Internal Only* - Senior Site Director Summer Placement Preference Form 2026

**Internal Senior Site Directors Only**

Summer Placement Preference Form

As a Senior Site Director, you are a full-time, year-round employee, and your position for the summer program is guaranteed at your current pay rate. You will have the opportunity to share which positions you are most interested in from the list below. Please note that while your preferences will be taken into account, they do not guarantee placement.

**PLEASE READ** ONLY APPLIES TO SAC POSITIONS

To offer full transparency, the Summer Adventure Camp Program is in the second phase of redesign. The new model of Summer Adventure Camp will continue to build on a stronger emphasis of outdoor programming and field trips, including traditional walking, biking, and people mover outings. Additionally, we will continue to include weekly visits to Camp Fireweed and other exciting excursions, expanding the scope of experiences offered. 

As the program evolves, the details provided here—including positions, titles, or program logistics—may be subject to some adjustments.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Sarah Rosen at srosen@campfireak.org.

Summer Adventure Camp:

• Unit Leader
  • The unit leader is responsible for the overall management and supervision of assigned units (camper/staff groups), overseeing all aspects of youth and staff supervision and safety.  

• Lead Behavior Specialist 
  • The Lead Behavior Specialist will support staff by working closely with youth who require additional resources and guidance to thrive in the program. They will provide coaching to staff, helping them develop effective strategies for managing challenging behaviors, and will intervene as needed to offer direct support
• Lead Field Trip Specialist
  • The Lead Field Trip Specialist will plan, organize, prep and facilitate all field trips for their program. This will include a variety of one big weekly field trip, weekly visits to Camp Fireweed and local walking, biking or people mover field trips. 
• Lead Activity Specialist 
  • The Lead Activity Specialist will be responsible for supporting and overseeing the activity specialists with planning, management, and implementation of specialized activities and curriculum. They will oversee the activity budget, execute activity supply procurement and train/coach staff on activity facilitation. 

Camp Fireweed 

• Archery Specialist
  
  • An Archery Specialist will be responsible for providing instruction, guidance, and supervision to staff and campers during Archery lessons and camp activities.
• Boating Specialist  
  
  • The Boating Specialist will be providing fun and dynamic instruction, guidance, and supervision to staff and campers during boating (canoeing and kayaking) and natural bodies of water (bird identification, shoreline exploration, etc.) lessons and activities. 

• Field Trip Specialist
  
  • A Field Trip Specialist is responsible for planning and coordinating off-site trips that expand campers’ knowledge and awareness of the natural environment within the Anchorage community. 
• Outdoor Living Skills Specialist 
  • The OLS Specialist will be responsible for developing and teaching nature, outdoor education, and outdoor living skills activities to campers and providing guidance on utilizing Leave No Trace principles. Additionally, this position will serve as back-up providing for coverage for Cabin Counselor duties as needed.
    
• Rockwall Specialist
  • This position will be responsible for providing instruction, guidance, and supervision to staff and campers during rock wall climbing lessons and camp activities. Additionally, this position will serve as back-up providing for coverage for Cabin Counselor duties as needed.  
• Counselor in Training Specialist 
  • The CIT Specialist is primarily responsible for the day-to-day supervision, training, and coaching of a group of teen campers. They work closely with counselors and fellow specialists to model leadership, build skills, and help teens engage in a wide range of camp activities.
• Swimming Specialist 
  • The Swimming Specialist will be responsible for providing instruction and supervision to staff and campers during swimming activities, as well developing and executing progressive, inclusive, and fun pool programming.
    
• Behavior & Health Specialist
  • The Camp Health Specialists provide oversight of maintaining and monitoring youth attendance, youth files, completing all relevant paperwork and printing in a timely manner, meeting weekly with the Camp Fire AK Family Service Manager, communicating with parents, camper behavior and healthcare and the overall camp health needs.
• Unit Leader
  • The Unit Leader is responsible for the overall management and supervision of assigned units, overseeing all aspects of youth safety and staff supervision.
     

*To explore more information about Fireweed Positions - please visit the full job postings here* https://campfireak.bamboohr.com/careers