Cooking Summer Camp Director

Club SciKidz MD • Ellicott City, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Club SciKidz MD offers science, cooking and technology summer camps for children ages 4-15 years in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Montgomery counties. We are currently hiring a Program Director for our Cooking Camps that are held throughout Howard County. The location of the cooking camps changes a few times throughout the summer. (3 weeks in Columbia, 3 weeks in Ellicott City, 3 weeks in North Laurel)
Our cooking programs are half-day, but there is always an AM and PM session, so it's a full day of camp. Program director should be available to work 7:45am-5:30pm, although those will not be the scheduled hours every day. Weekly salary starts at $775 and is dependent on experience.

Requirements

• Certified teacher with at least 2 years teaching experience; other comparable experience considered
• Organized and detail oriented. Able to keep running inventory of materials and keep supplies organized and stocked
• Enjoy cooking and working with food; have a solid understanding of basic cooking, baking and kitchen skill
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with parents, as well as with handling parent concerns
• Have strong classroom management skills and experience working with children of varying behaviors, abilities and needs
• Organized and detail oriented
• Love working with kids
• Work at least 4 weeks (between June 22nd-August 14th) at different locations throughout Howard County.
• Work Monday-Friday, 8:15am-5pm
• Attend required trainings: June 6, June 8 and June 11
• CPR & First Aid certification (in person class required)
• Passionate about working with children and teaching & providing a positive camp experience

Nice To Haves

• Preference given for candidates who can work 6 or more weeks

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the implementation of the cooking camps, either one or two sets (AM & PM) each week
• Managing staff & ensuring lessons and activities are implemented appropriately; helping and assisting as needed
• Ensure staff has needed materials and ingredients for each day and purchases perishables throughout the week; keeping ingredients and materials organized and stocked from day to day; using provided lessons and packing lists to check materials and supplies
• Printing of weekly reports, checking for paperwork completing, keeping all forms organized and ensuring adherence to standards and regulations.
• Ensuring camper supervision and safety and handling camper behaviors; overseeing any needed modifications due to food allergies
• Parent communication and interaction

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level