This position is responsible for planning, coordinating and overseeing the overall camp program of a specific club and region and approves all daily camp activities as approved by the Regional directors and ProsToYou. He/she is responsible for communicating with parents, guardians and other camp staff during and after camp hours of operation. The Camp Director is responsible for the care, safety, protection and supervision of the camp environments, staff and participants. The planning, preparation and organization of daily activities and site (set-up / clean-up) as well as all administrative duties of camp is a requirement of the Camp Director.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Knowledge of camp policies, rules, guidelines as well as general practices and procedures followed at the host club.

• Execute the program, plans and implements all camp activities including weekly arts and crafts and special activities and/or assignments.

• Supervises and makes recommendations to the regional directors regarding camp staff advancement or disciplinary action.

• Works closely, cooperatively and amicably with all staff members.

• Executes and reports to Regional directors the camp staff attendance and locates replacements if a staffer is unable to attend.

• Handles questions, problems, and concerns of parents/guardians before and during camp and reports them to the Regional Directors to ensure full circle communication occurs.

• Observes the peer culture to see if there are any problems and implements solutions as necessary.

• Monitors and ensures appropriate participant behavior and adherence to camp rules and regulations.

• Establishes a procedure for handling all difficulties related to health, behavior and other problems and reports incidents to the regional directors and parents/guardians.

• Handles emergency situations in conjunction with the regional directors and host site.

• Assesses the overall program to see if there are any changes that need to be made for optimum functioning. Makes recommendations to the Regional Director when necessary.

• Seeks advice and/ or assistance from the Regional Director when needed.

• Adapts the weekly schedule of camp activities with staff. Assigns games and activities to camp staff.

• Checks ID of parent/guardians at sign-in/sign-out.

• Confirms camp staff presence for payroll reporting purposes.

• Ensures camp is leaving and arriving at each camp check in time (AM half day, PM half day, Full day)

• Filling out all injury and accident reports for every incident in a timely manner and submitting them to the Regional Director..

• Taking care of all injuries including first aid.

• Distribute medication to participants and complete medication log accordingly.

• Pool/Sunscreen checks completed and logged. Pool checks are done every 10 minutes when at the pool and sunscreen checks every hour.

• Make sure parents/guardians sign incident report forms each day.

• Greet parents at check-in/out during the morning and afternoon. Answer any questions parents may have during this time.

Qualifications:

Must be at least 21 years of age, have worked in a camp or daycare setting for a minimum of two summers, and have at least 60 credit hours of college courses at an accredited college or university. First Aid & CPR certification is required prior to the first day of camp. The ideal candidate will have experience in planning programs, the ability to work collaboratively with others, possess excellent leadership, management and organizational skills. The Camp Director must be patient, enthusiastic, self-controlled and dependable.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently need to walk, stand, sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to operate objects or tools, and reach with arms and hands. At times, the employee may need to climb, balance, stoop or kneel. The job requires frequent light lifting (5-10 lbs.) and infrequent heavy lifting of up to 50lbs. The employee will work in the field and be exposed to all types of weather conditions.

These are part-time, seasonal positions (not permanent). Applicants should be at least 21 years of age, possess a valid Driver’s License and have dependable transportation.

The applicant must have the ability to pass a background check. This person must be willing to work alone and available to work full day shifts. The applicant should have excellent communication skills, and be able to follow written and oral instructions. This candidate will have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, the public and department personnel.

Knowledge of equipment used in recreation programming and access to mobile communication is necessary. Employees are required to attend all training(s) as specified. A requirement of this position is working seasonal special events as needed. Access to mobile communications is required. This position reports to the regional directors of their assigned working location.

Job Type: Seasonal

Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Alexandria, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person