The SDYMCA is hiring Camp Directors for the Little River child care program! Come have fun and make a difference in the lives of children! This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Little River Director is responsible for managing and evaluating counselors, camper behavior management and parent communication. The Little River Director also serves a member of the senior staff team and is charged with high level leadership across the entire camp operation. Little River Directors are expected to lead by example and inspire those around them.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Communicate clearly and effectively with Camp Lincoln staff to receive schedule for Camp Lincoln trips
• Receives call-outs from staff, adjusts schedule accordingly
• Create and maintain staff schedules
• Send out regular communications to staff about appropriate practices, reminders about events and trips
• Point person for parent communication, sends out daily emails recapping daily activities to families
• Upkeeps medication log, ensures all medication is administered appropriately
• Maintain staff clipboards, including allergy and medical information, staff schedules, break schedules, and daily schedules
• Attend field trips and camp trips to help with breaks, activities as needed
• Helps staff troubleshoot Paylocity issues, ensures time is entered correctly at the end of each payroll period
• Keeps record of all incident and accident reports, turns them into HR Generalist as needed
• Designs training week, ensures each staff member is trained appropriately and has an opportunity to clarify their role
• Manages relationships with vendors and stakeholders, passes along all necessary field trip materials to Program Coordinator
• Works with Program Coordinator to create weekly schedule, shops for appropriate materials
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

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  Minimum of 3 years leadership and childcare experience.
• Teaching, facilitating, teambuilding experience preferred.
• Supervisory and staff development experience preferred.
• Prior experience working with children preferred.
• Familiarity with various outdoor activities.
• Strong working knowledge of computers and all common programs such as Word and Excel.
• Administrative experience.
• Ability to effectively delegate responsibilities to others and support them in their endeavors as necessary.
• Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information.
• Energetic and positive personality.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to stay calm in stressful situations.
• Ability to respond to critical incidents and act swiftly in emergency situations.
• Must be able to complete YMCA required training as scheduled by management.
• Must maintain updated certifications of the job (CPR and First Aid/AED).
• Must successfully clear FBI and state criminal background checks.
• Ability to stay calm in stressful situations.
• Ability to respond to critical incidents and act swiftly in emergency situations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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  Ability to sit, stand or walk for long periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• Ability to push, pull, bend and kneel regularly.
• Ability to communicate verbally (in-person and on phone) and in writing is essential.
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency
• Ability to view and enter data on computer for long periods of time.

Southern District YMCA is an Equal Opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of SDYMCA to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or genetic information.