Summer Day Camp Director - Camp Ponkapoag; Canton

Summer Day Camp Director - Camp Ponkapoag (Canton)

Department: Child Development:
Day Camp

Employment Type: Seasonal - Full Time

Location: Ponkapoag

Reporting To: Ryan Kelly

Compensation: $56,000 - $63,000 / year

The Ponkapoag Camp Director is a seasonal, full-time position available for 8 weeks from June - August, with additional planning hours available before the start of camp. Under the direction of the Regional Director, the Camp Director is primarily responsible for administering the management, policies, procedures, and curriculum of the assigned program. The Camp Director is responsible for operating a Summer Day Camp during the summer (June-August).

Additional responsibilities include ensuring a developmentally appropriate program that ensures the healthy progression of social-emotional, cognitive, and motor skills for children in compliance with State regulations. The Camp Director ensures the connection of program activities to Y core focus areas of Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility.

• Keeps the safety of campers as the priority. Emphasize personal safety and emotional wellbeing with campers, parents and other camp personnel always.
• Maintain a partnership with the Trustees.
• Support Trustees programs, youth outdoor learning and behavioral needs.
• Creates an active, engaging environment.
• By personal example, help interpret the quality of YMCA values to campers. Must be a positive role model. Develops appropriate relationships with all campers and staff in their care. Understands, establishes, and abides by appropriate boundaries.
• Use positive, constructive methods of discipline/positive reinforcement, and ensures that all staff do the same.
• Creates and implements recreational and educational programs that emphasize group participation with an appropriate amount of choice.
• Assists in keeping daily attendance records. Stay alert to camper needs by practicing active listening.
• Keeps a direct line of communication open with supervisors, partners and counselors.
• Reports all accidents/unusual incidents immediately to appropriate supervisors and creates necessary documentation.
• Communicates program information, problems, and concerns as they occur.
• Plans and implements Camp Special Events and Family Night Activities.
• Coordinates camp activities. Actively participates in and takes ownership of all aspects of camp program, including special events, openings, closings, and extended hours.
• Attend all staff meetings and training sessions. Becomes familiar with provided training materials and actively incorporates them in their day today interactions and work with campers.
• Maintains and cares for all program areas and supplies. Ensure that campers treat all equipment, supplies, and camp property with respect and responsibility.
• Abides by the established YMCA/DPH camp policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines and asks when in doubt.

• Must be at least 21 years of age, unless otherwise specified by the individual camp.
• Must have high school diploma or equivalent; some college, and experience preferred.
• The individual should like to work with children and have the ability to work with, develop, and understand the needs of children.
• The individual must demonstrate a commitment to working with participants from a variety of backgrounds.
• Knowledge of group process - must actively work in harmony with other staff.
• Must be committed to carrying out YMCA mission, camp philosophy, and goals.
• Must utilize effective communication skills.
• Must possess or be willing to obtain current First Aid, Oxygen administration, and CPR certifications and all others as required by the specific camp.