Seasonal Program Support Specialist

Jewish Community Center•Cherry Hill Township, NJ

22d

About The Position

The role of the Seasonal Program Support Specialist is to provide necessary support to camp’s full-time team and off-season needs primarily focused on marketing, staff recruitment, camper recruitment and other administrative tasks to ensure camp’s success.

Requirements

Previous camp experience preferred including full time or seasonal
Strong background in day or residential camping
Working knowledge of Judaism, Jewish community and Jewish traditions with experiences in both formal and informal Jewish education preferred

Responsibilities

Participate in camper recruitment initiatives:
• Identify and attend camp fairs when necessary
• Attend camper recruitment events (i.e.: open house, off-season camp programming, parlor meetings, etc.)
• Assist in providing camp tours for prospective families
• Build, foster and maintain positive relationship with camp families to ensure a positive community image for Camp
Participate in staff recruitment and retention initiatives:
• Identify and attend staff/career fairs when necessary
• Attend staff interviews
• Assist with staff application review and coordination of applications to seasonal leadership
• Identify opportunities to grow staff retention and increase overall staff satisfaction
Identify and assist with opportunities focused on year-round camp engagement including but not limited to:
• Off-season programming (i.e: Fall Festival, Broadway Live, New Camper BBQ, Camp Reunions, etc.)
• Alumni engagement and programming
• Fundraising opportunities
Assist with camp communications including camp family communication and marketing initiatives in coordination with JCC Marketing including the development of the yearly theme calendar, t-shirt design, updates to parents and staff facing marketing materials, monthly camp newsletters, etc.
Support social media intern and all social media initiatives through the off-season.
Assist Camp Director & Assistant Camp Director on the implementation of special event programming (Color War, Ruach/Spirit Week, Appreciation Week, Israel Week, etc.)
Assist Camp Director & Assistant Camp Director on orientation planning, staff review/evaluation templates, etc.
Attend select camp focused conferences and professional development.