What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Camp Coordinator position at New Hope for Families?
We are looking for two energetic, creative Summer Camp Coordinators who have experience working with kids and want to spend the summer making a difference in the lives of homeless children!
New Hope for Families
Summer Camp Coordinator
Summer 2025
24 hours per week, $14/hour, 12 weeks
Apply by March 28, 2025
About New Hope for Families
New Hope provides emergency shelter for children and the parents who come with them. In addition, we provide top-ranked preschool for shelter residents and the broader community.
Our Mission:
New Hope for Families provides shelter and early learning programs to keep families together and lift every child into a promising future.
About the Shelter
When a family with minor children faces a housing crisis, like sleeping outside or in a vehicle, The Shelter team intervenes with emergency overnight shelter. Families bunk in a locked, private bedroom and share the kitchen, laundry and common spaces with other residents. We provide housing-focused case management designed to help families reconnect to affordable housing as quickly as possible. More than 80% of our families do, and it only takes an average of 90 days. We can shelter 12 families at a time, but also divert many more to other safe situations where they can access a new lease.
About The Shelter’s Summer Camp Program
Each summer, when our residents’ children are out of school, we provide childcare through our Summer Camp. The Summer Camp Team Leader and team of Coordinators plan and implement engaging, age-appropriate activities like games, crafts, meals, and field trips. New Hope’s Summer Camp serves clients who are employed and invites other residents’ children as space is available.
Summer Camp is a weekday camp from 9AM to 4PM. We blend a child-led format with options crafted by our Camp Program Coordinators. Each day, the staff present options, and allow the children to pick their favorites. Due to the transient nature of our residents, the group may change weekly and often includes between 5 and 15 children.
About The Job
We are hiring a team of Coordinators who will report to the Summer Camp Team Leader. The best candidate will have the skills and desire to work with children ages K-8, and high schoolers. In addition, the Coordinator will be a creative, collaborative team player. The Coordinator plans and implements engaging, age-appropriate activities, games, crafts, and field trips; manages time well; responds well to changes in the plan; and communicates well with team members.
Job Duties
-Leads a team to plan and implement engaging, age-appropriate summer programming for campers ages K-High School.
-Manages team schedules, recreational equipment, and a budget for field trips and other experiences.
-Provides transportation for campers to and from activities in New Hope’s vehicles.
-Listens to campers’ feedback and incorporates their preferences into activity planning.
-Has or gains understanding of challenges facing children in poverty and homelessness; is sensitive to their needs and interacts with campers with patience and compassion.
-Builds relationships with parents and communicates about campers’ needs like food restrictions and campers’ behavior during the day.
-Participates in weekly planning meetings with the Team Leader, Shelter Director and other Coordinators
Job Qualifications:
-Valid Driver’s License required
-Ability to pass a background check required
-High School Diploma or GED Required
-Experience working with children in a professional setting preferred
-Some College preferred
-This is a Part-Time, Temporary, position at 24 hours per week for 12 weeks
Job Types: Part-time, Temporary
Pay: $14.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Bloomington, IN 47403: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $14
