Assistant Director of Teen Programs & Specialty

Job Title: Assistant Director, Teen Programs and Specialty Areas
Department:Program
Reports to: Summer Camp Director
Salary Range: $75,000 – $80,000
Location: San Francisco / Groveland

Tawonga’s mission is to provide educational and recreational programs for children, adults and families that foster self-esteem, inclusive community, connections with nature, a commitment to justice, and a positive Jewish identity. We run programs at our residential campsite next to Yosemite National Park and in the Bay Area, serving over 5,000 people a year.

At Camp Tawonga, we are a caring, collaborative, joyous group of professionals who take great pride in fulfilling our mission and having fun while doing it. We have deep respect for our community, the children and the families who participate in our programs; for nature and the physical world; and for the Jewish value of “tikkun olam” – repairing the world.

Our team has taken many different paths to arrive at Tawonga, from growing up as campers to being brand new to working at a summer camp, and more. We are a Jewish organization, and we welcome and are inclusive of all staff and community members, Jewish and non-Jewish. We are committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion – and the ongoing reflection, learning, and action required to be aligned with these values.

The Assistant Director, Teen Programs and Specialty Areas is a key part of Camp Tawonga’s camp leadership team. This position contributes to the mission of Camp Tawonga by directing all aspects of our Teen Programs including the Teen Leadership Institute, Specialists/Counselors-in-Training program, and year-round teen programs like the Teen Winter Retreat. In addition, during the year this director plans and hires for our speciality department areas at Camp such as Arts & Crafts, Waterfront, Jewish Programming, Sports, Drama, Dance, and Music.

The Assistant Director as an at-camp Director during summer season, travels with the teens on the Teen Leadership Institute trip, and partners with other key program staff members to co-direct our weekend family camps and adult retreats and to support our “Down the Mountain” Bay Area programs as needed.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Train and supervise seasonal program staff while at camp and on the road
• Recruit, hire, and train summer staff
• Help plan and lead supervisor and staff training

• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate summer programs for teens ensuring high-quality programming
• Recruit and select teens for participation, managing processes for applications, interviews and reference checking
• Recruit, interview, and hire staff for programs, managing processes for applications, interviews and reference checking
• Design and implement staff training
• Supervise program staff and manage camper issues within the program
• Lead trainings and programming for teens
• Travel with the teens during off-site trips as the most senior leader on the trip
• Responsible for the day-to-day management and leadership of teen programs

• Design and implement programs to engage teens year-round
• Create and oversee year-round programming for teens
• Recruit teens to participate in programs
• Collaborate with other staff to best integrate teens into existing programs
• Participate in grants related to teen engagement and programs
• Collaborate with hiring team to recruit teens who have completed our SCIT programs to work as staff for Tawonga programs

• Evaluate and innovate the speciality areas at camp
• Create vision and resources for strengthening Jewish programming, arts & crafts, waterfront, music, drama, dance and sports programming
• Hire and train staff to lead specialty departments
• Recruit guest educators to visit Camp during the summer and enhance specialty program offerings
• Innovate…