Coordinate with the CIT director to schedule and teach CITs to assist with groups and teach counselors how
to appropriately work with and educate assigned CITs. - Send out weekly division communication to families.
Job Requirements:
- Available 8:30am-3:00pm, Monday – Friday for the entire program season and to attend all staff training sessions before and during program season.
- Ability to observe camper behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate health and safety regulations and emergency procedures, and apply appropriate behavior management techniques.
- Occasional lifting, bending, and climbing stairs.
- Frequent talking, listening, walking, sitting, and standing.
- At least some high activity which may include dancing, running, swimming, and jumping (amount varies by specialty program).
- Possess the visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to camp activity.