Job Description

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Camp Director will be responsible for overall Camp operation: ensuring the safety of campers, licensing compliance, tone-setting, communication with parents, camper behavior management, scheduling, and quality of activities, staff evaluations and coordination of transportation..

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure, above all else, campers are safe and well supervised.
• Recruits, trains, develops, evaluates, recognizes, holds accountable and directs staff and volunteers in assigned areas, in order to ensure safe, high-quality member focused services through innovative program development, evaluations and ongoing staff training. Ensures staff certifications are current and complete. Models relationship-building skills (including Listen First) in all interactions.
• Monitors daily operations and ensures compliance/training with all state and local licensing/regulations (including but not limited to YMCA Best Practices, American Camp Association standards and Department of Health policies). Ensures that all procedures are followed and accurate records are maintained.
• Develop and implement the Staff Orientation schedule and program.
• Oversee the scheduling of program activities, theme days, and family nights, in conjunction with the Specialists and Counselors.
• Oversee logistics and schedules for off-site trips.
• Communicate performance standards, supervise, evaluate and motivate staff including coaching, teaching, modeling, reinforcing and assisting with difficult situations and correcting behavior.
• Connect with staff, campers and parents, making all feel welcome and included.
• Review regularly with the Senior Program Director all concerns, priorities, progress, problems, reports and all matters dealing with camp and programs.
• Identify and report maintenance concerns in a timely fashion.
• Work in cooperation with all staff and other programs on the property.
• Attend all staff meetings, special events and training events as scheduled.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Safety:

• Must attend and complete all required trainings.
• At all times, uphold camp safety standards. Maintain constant face counts. Will understand and practice risk management and disaster policies and procedures.
• Help maintain group control and facilitate lunchtime activities.
• Follow all YMCA, ACA, and NJ/NY Licensing standards and procedures to ensure the safest and best quality camp and to help maintain ACA accreditation.
• Secure and submit all accident reports, special plans, schedule changes, and evaluations to supervisor when appropriate.
• Report all immediate concerns to supervisor.
• Use two methods of discipline with campers to include redirection to appropriate activities and using positive reinforcement to commend good choices.

DIRECT REPORTS: Waterfront Director, Assistant Camp Director, Specialist, Camp Nurse.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Always maintain a professional demeanor, as you are a representative of the YMCA.
• Wear Camp T-shirt daily.
• Maintain positive attitude, responsibility and self-motivation. Be punctual and reliable.
• Create a positive and nurturing learning environment to instill youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum (5) five year’s experience working at a camp or related experience working with children in a leadership capacity.
• Must be able to independently lead and actively participate in a variety of activities.
• Experience in supervision.
• Ability to create and deliver activities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• First Aid & CPR certifications.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations (depending upon the programs).
• Ability to work in a variety of environments, specifically those subject to extreme heat and humidity.
• Physically and mentally able to respond to emergencies and administer CPR and First Aid.