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Assistant Camp Director Somapy 3

Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, Maplewood, New Jersey, United States, 07040

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Assistant Camp Director

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 include: Ensuring, above all else, campers are safe and well supervised. Assisting 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 in all interactions. Monitoring daily operations and ensuring compliance/training with all state and local licensing/regulations. Ensures that all procedures are followed and accurate records are maintained. Overseeing the scheduling of program activities, theme days, and family nights, in conjunction with the Specialists and Counselors; overseeing logistics and schedules for off-site trips. Communicating performance standards, supervising, evaluating and motivating staff including coaching, teaching, modeling, reinforcing and assisting with difficult situations and correcting behavior. Connecting with staff, campers and parents, making all feel welcome and included. Reviewing regularly with the Child Care Director all concerns, priorities, progress, problems, reports and all matters dealing with camp and programs. Maintaining and overseeing supplies and orders. Identifying and reporting maintenance concerns in a timely fashion. Attending all staff meetings, special events and training events as scheduled. Performing other duties as assigned. Following all YMCA policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completing incident and accident reports as necessary. YMCA competencies include: 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. Qualifications include: Bachelors Degree in related field or equivalent experience. Minimum five years experience working at a camp or related experience working with children in a leadership capacity. Must be able to independently lead and actively participate in a variety of activities. Experience in supervision. Ability to create and deliver activities. Excellent communication skills. First Aid & CPR certifications. Physical demands include: 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.