CIT Director, Camp Kaleidoscope, Summer Day Camp

Be a mentor. Lead with camp spirit.

Do you love coaching a staff of teens and young adults, building community, and creating joyful experiences for children? JCC Greater Boston is looking for a dynamic and engaging leader for our Counselors in Training program.

The CIT Director is part of camp leadership, helping to ensure the camp day runs smoothly to maximize fun while keeping everyone safe. They serve as the primary leader, mentor, and support system for our Counselors in Training, training and coaching them as they develop into future Camp Counselors. The CIT Director provides ongoing guidance to CITs, upholds camp policies and traditions, and models excellence in leadership.

JCC Greater Boston offers free bus service for staff from Cambridge, Brookline, Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Wayland, Framingham, Natick, Needham, Newton, and Wellesley during the summer season.

Each day, you'll be a visible, approachable leader for our Counselors in Training. You'll mentor the CITs, support positive group dynamics, and step in to problem-solve when needed. You'll model patience, professionalism, and camp spirit while helping create a safe, inclusive, and joyful experience for all. By summer's end, you'll know you've made a lasting impact on both campers and staff.

At our camps, the best part of the day is simple: the campers. Our staff say their favorite moments are playing games, cheering campers on at swim, creating art together, and bonding over shared interests. Staff describe camp as fun, dynamic, and inclusive. Here, you'll gain leadership skills, make lasting friendships, and create unforgettable experiences - for campers and yourself.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston's core values - Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation - which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish.

• Supervise, mentor, and support counselors and staff within assigned unit
• Build strong relationships with campers, ensuring safety, inclusion, and positive group dynamics
• Provide hands-on support for staff training and ongoing professional development throughout the summer
• Mediate staff and camper conflicts with fairness and consistency, escalating issues to camp leadership when necessary while always keeping camp leadership informed
• Partner with counselors to manage camper behavior and implement strategies for inclusion and support
• Uphold and model camp policies, values, and culture through daily leadership
• Communicate effectively with camp leadership, fellow unit heads, and families when appropriate
• Facilitate logistics and camp operations, including attendance, safety procedures, and equipment/materials as needed
• Serve as visible, approachable leader who fosters teamwork, joy, and professionalism among staff

• Actively create a welcoming dynamic that contributes to an environment where each individual is valued and respected
• Actively participate as an essential team member
• Support JCC Greater Boston's mission, vision, and values of belonging, joyfulness, collaboration, and transformation, including through role modeling
• Enthusiastically representing the organization, model excellence and achievement
• Attend JCCGB meetings and trainings as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

This is a great chance to join JCC Greater Boston's respected and valued — people-oriented workplace of diverse community services providers, which is rapidly growing!

This is a stipend position with a daily schedule of 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday. Offering great perks, including JCC Health & Fitness center access, a supportive, vibrant in-person work environment. The pay rate offered will ultimately be determined by relevant qualifications, experience, and…