Under the direction of the Senior Director of Youth Development, the Assistant Camp Director provide supervision of the Summer Camp Adventure program, along with the associated camp staff. The Assistant Camp Director is an enthusiastic, engaged, creative, and organized leader. Planning, facilitation, and supervision of summer camp program and counselors. The Assistant Camp Director is responsible for the daily operations of the program. Employee’s primary goal is
to ensure the safety of all campers while providing a fostering, nurturing, and safe program environment for campers and staff alike.
1. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director with recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising all camp staff.
2. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director with evaluating staff based on job description and performance
standards.
3. Ensure that DSS and New York State regulations and guidelines are being followed in regard to the YMCA
as a provider of youth programming
4. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director with preparing written materials for the camp program, including
brochures, flyers, parent manuals, emergency cards, and interview paperwork,
5. Assist Senior Youth Development Director with ensuring staff payroll is completed each pay period (collect,
and signed)
6. Ensure behavioral reports, CIT certification documents, and sign-in & sign-out sheets are completed.
7. Handle/discipline/behavior issues as well as communicate promptly with parents/guardians regarding
camper progress and behavior.
8. Enhance and practice the character development traits: honesty, caring, respect, and responsibility.
9. Participate in developing and instructing enrichment activities for youth.
10. Participate in maintaining program records and reports (i.e. attendance & emergency records).
11. Ensure that safety and security of children is a priority. Ensure that the required identification monitoring of
all persons picking children up from the program is happening on an ongoing basis.
12. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director with planning, implementing, and facilitating, camp program
plans for the summer, including themes, program supplies, program food, collaborations with community,
and special guests
13. Provide safety awareness and leadership for staff and campers
14. Have daily verbal communication with staff, children, parents, and YMCA directors. Provide parents with as
much information prior to the “event” via written material, bulletin boards, whiteboards, and tripod flip charts.
15. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director in planning and conducting parent meetings to encourage
congruence between camp staff, parents, and children.
16. Develop and maintain a high level of communication and positive relationships with staff and parents.
17. Attend all staff training, including Red Cross, disabilities, child abuse, etc., along with weekly staff camp
meetings
18. Observe necessary precautions to ensure the safety of program participants and maintain a clean,
professional-looking environment.
19. Engage campers in all daily activities
20. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director with leading weekly staff meetings.
21. Maintain DSS regulations and adult-to-child ratios.
22. Supervise camp counselors; provide breaks for staff
23. Develop and help youth complete a successful Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program, a certification program
that trains and prepares teens to become outstanding camp counselors
24. Assist with swim class organization.
25. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director with developing weekly camper groups
26. Develop weekly bulletin board theme decorations.
27. Complete all necessary paperwork and child files for the upcoming camp week (Usually on Sundays).
28. File all behavior and incident reports at the end of each camp day.
29. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director with hiring special guests for the camp week.
30. Ensure correct procedures, tracking, storage and all parameters of CACFP food program is practiced
31. Assist the Senior Youth Development Director in planning, scheduling, and implementing weekly excursions and
Camp field trips.
32. Supervise administration of authorized medications to campers as indicated by emergency medical card and
parent manual.
33. Other duties as necessary and appropriated by the Senior Youth Development Director
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