Camp Manager - Canada Summer Jobs (Calgary Chapter)

The Muslim Association of Canada•Calgary, AB

2h•Onsite

About The Position

The summer programs manager will be responsible for overseeing the entire operation of all summer camps, programs, and activities for youth. This role involves working closely with various coordinators to ensure tasks are developed and executed, goals are achieved, and planning is well-developed. The manager will also collaborate with other staff to book field trips, create and market posters, and ensure other summer programs are running smoothly. Key responsibilities include guiding summer youth workers, developing follow-up plans and programs, mentoring youth workers, managing day-to-day activities (curriculum, resources, finances, communication), and setting goals while working independently and as part of a team. Through this position, the manager will gain fundamental skills in situation assessment and problem-solving, develop creativity and innovation, enhance personal management skills (organizational and leadership), and become adaptable and continuously learning.

Requirements

Client facing at times in a professional and cordial manner.
Work alongside a number of other employees and volunteers on a variety of projects and tasks in a professional and cordial manner.
Interact with clients/customers both internal and external.
Assess situations and identify problems.
Seek different points of view and evaluate them based on facts.
Recognize the human, interpersonal, technical, scientific, and mathematical dimensions of a problem.
Identify the root cause of a problem.
Be creative and innovative in exploring possible solutions.
Evaluate solutions to make recommendations or decisions.
Implement solutions.
Check to see if a solution works, and act on opportunities for improvement.
Understand and work within the dynamics of a group.
Ensure that a team’s purpose and objectives are clear.
Be flexible: respect, and be open to and supportive of the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of others in a group.
Recognize and respect people’s diversity, individual differences, and perspectives.
Accept and provide feedback in a constructive and considerate manner.
Contribute to a team by sharing information and expertise.
Lead or support when appropriate, motivating a group for high performance.
Understand the role of conflict in a group to reach solutions.
Manage and resolve conflict when appropriate.
Follow a plan, design, or carry out a project or task from start to finish with well-defined objectives and outcomes.
Seek feedback, test, revise, and implement.
Work to agreed-upon quality standards and specifications.
Select and use appropriate tools and technology for a task or project.
Adapt to changing requirements and information.
Continuously monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to improve.
Liaise with a variety of stakeholders both internal (other employees, management) and external (vendors, students, parents).
Communicate in a variety of ways (in-person, in writing and digitally from time to time).
Communicate, manage information, use numbers and think-through and solve problems.
Read and understand the information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams).
Write and speak so others pay attention and understand.
Listen and ask questions to understand and appreciate the points of view of others.
Share information using a range of information and communications technologies (e.g., voice, e-mail, computers).
Use relevant scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge and skills to explain or clarify ideas.
Locate, gather, and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems.
Access, analyze, and apply knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages, science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities).
Decide what needs to be measured or calculated.
Observe and record data using appropriate methods, tools, and technology.
Make estimates and verify calculations.

Responsibilities

Oversee the entire operation of all summer camps, programs, and activities for youth.
Work closely with and alongside the summer camp coordinator to ensure that all summer camp tasks are being developed and well-executed, the summer camp goals are being achieved, planning is well developed and executed.
Work alongside the youth activities administrator and marketing & social media coordinator to ensure that field trips and bussing are booked accordingly, that posters are being created, updated, and marketed.
Work closely and follow up with the junior high and high school activities coordinator to ensure that all other summer programs are running well and are being managed and followed up on.
Follow up with and guide all summer youth workers.
Develop a comprehensive follow up plan and program for the summer programs and activities.
Develop a program to mentor and guide summer youth workers.
Follow up with the day-to-day activities associated with curriculum, resources, field trips, finances, communication with coordinators, counselor and parents.
Set goals and priorities, and work independently and as a part of a team when planning and executing the program.
Assess situations and identify appropriate solutions.
Be creative and innovative in coming up with solutions and implementing the best resolution.
Gain personal management skills, specifically organizational and leadership skills by supervising the counselors, assistant counselors, volunteers and manage the relationship between the camp participants, counselors, and parents.
Be adaptable and willing to learn continuously.
Interact with clients/customers both internal and external.
Seek different points of view and evaluate them based on facts.
Recognize the human, interpersonal, technical, scientific, and mathematical dimensions of a problem.
Identify the root cause of a problem.
Be creative and innovative in exploring possible solutions.
Evaluate solutions to make recommendations or decisions.
Implement solutions.
Check to see if a solution works, and act on opportunities for improvement.
Understand and work within the dynamics of a group.
Ensure that a team’s purpose and objectives are clear.
Be flexible: respect, and be open to and supportive of the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of others in a group.
Recognize and respect people’s diversity, individual differences, and perspectives.
Accept and provide feedback in a constructive and considerate manner.
Contribute to a team by sharing information and expertise.
Lead or support when appropriate, motivating a group for high performance.
Understand the role of conflict in a group to reach solutions.
Manage and resolve conflict when appropriate.
Follow a plan, design, or carry out a project or task from start to finish with well-defined objectives and outcomes.
Seek feedback, test, revise, and implement.
Work to agreed-upon quality standards and specifications.
Select and use appropriate tools and technology for a task or project.
Adapt to changing requirements and information.
Continuously monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to improve.
Liaise with a variety of stakeholders both internal (other employees, management) and external (vendors, students, parents).
Communicate in a variety of ways (in-person, in writing and digitally from time to time).
Communicate, manage information, use numbers and think-through and solve problems.
Read and understand the information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams).
Write and speak so others pay attention and understand.
Listen and ask questions to understand and appreciate the points of view of others.
Share information using a range of information and communications technologies (e.g., voice, e-mail, computers).
Use relevant scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge and skills to explain or clarify ideas.
Locate, gather, and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems.
Access, analyze, and apply knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages, science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities).
Decide what needs to be measured or calculated.
Observe and record data using appropriate methods, tools, and technology.
Make estimates and verify calculations.