LIT/CIT Director -- YMCA Camp Cosby

YMCA•Clear Creek Estates, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

In accordance with YMCA Christian principles, the LIT/CIT Director assists with caring for summer campers and staff and ensuring their safety, well-being, happiness, growth, and development. The director lives in a cabin with campers ages 15–16 and is the primary staff member working with participants in the Leaders in Training/Counselors in Training (LIT/CIT) program. The role supports staff, enforces policies and procedures, plans and leads activities, gathers supplies, builds a positive staff culture, and mentors LIT/CIT campers. The position also supports learning and coordinates meals. The director leads assigned staff-training sessions, supports and mentors staff, and oversees the safety and welfare of campers and staff in the LIT/CIT program and assigned accountability areas. The role schedules LIT/CIT and leadership activities, helps campers develop daily schedules consistent with program curriculum, supports activity periods, and coordinates with the Activities Director and Program Coordinator. The director ensures camp, YMCA, ACA, and Department of Health standards are followed; keeps equipment and records in order; reports incidents and behavioral concerns; and helps maintain a safe, engaging camp experience. The director also participates in Morning Watch, including a devotion and the Pledge of Allegiance, and supports camper check-in, check-out, cabin activities, and evaluations. The position requires adherence to child-safety and abuse-prevention policies, including annual abuse risk management training, appropriate supervision and boundaries, reporting suspicious or inappropriate behavior and policy violations, and compliance with mandated abuse-reporting requirements. Effectiveness is measured by the safety and enjoyment of staff and campers, the quality of the program, and participants’ desire to return to Camp Cosby.

Requirements

Believe in the YMCA mission and model high moral standards, Christian character, and values.
Demonstrate teamwork and enthusiasm for service to others.
Have at least 2 years of prior experience with children ages 15–16 in camping or related youth work.
Have prior experience as a peer leader or supervisor.
Have the physical ability to cover the entire campgrounds and participate in all camp activities.
Be able to work positively with staff from different backgrounds.
Know and follow all Camp Cosby and YMCA of Greater Birmingham policies and procedures, and ensure staff follow them.
Be able to obtain CPR and First Aid certifications.
Be at least 18 years of age.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned sessions during staff training.
Support and encourage staff to become effective leaders with campers; train and mentor staff.
Take responsibility for the safety, health, welfare, and happiness of LIT/CIT staff and campers in the program and assigned accountability areas.
Attend all staff meetings.
Schedule LIT/CIT and leadership activities and ensure campers design daily schedules that follow the program curriculum.
Ensure ACA, Department of Health, and YMCA of Greater Birmingham standards are followed throughout camp.
Supervise and support activity periods, communicate program needs to the Activities Director, and lead activities as needed while LIT/CIT campers shadow activities.
Ensure activity equipment is cared for, returned to its proper location, and reported to the Activities Director when replacement is needed.
Never leave a group unsupervised; follow camp schedules and planned activities.
Support camp leaders and coordinate with the Program Coordinator and Activities Director to provide a safe, high-quality camp program.
Assist counselors with camper behavior and disciplinary needs when requested.
Record matters and submit required documentation to the Program Coordinator promptly; notify the Program Coordinator about incidents, behavior concerns, and discipline problems.
Participate in Morning Watch with campers, including a devotion and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ensure LIT/CIT campers are on time for meetings, activities, and meals.
Greet parents during check-in and check-out, help campers feel comfortable, maintain order, and ensure cabins have group activities planned for downtime.
Help ensure campers’ belongings are returned to their owners and minimize lost-and-found items.
Create an environment that supports staff and campers socially, emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Write and facilitate LIT/CIT camper evaluations with assistance from the Program Coordinator and Activities Director.
Follow child-safety policies, attend annual abuse risk management training, comply with high-risk activity and supervision procedures, report suspicious or inappropriate behavior and policy violations, and follow mandated abuse-reporting requirements.
Support learning and coordinate meals.