Day Camp Specialist - BMDC
About The Position
The Day Camp Specialist supports the YMCA’s mission of strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The role provides direct supervision of a group of children in a seasonal day camp and designs and delivers a specialty program tailored to the skills and interests of each age group. The Specialist works with counselors to provide quality specialty programming that nurtures creativity, cooperation, skill development, and self-esteem, supports each child’s potential, and encourages peer connections. The Specialist plans and leads activities, guides counselors in delivering specialty programming, manages specialty supplies, and assists the Camp Director with camp themes, events, and general activities. The role also supports camper development, maintains positive relationships with families and volunteers, and helps ensure a clean, welcoming, and safe camp environment. The position requires completion of required training and adherence to camp safety practices, YMCA, ACA, and New Jersey licensing standards, and applicable risk-management and emergency procedures. The Specialist reports immediate concerns to the Camp Director or nearest supervisor and submits relevant accident reports, special plans, schedule changes, and evaluations.
Responsibilities
- Plan, set up, and deliver age-appropriate activities within the assigned specialty area that sustain campers’ interest.
- Instruct counselors in teaching specialty activities and encourage their activity planning and leadership.
- Lead specialty activities with counselor assistance and help keep counselors focused on the activity.
- Manage specialty supply inventory, assist the Camp Director with ordering, and keep the storage area neat and organized.
- Assist the Camp Director with camp themes, special events, and general camp activities.
- Welcome campers enthusiastically, learn their names, and respond to their needs.
- Encourage campers’ youth development, model positive behavior, teach problem-solving, and maintain basic discipline and group control.
- Help ensure volunteers have a positive experience and support increased volunteer participation.
- Build positive relationships with member families and learn why they come to the YMCA.
- Help keep the group and camp area clean.
- Participate actively and enthusiastically in camp activities and take on other duties as needed when not leading a specialty program.
- Attend and complete all required training.
- Uphold camp safety standards, maintain constant face counts, and understand and follow risk-management and disaster policies and procedures.
- Help maintain group control and facilitate lunchtime activities.
- Follow YMCA, ACA, and New Jersey licensing standards and procedures to support safe, high-quality programming and ACA accreditation.
- Submit accident reports, special plans, schedule changes, and evaluations to the Camp Director when appropriate, and report immediate concerns to the Camp Director or nearest supervisor.
- Use redirection to appropriate activities and positive reinforcement to guide camper behavior.
- Maintain a professional demeanor as a YMCA representative, wear a camp T-shirt daily, and be positive, responsible, self-motivated, punctual, and reliable.
- Create a positive and nurturing learning environment that fosters youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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