Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the general direction of the Program Director, the Assistant Camp Director will be responsible for the overall Camp operation: ensuring the safety of campers, licensing compliance, tone-setting, communication with parents, camper behavior management, scheduling, and quality of activities, staff evaluations and coordination of transportation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Ensure, above all else, campers are safe and well supervised.
2. Assist the Child Care Director with recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, developing and directing employees and volunteers. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals. Models relationship-building skills (including Listen First) in all interactions.
3. Monitors daily operations and ensures compliance/training with all state and local licensing/regulations (including but not limited to YMCA Best Practices, American Camp Association standards and Department of Health policies). Ensures that all procedures are followed and accurate records are maintained.
4. Oversee the scheduling of program activities, theme days, and family nights, in conjunction with the Specialists and Counselors;oversee logistics and schedules for off-site trips.
5. Communicate performance standards, supervise, evaluate and motivate staff including coaching, teaching, modeling, reinforcing and assisting with difficult situations and correcting behavior.
6. Connect with staff, campers and parents, making all feel welcome and included.
7. Review regularly with the Child Care Director all concerns, priorities, progress, problems, reports and all matters dealing with camp and programs.
8. Maintain and oversee supplies and orders.
9. Identify and report maintenance concerns in a timely fashion.
10.Attend all staff meetings, special events and training events as scheduled.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
12. Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.
YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):
Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
2. Minimum five years’ experience working at a camp or related experience working with children in a leadership capacity.
3. Must be able to independently lead and actively participate in a variety of activities.
4. Experience in supervision.
5. Ability to create and deliver activities.
6. Excellent communication skills.
7. First Aid & CPR certifications.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ? Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations (depending upon the programs). ? Ability to work in a variety of environments, specifically those subject to extreme heat and humidity. ? Physically and mentally able to respond to emergencies and administer CPR and First Aid.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum five years' experience working at a camp or related leadership experience with children
- Ability to independently lead and actively participate in a variety of activities
- Experience supervising staff
- Ability to create and deliver activities
- Excellent communication skills
- First Aid and CPR certifications
What We Do
The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges is the largest association of YMCAs in New Jersey, serving over 181,000 members and program participants annually. They are an inclusive organization dedicated to strengthening the community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, providing a diverse array of programs for all ages including childcare, summer camps, and wellness initiatives to nurture the potential of children and families.
