Assistant​/Associate Director, Camp Nah-Jee-Wah

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Job Title:

Assistant / Associate Director, Camp Nah-Jee-Wah
NJY Camps
21 Plymouth St
Fairfield, NJ 07004

About the Position:

Camp Nah-Jee-Wah is seeking its next Assistant/Associate Director to join our year-round leadership team. This role serves as the number two professional at Camp Nah-Jee-Wah, working directly under and in close partnership with the Senior Director to ensure the successful day-to-day operation and management of camp.
The position title and corresponding salary will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience and skill set. Nah-Jee-Wah serves on average 350-450 1st-6th grade campers with an infrastructure of 200+ seasonal staff members. Its programmatic offerings also include campers who are part of the Round Lake Program, NJY's inclusion program for children with high functioning special needs. The Assistant/Associate Director collaborates with the Senior Director on year-round camper recruitment and engagement, staff hiring, and program design and implementation.

In partnership with agency-wide colleagues, the role also contributes to marketing, communications, logistical planning, facilities coordination, and scheduling. During the summer, the Assistant/Associate Director lives on-site in Milford, PA and plays a central role in supervising program areas, camper divisions, and the seasonal leadership team. This individual helps drive camp culture, staff development, and camper care initiatives, ensuring that Nah-Jee-Wah remains a vibrant, nurturing, and joyful environment for campers and staff alike.

Responsibilities:

Recruit and Retain Campers

• Support the Director in building a framework of innovative recruitment efforts, both virtual and in person to engage, recruit, and retain campers
• Take a lead role in areas of social media engagement and written communications, working in collaboration with other NJY staff
  • Coordinate with Social Media Consultant on content calendar & graphics
  • Manage and maintain Camp Nah-Jee-Wah's presence through Word Press & Facebook (META) advertisements
  • Lead on all outbound communications towards prospective campers through Camp Minder
• Represent camp at a variety of family engagement events, camp tours, and home visits, typically taking place on evenings and weekends, at least 15 during the year

Build a Summer Team of Rockstars

• Utilize various domestic and international recruitment avenues to advertise positions, search for applicants, and conduct both in person and video interviews
• Assist the director in reviewing prospective applicants and determining placements
• Attend organized overseas recruitment events through J1 visa sponsoring agencies
• Support the Director in building an intentional and robust staff orientation plan including staff communications, training sessions, and evaluation
• Supervise specific populations including Cornerstone Fellows, as well as designated divisions and program areas.

Create a Transformational Summer Program

• Work collaboratively with the Director to define camp's big picture programmatic vision and communicate it to all areas of camp
• Manage the creation and execution of all special program days and Saturday programs
• Infuse Jewish and Israel content into all elements of the camp experience
• Create schedules for various program areas and special program days in conjunction with the seasonal leadership team
• Maintain a physical daily presence in and around all areas of camp ranging from bunk clean up time, meals, program periods, and daily routines

Other Nuts and Bolts

• Assume the role of Acting Director during periods of absence of the Senior Director
• Serve as a prominent face and personality for camp: MC'ing events, hosting mealtimes, and representing camp to various other stakeholders
• Collaborate with other members of NJY Camps' professional leadership team, including Cedar Lake Camp, Teen Camp, Round Lake, and other central agency functions
• Oversee certain bespoke recruitment initiatives, including Club Enjoy, a program that welcomes day camp groups for short stays during the summer, and First Step, a trial camp program
• All other duties assigned by the Camp Director

Required Experience:

• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience
• Experience in a seasonal camp leadership capacity
• A proven track record of successfully managing a diverse range of relationships
• An aptitude for camp management, including areas of recruitment, marketing, staffing, program development, and facility management
• Experience working independently, with a great deal of autonomy, and in a flexible work environment

Skills and Qualities:

• Exemplary attention to detail and organization
• Commitment to the lifestyle associated with full-time resident camp employment: A flexible year-round work environment, coupled with an intense, full-on summer with limited downtime
• A self-starter and go-getter with excellent initiative
• Strong time-management capabilities and the ability to stay on top of multiple priorities
• Comfortable working…