Resident Camp Unit Leader

Resident Camp Unit Leader Job Description

A Resident Camp Unit Leader position is open at this beautiful 300-acre camp in Oracle, Arizona, just north of Tucson.
FREE On-campus housing is available
, which includes utilities. This leadership development role in a resident camp setting offers a meaningful experience for campers while promoting YMCA core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The Resident Camp Unit Leader ensures the safety, well-being, happiness, growth, and development of campers and staff by providing leadership to counselors and supporting their ability to meet camper needs.

Anticipated

Start Date:

May 18th, 2026
Anticipated End Date: July 18th, 2026
Site

Location:

Triangle Y Ranch Camp & Retreat Center

34434 S. Y Camp Road
BOX 350
Oracle, AZ 85623

• Assists with and facilitates staff training sessions, provides guidance and motivation to staff to form strong leadership with campers.
• Attends daily meetings with the Camp Director and collaborates with camp leaders, staff, the Resident Camp Activities Leader, and the Camp Director to ensure a safe and high-quality camp program.
• Assists with check-in and check-out processes, and develops and manages staff activity schedules, evening program schedules, and camper schedules.
• Assists in preparing cabin packs for check-in day and camper packets for departure day. Ensures counselors review and return all necessary forms. Assigns cabin assignments to counselors on a weekly basis.
• Supervises the morning flag ceremony and manages staff time-off schedules, ensuring flexibility to meet their needs while maintaining a successful program.
• Ensures compliance with ACA, Department of Health, and YMCA of Southern Arizona standards, policies, and procedures in all areas of camp. Documents and communicates all staff and camper concerns in an appropriate and timely manner to the Camp Director.
• Ensures counselors maintain accurate camper headcounts and never leave groups unsupervised, while adhering to the camp's schedules and planned activities.
• Drives YMCA vehicles both on property and off to transport campers, staff, and/or supplies to activity areas and/or field trips.
• Manages camper discipline, ensuring all staff and camper concerns are properly documented and communicated with the Camp Director. Assists with Camp Reports as needed.
• Ensures the camp stays on schedule for all meetings, activities, and meals. Creates a supportive environment that nurtures the social, emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual well‑being of staff and campers.
• Provides leadership and models excellent customer service to provide a welcoming environment for all staff, members, and guests by following customer service best practices.
• Delivers a personalized approach when engaging with program participants that creates a positive experience. This includes (but is not limited to) introductions to other YMCA program areas and services.
• Has the ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations while adhering to the safety policies and procedures set by the YMCA of Southern Arizona.
• Ensures the safety and well‑being of consumers by maintaining professional boundaries, completing required abuse risk management training, following procedures for high‑risk activities and supervision, reporting suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations, and adhering to mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Actively participates in program activities, events, staff meetings, and staff training sessions.
• Follows all YMCA procedures, policies, guidelines, and protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

* This is not an exhaustive list of job duties. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned.

• At least twenty-five (25) years of age.
• High School Degree or GED.
• At least two (2) years of experience leading and working with children in a resident camp setting.
• Background in childcare preferred.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement age‑appropriate and developmentally appropriate program activities.
• Previous experience with diverse populations and/or the ability to develop…