Position Summary

The Camp Coordinator is responsible for the creation and implementation of all camp programs during the summer, winter, and spring, as well as all vacation day programing. The Camp Director is responsible for the recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising of all camp staff throughout the year. This is a dual position with shared responsibilities with the AJCC Young Adult Department.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative camp programs geared at retaining current campers as well as attracting new campers and their families
• Create a comprehensive marketing and communication plan to promote all camp programs and to have ongoing communication with our camp families.
• Supervise, recruit, train, schedule, and direct all camp staff
• Work with camp bus drivers in all areas of transportation including schedules, vehicle inspection, and maintenance of buses
• Develop and manage camp budget in conjunction with the Director of Youth and Family Programs.
• Monitor and respond to all email and phone messages daily and return messages in a timely manner
• Attend all meetings, trainings, conferences, and events as assigned
• Maintain the highest quality of courtesy, friendliness and service toward members, visitors and other staff
• Understand and support the AJCCs mission, vision, and values
• Work effectively with all staff members
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Behavioral Expectations

• Clearly communicate the mission, ensuring everyone works toward the same goals
• Create a positive environment where two-way communication, accountability, and strong trust are established
• Promote teamwork and respect, both internally between staff as well as in community-facing contexts with donors volunteers, members, and other stakeholders
• Demonstrate the ability to respond with a high degree of responsiveness to the needs and requests of others, internally and externally. Understand the impact of their work on others
• Deal constructively with conflict and focus on the situation, issue or behavior and not on the person by diffusing situations before conflicts arise, resolving conflicts directly and actively promoting and gaining cooperation from others
• Accurately provide and receive information in oral and written communications
• Consistently provide ideas, opinions, or information in an articulate, professional way
• Actively listen to others and demonstrate understanding of other points of view
• Willingness and ability to adjust to changing conditions or priorities
• Take the initiative to identify and act on problems, and lead by example. Consistently make decisions that resolve problems and act decisively when necessary
• Understand and support the AJCCs mission and values
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned