Assistant Camp Director - JCC Camps at Medford

Our Mission: The JCC Camps at Medford enriches the lives of children by teaching values and life skills in a fun, safe, inclusive, Jewish environment while building confidence, sharing successes, and creating lasting friendships and memories.

Essential Job Roles and Functions:

Program innovation, creation, planning, implementation and evaluation

Provide oversight, supervision and evaluation of seasonal camp leadership and programs with a core focus on the following:

Gesher/LIT (Leader-In Training Program)

Assist Gesher/LIT Director in creating innovative and effective leadership programming

Assist with weekly trip planning and implementation

Teen Travel

Provide oversight of teen travel programs (Chaverim & Tiyulim)

Work in partnership with Travel Directors and Program Administrator to successfully plan a travel calendar

Provide clear and effective communication to travel camp families as needed

Coordinate daily needs of travel including but not limited to communication to families, orientation, updating the camp app, meal/activity fund requests with JCC Finance Department, creating travel guides, etc.

Assist Travel Directors with camper and/or staff behavior management when necessary

Medford Plus

Provide oversight of the Medord Plus director(s)

Ensure proper staffing and that all required camper to staff ratios are met

Assist with program implementation (i.e: activities, supply ordering, etc.)

Assist with administrative tasks including but not limited to providing accurate weekly rosters, communicating add-ons to Camp Registrar, daily attendance, etc.

Provide routine check-ins (in-person at times) to ensure program success

Lead on staff recruitment, retention and experience:

Serve as “gatekeeper” for staff applications

Work closely with seasonal leadership to identify and stay current on staffing needs

Coordinate the staff interview process with new and returning applicants

Work closely with the Program Administrator in the staff hiring process, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness of hiring

Identify staff recruitment opportunities. When applicable, attend staff/career fairs.

Create and implement staff satisfaction and retention initiatives

Lead on Camp Marketing Initiatives

Provide oversight of camp photographer and social media

Create yearly social media calendar and post on varying Social Media platforms throughout the off-season ensuring year-round camp engagement

Work closely with JCC Marketing and Camp Director to identify marketing opportunities to help promote camper recruitment and staff hiring

Create monthly camp newsletters during the off-season and weekly camp newsletters throughout the summer season

Implementation of Camp App

Participate in camper recruitment initiatives:

Identity and attend camp fairs when necessary

Attend camper recruitment events (i.e: open house, off-season camp programming, parlor meetings, etc.)

Provide camp tours for prospective families

Build, foster and maintain positive relationship with camp families to ensure a positive community image for Camp

Take the lead on special event programming included but not limited to Color War, Ruach/Spirit Week, Appreciation Week, Israel Week, etc and create a theme calendar for the summer season.

In partnership with Camp Director & Associate Director, create yearly Judaic theme guide that is to be implemented in camp programming each season. The theme guide should highlight camp’s core values and provide ideas for program implementation focused around the theme

Attend various conferences and trainings for the purpose of staying current and keeping camp cutting edge.

Identify and assist with opportunities focused on year round camp engagement including but not limited to:

Off-season programming (i.e: Fall Festival, Broadway Live, etc.)

Alumni engagement and programming

Fundraising opportunities

On call responsibilities during the camp season when the Director and Associate Director is unavailable

Represent the JCC Camps at Medford at occasional JCC or Federation wide programming and/or special events (i.e: Open Houses, Fundraisers, etc.)

Required Education & Experience:

Master’s degree preferred but at minimum bachelors, preferably in the areas of education, social work, psychology, communications, non-profit management, recreation or related field

Previous camp experience preferred including full time or seasonal

Strong background in day or residential camping

Working knowledge of Judaism, Jewish community and Jewish traditions with experiences in both formal and informal Jewish education preferred

EEO Statement:

The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, and our family of agencies, is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon a person’s actual or perceived gender, race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital/civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, veteran or military status, disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions, or other legally protected characteristics.

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