Adventure Division Leader (Summer 2027)

YMCA of Greenville•Cleveland, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

YMCA Camp Greenville is seeking an Adventure Division Leader for Summer 2027 to serve on the summer leadership team and help lead the adventure program. Working alongside the Program Director, this leader coordinates adventure trips, supports connections between adventure and base camp, shares information and schedules with staff, and supports Trip Leaders and Adventure cabin leaders. The role is heavily supervisory and involves leading and training adventure staff, helping manage program operations and challenges, coordinating trip logistics, and supporting both base-camp and adventure-camp needs. The leader also assists with high-adventure activities and staff evaluations. Throughout the summer, the position is responsible for campers’ mental, emotional, and physical well-being and for modeling camp values through safe, professional, creative, and enthusiastic conduct. Camp Greenville is an overnight camp established in 1912 on 1,400 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It hosts boys and girls from the region and around the world for summer camps, retreats, and specialty camps. The YMCA’s culture emphasizes welcoming, genuineness, hope, nurturing, determination, and strengthening communities.

Requirements

Be at least 20 years old by June 2027.
Have CPR/First Aid certification or be able to obtain it before June 2027.
Meet Camp Greenville’s minimum requirements to drive a 15-passenger minibus.
Have a clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
Have experience in two or more of the following adventure areas: backcountry camping, ropes course, mountain biking, caving, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, canoeing, or backpacking.

Nice To Haves

Lifeguard certification and/or WFR/WFA certification.
Experience at Camp Greenville.
Peer leadership experience.
Knowledge of the region.

Responsibilities

Serve as a leader and assist the Program Director in executing adventure trips efficiently and handling problems and conflicts professionally.
Assist the Program Director with leading and training adventure staff in program areas, including trip conduct and execution, the Outback program, campsites, rock climbing, mountain biking, caving, rafting, and canoeing.
Work with other Division Leaders to support base-camp and adventure-camp packout needs.
Support the senior leadership team in summer decision-making and program management.
Create trip schedules, complete food orders, and purchase supplies and equipment.
Assist with facilitating high-adventure programs, such as high ropes and zip lines.
Assist with staff evaluations throughout the summer.
Work effectively with participants of all backgrounds.
Serve as a role model by upholding camp values and working with integrity, creativity, and safety in mind.
Be responsible for campers’ mental, emotional, and physical health and well-being during their time at camp.
Approach responsibilities in a fun, creative, enthusiastic, and professional manner.
Adhere to policies and procedures concerning consumer boundaries, abuse-risk management training, high-risk activities, consumer supervision, mandated reporting, and job-specific abuse-risk management responsibilities.