Assistant Camp Director: Teen Camp

Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges Inc•Maplewood, NJ

About The Position

Under the general direction of the Program Director, the Assistant Camp Director will be responsible for the 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
Minimum five years’ 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.

Responsibilities

Ensure, above all else, campers are safe and well supervised.
Assist the Child Care Director with recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, developing and directing employees and volunteers. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals. 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.
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 Child Care Director all concerns, priorities, progress, problems, reports and all matters dealing with camp and programs.
Maintain and oversee supplies and orders.
Identify and report maintenance concerns in a timely fashion.
Attend all staff meetings, special events and training events as scheduled.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.