What are the responsibilities and job description for the Camp Lead Instructor (Summer Positions) position at City of Cambridge, MA?
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS:
The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) creates and coordinates services that enhance the quality of life for Cambridge residents. Driven by the needs of residents, DHSP’s extensive services and programs touch almost every sector in the city: from newborns to senior citizens, from school-aged children to homeless families, from non-profit organizations to local employers.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
DHSP’s Division of Community Schools is seeking Camp Lead Instructors for their 10 summer camps. Camp Lead Instructors will develop and implement age-appropriate summer camp curriculum, supervise assigned staff, and be responsible for the overall management of their classroom. Community Schools Summer Camps offer a range of educational and recreational activities in a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment. Each camp focuses on a theme and campers participate in a wide range of activities each day.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Be responsible for the overall management of assigned classroom.Supervise and manage assistant teachers and high school youth assigned to the classroom.
Develop and implement a quality age-appropriate curriculum.
Directly supervise the safety of children.
Participate in all program/camp activities.
Help create an environment that fosters a positive self-image and respects the social and cultural differences of each child and values each child’s strengths, needs, differences, and similarities.
Maintain an open, friendly, on-going communication with parents about the progress of participants.
Supervise participants during snack/lunch periods.
Take daily attendance.
Participate in scheduled staff meetings and professional development.
Responsible for classroom maintenance, equipment, and supplies.
- Report any out-of-the-ordinary incidents and accidents to program administrators.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education and Experience
Be at least 21 years of age.- Have at least two years of experience working with school-age children.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Be available for the entire summer camp program.
- First Aid and CPR certification highly desired (First Aid & CPR training available upon hire).
- The City of Cambridge’s workforce, like the community it serves, is diverse. Applicants must have the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies.
PREFERRED QUALIFCATIONS:
- Experience working with children with special needs desirable and should have a strong interest in working with children from diverse cultural & economic and backgrounds.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sexual Offender Record (SORI) required. Physical and TB Test required.
Physical Requirements, Working Conditions, Work Flexibility and Accommodations:
- The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. The work environment includes classroom and outdoor playgrounds and occasional field trips.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, walk, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to run, during play or responding to an emergency.
- Employees are frequently required to engage with children on the floor and at their eye level. Employees are frequently required to use their hands and arms to handle and manipulate objects as well as reach. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a child.
- Vision abilities are required for supervision of children.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
Please upload the following documents to complete your application:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
ABOUT THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
The City of Cambridge is a diverse and vibrant community that 120,000 residents of different ethnic, racial, religious, U.S. nationals and other backgrounds call home. We take pride in our City’s diversity and strive to create a workplace that is reflective of the community we serve - one in which all employees can thrive. The City is also deeply committed to creating an environment in which all our employees are treated equitably and feel included. In joining our team, you would work in a workplace environment that advances and values antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI), and that is committed to embedding ADEI best practices and tenets in all aspects of our work. City of Cambridge residents are especially encouraged to apply to job openings.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
The City of Cambridge is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, members of the LGBTQ Community, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The City is committed to advancing a workforce culture of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request by contacting Human Resources at humanresources@cambridgema.gov.
