AGQ: Leadership Director

Apply Job Type

Temporary

Find Your Impact. Find Your Y. When you work at the Y, every day, you can empower young people, improve people’s health and well‑being, and make a positive impact in your community.

Responsible to help improve efficiencies when it comes to staff development and leadership programs including J-Staff, CITs, and LITs. Assist with the training, and mentorship of staff and be on‑point to problem solve staff and camper conflicts and/or issues.

• Supervise and evaluate J-Staff Directors, CIT Directors, and LIT Program Coordinators, Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager.
• Set expectations with your Supervisees pre‑camp and follow‑up as necessary.
• Provide formal mid‑way evaluations during Session 2.2 and a formal final evaluation at the end of each supervisee’s season. Coordinate with Side leaders and Cedar Leaders to provide feedback on supervises cabin counseling skills.

• Work with J-Staff Directors and CIT Directors on Pre‑Camp communication/outreach.
• Lead, plan, and implement virtual J-Staff and CIT trainings – with the support of other Leadership Team members and Staff Development Directors respectively. Ensure training sessions are executed for all J-Staff and CITs.
• Act as an active mentor for younger staff, and resource to their respective directors.
• Assist the J-Staff and CIT Directors through tough conversations with their staff.
• Oversee the scheduling of CITs into dishing, program areas, and professional development. Facilitate professional development sessions, alongside CIT Directors.
• Be an additional staff member on CIT/J‑Staff time off.

• Coordinate with LIT Directors on pre‑camp communications with LIT participants.
• Aid in the development and education of Leadership program participants.
• Support LIT directors and staff in fostering appropriate behavior and positive group dynamics.
• Oversee and support LIT Directors in facilitating a positive, productive LIT experience including the LIT service project, LIT Trip, and LIT Evening Activity.
• Plan and direct appropriate in‑service (skill, behavior, group dynamics) training for LIT directors and staff during camp.
• Approve and ensure follow through of LIT session schedule focused on personal growth, community service, and leadership.

• Responsible for ordering food and beverages for CIT on‑camp time off.
• Collaborate with LIT Directors to plan LIT Service projects in advance and purchase any necessary supplies.
• Support Store Manager with GFS Ordering as necessary.
• Adhere to provided program budgets and review purchases with Camp Director.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Ability to live at Camp AGQ from the pre‑season throughout the summer season is required.
• Understanding of American Camp Association, State of Michigan licensing for children’s camps and State Environmental Health requirements is preferred. ACA Visitor preferred.
• Understanding of program development, staff and volunteer training and development, fiscal management, and life spans of programs is critical.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills, organizational abilities, supervisory skills, and initiative in program development.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team is necessary.
• Ability to work autonomously under general direction, within the Y core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility and is expected to determine how to accomplish tasks.
• Must be able to learn and use Y specific software and camp platforms within 30 days of employment. Must be capable of using basic Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Knowledge of the Y movement and branding is preferred.
• Multilingual ability is preferred.

• Certifications in CPR & First Aid are required within 14 days of employment. CPR/First Aid trainer preferred.
• Chauffeur’s license is preferred.
• Serv Safe certification preferred and/or ability to become Serv Safe certified prior to campers being on site.

• Ability to work in excess of a…