The mission of Camp Highroad is to be an outdoor ministry set apart to serve, grow and renew all who visit.
Our Vision is to create expansive and enriching year-round experiences for people of all ages. This vision is anchored in Christianity and supported by a fully equipped staff and engaged community, operating with updated, sustainable systems and facilities. Camp Highroad is a ministry of the United Methodist Church.
The Assistant Director for Summer Camp, under the direction of the Camp Highroad Director, will lead a team of part time and seasonal staff to achieve this mission and vision. This will involve supervision of a part time summer staff of approximately 50 individuals. All functions and activities will be performed in alignment with the United Methodist Church Book of Discipline and all Camp policies.
Qualifications:
- An active faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to see all come to know and grow in Him.
- Experience in summer camp ministry, and programs with similar complexity.
- The ideal candidate will have post high school education with bachelor's degree desirable.
- Physically able to handle the demands and rigors of a schedule and responsibilities that can result in long and demanding days.
- Possess proven management, leadership and interpersonal skills that inspire seasonal and summer staff.
General Responsibilities:
- Establish summer camp theme and grounding Scripture with supporting messages.
- Develop schedule, budget, execution plan and staffing requirements for summer camp.
- Coordinate program offerings with colleagues, develop summer camp specific program offerings.
- Recruit and in coordination with the Camp Director, hire summer staff to include counselors, counselors in training, team leaders and support staff in accordance with plan.
- Market summer camp using social media, constant contact email and by engaging, community and faith-based organizations.
- Administer registration processes in CampBrain, aligning campers, and staff to specific weeks and programs to fully maximize planned summer camp capacity.
- Virtually onboard hired seasonal and summer staff ensuring set up in payroll system.
- Conduct and coordinate the training for seasonal and summer staff required for Summer Camp program.
- Develop weekly schedules for programs and activities specific to each week.
- Manage seasonal and summer staff to execute programs and activity schedules, reallocating summer staff to other camp needs as available.
- Make recommendations, and draft changes to update policies and procedures as they relate to summer camp program.
- Administer summer staff performance evaluation program, giving summer staff feedback and development guidance so that they can progress through increasing roles of responsibilities.
- Execute summer camp in coordination and support of other Camp Highroad full-time staff.
- Ensure weekly summer camp staff meetings are conducted, identifying lessons learned and areas of improvement to incorporate in following week.
- Coordinate end of summer camp season party with Camp Director and Camp Highroad Board.
Evaluation and Benefits:
- Full time position with UMC pension.
- Annual evaluation will occur by the Camp Highroad Executive Director in accordance with the employee manual whose policies are incorporated herein as are other written policies.
- Competitive salary plus health insurance for Assistant Director and family.
- It is expected that the Assistant Director for Summer Camp will perform duty host responsibilities outside of Summer Camp season on a rotating basis.
Application Instructions: Please send resume to Board Chair, Greg Early, board.chair@camphighroad.org. Please note Assistant Director for Summer Camp in Subject line. Open until filled.
Salary Range/Compensation Package: Competitive Salary, Full Benefits, Pension