Job Description
Job Location: Whatcom Family YMCA - Bellingham, WA 98225
Position Type: Seasonal
Salary Range: $22.84 - $25.20 Hourly
Ready to trade your desk for trails, teamwork, and adventure? The Whatcom Family YMCA is looking for an energetic and passionate TREK Camp Supervisor to lead an unforgettable outdoor summer experience for youth in grades 5–7.
As the leader of our traveling adventure camp, you’ll guide a team of awesome staff and help campers explore parks, trails, and outdoor spaces across Whatcom and Skagit counties. Your mission? Create a safe, engaging, and empowering camp environment where kids build confidence, friendships, and independence.
What You’ll Do
As our Trek Camp Supervisor, you’ll be the heartbeat of camp operations for youth in grades 5-7. You’ll:
- Lead and inspire a dynamic team of counselors and staff
- Plan and oversee hands-on outdoor adventures including hiking, team challenges, STEM activities, service projects, and creative recreation
- Drive campers in a YMCA vehicle to exciting daily destinations
- Foster teamwork, leadership, and positive risk-taking
- Ensure safety, strong supervision, and high-quality programming
- Connect with families and create a welcoming camp community
You’ll spend your days outdoors, on your feet, solving problems, celebrating camper wins, and modeling what leadership with heart looks like.
Who You Are
You’re someone who:
- Loves working with youth and believes in their potential
- Is confident supervising staff and providing direction
- Thinks proactively and stays calm under pressure
- Understands group management and positive behavior guidance
- Values inclusion and works to ensure every child feels they belong
- Communicates clearly and builds strong relationships with families and colleagues
- Brings energy, flexibility, and a sense of humor to your work
- Experience working with school-aged youth (especially middle schoolers)
- At least 1 year of leadership or supervision experience
- Passion for youth development, outdoor learning, and teamwork
If you’ve led camp programs, youth recreation, child care, or outdoor education before — even better!
Why the Y?
At the Whatcom Family YMCA, we strengthen our community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Everything we do is rooted in equity and the belief that every child deserves access to safe, supportive, and transformative experiences.
When you join our team, you’ll:
- Gain meaningful leadership experience
- Make a tangible impact on youth and families
- Be part of a supportive, mission-driven team
- Spend your summer outdoors instead of behind a desk
- Help create core memories for kids that last a lifetime
Ready to Lead the Best Summer Ever?
If you’re ready to build confidence, inspire your team, support families, and create meaningful outdoor experiences for youth — we’d love to meet you.
Apply today and help us make this summer one to remember.
QualificationsWhat You’ll Need
- Experience working with youth (especially middle schoolers) in camp, child care, recreation, or similar settings
- At least 1 year of leadership or supervision experience
- CPR/First Aid/AED certifications (or ability to obtain before camp begins)
- A commitment to safety, inclusion, and YMCA core values: honesty, respect, caring, and responsibility
- Strong communication and organization skills
- Ability to drive YMCA vehicles and maintain safety standards
Bonus Points If You Have:
- Wilderness First Aid or Lifeguard certification
- Knowledge of local parks and trails
- Outdoor adventure or camp leadership experience
- Bilingual or multilingual skills
WORK ENVIRONMENT & 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.
- The employee needs sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to safely supervise program activities.
- Ability to plan, lead, and participate in program activities in a variety of indoor and/or outdoor settings.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
