YMCA Alexandria - Assistant Camp Director

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is one of the largest charities in the DC area. The Y serves as an anchor in the community offering programs and services encompassing youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

FIND YOUR PLACE AT THE Y... BE AN ASSISTANT CAMP DIRECTOR THIS SUMMER.

Summer camp...adventure, friends, and fun. The Y invites you to join us for an amazing summer that is so much more than a job.

Position: Assistant Camp Director Salary: $16.00-20.00

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is currently hiring an Assistant Camp Director. Working at the Y, you will create exciting and impactful experiences for campers, build connections with your peers and Y professionals, expand your leadership skills, and have fun! This is a seasonal position for the months of June through August 2025 with mandatory training starting May 2025.

Some of the exciting things you will do as an Assistant Camp Director:

• Ensure all campers have a fun, enriching, and safe experience
• Assist with planning and implement the Y camp program in accordance with the goals and policies of the Y and the camp curriculum
• Assist in providing leadership to camp counselors, including training and daily supervision
• Mentor camp staff
• Ensure daily schedule of activities is carried out for all groups of campers
• Assist in conducting weekly team meetings and provide performance feedback on a daily basis
• Ensure that all counselors have daily schedule and the appropriate supplies and resources to deliver a quality program
• Be responsible for camper safety and security
• Ensure adherence to the policies of the Y
• Motivate, energize and encourage counselors to deliver outstanding programming and customer service daily
• Participate in staff trainings and meetings as required

What you need to be an Assistant Camp Director:

• Be able to work from the week before camp begins for training to the end of the final week of the season
• High school graduate
• 21 years of age
• Willing to participate in and obtain CPR and First Aid Certification
• Clear the local jurisdiction requirements for criminal background and/or fingerprinting
• Meet the county/state licensing requirements
• At least two summers of experience in day camp, recreation, physical education, teaching, or working with school age children
• Prior experience assisting supervising staff
• Work well with and in groups
• Able to effectively communicate with children and parents
• Understand and be committed to working with diverse population and to Y character development

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
• Must be physically active to play games and sports with the children
• Must be able to pick-up at least 35 pounds
• Must have visual acuity to observe all children

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Free Y membership
• 403(b) savings plan
• Exciting and collaborative work environment
• Ability to work with creative, talented and diverse individuals!

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Basic Function and Scope of Responsibility:

• Assists the Camp Director with administrative or supervisory duties
• Substitutes for counselors, or oversees a group of campers in addition to other duties
• Assist the Camp Director to ensure staff to child ratios, lesson plans and daily schedules are in place and being followed

Supervisory Responsibility:

¨ No Supervisory responsibility

X Provides guidance, leadership, or training to other employees (no direct supervision)

¨ Directly responsible for supervising non-exempt, clerical, or office administration personnel

¨ Directly responsible for supervising exempt, professional, or technical employees

¨ Directly responsible for supervising supervisory/managerial employees

Organizational Structure:

Job title to which this position reports: Camp Director

Job titles directly reporting to this position: None

Job titles indirectly reporting to this position: None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures adequate safety procedures are in place for the class being taught
• Assists with planning, supervising and implementing the program in accordance with the goals and policies of the YMCA and the day camp curriculum
• Assists with supervising day camp staff and ensures that each carries out daily schedule of activites for their specific group of campers
• Reviews and discusses with camp director any problems with staff or campers
• Ensures documentation of camper attendance, adsenteeism and incidents for each child in compliance with the policies

• Ensures that all counselors have daily lesson plans and the appropriate supplies and program needs to deliver a quality program
• Responsible for camper's safety and security; ensures adherence to the policies of the YMCA
• Ensures that all staff and campers abide by the Aquatics Policies and Procedures related to camp programs
• Communicates with parents regarding their children's experience
• Assists in post-camp evaluation at the end of each camp session

• Assist in monitoring the implementation and regulation of hourly head counts of children by group on a daily basis
• Ensures all campers emergency records are complete with copies made available to lead counselors
• Motivate, energize and encourage counselors to deliver outstanding programming and customer service daily
• Supports the program goals of the YMCA as a whole and the branch in particular
• Other duties as required

Customer Service Standards:

Staff Engagement:

• I will greet all children with a smile and by name
• I will provide ongoing feedback on the child's progress and development

• I will be proactive and responsive to parents needs when concerns occur with their child.

Facility Excellence:

• I will provide a safe and clean environment for all kids
• I will be knowledgeable about the other service area programs and offerings.

Show:

• I will be proactive and responsive to parents needs when concerns occur with their child
• I will build lasting positive relationships with parents and their kids

Education, Certification, Skills, and Experience:

• High school diploma

• Must be 21 years of age
• Current CPR and First Aid Certification
• Documentation of physical examination and TB skin test
• Clear the local jurisdiction requirements for criminal background and/or fingerprinting
• Must meet the county/state licensing requirements

• At least two summers of experience as a Counselor
• Must understand and be committed to working with diverse population and to YMCA character development.
• Complete Training for:

• Blood Borne Pathogens
• Facility Orientation

• Child Care Policy/Prevention of child abuse
• Day Camp Policies
• Staff/Parent Handbook
• Camp Curriculum
• Emergency Procedures

* The YMCA requires that all camp staff attend a minimum of 20 hours of training prior to the start of summer camp and that it be documented in personnel files.

YMCA Leadership Certification:

N/A

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
• Must be physically active to play games and sports with the children
• Must be able to effectively communicate with children and parents
• Must be able to pick-up at least 35 pounds

• Must have visual acuity to observe all children