Camp Director

This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the overall camp program and approves all daily camp activities as approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation. He/she is responsible for communicating with parents, guardians, and other camp staff during and after camp hours of operation. The Camp Director is responsible for the care, safety, protection and supervision of the camp environments, staff and participants. The planning, preparation and organization of daily activities and site (set-up / clean-up) as well as all administrative duties of camp is a requirement of the Camp Director.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Knowledge of camp policies, rules, guidelines as well as general practices and procedures followed in the Parks & Recreation Department.
• Oversees the development of the program, plans and implements all camp activities including weekly trips and special activities and/or assignments with approval from the Director of Parks and Recreation.
• Works closely, cooperatively and amicably with all staff members.
• Organizes and coordinates the camp staff weekly schedules (days off, hours worked, etc.)
• Handles questions, problems, and concerns of parents/guardians before and during camp.
• Observes the peer culture to see if there are any problems and implements solutions as necessary.
• Monitors and ensures appropriate participant behavior and adherence to camp rules and regulations.
• Handles emergency situations in conjunction with the and reports them to the Director of Parks and Recreation.
• Assesses the overall program to see if there are any changes that need to be made for optimum functioning. Makes recommendations to the Parks and Recreation Director when necessary.
• Seeks advice and/ or assistance from the Parks and Recreation supervisor when needed.
• Plans the weekly schedule of camp activities with staff.
• Assigns games and activities to camp staff.
• Collects time cards from staff and review to ensure they are completed correctly.
• Be certain there is always enough camp staff at camp (1:10 ratio) with a minimum of two staff members at any one time.
• Arrange and assign field trip groups to staff (1:10 ratio)
• Ensures camp is leaving and returning on-time for field trips.
• Filling out all injury and accident reports for every incident in a timely manner.
• Taking care of all injuries including first aid.
• Distribute medication to participants and complete medication log accordingly.
• Make sure parents sign incident report forms each day.
• Greet parents at check-in/out during the morning and afternoon. Answer any questions parents may have during this time.
• Manages parent concerns and complaints and answers all questions.

Starting Wage: $15.00 per hour

Qualifications: Must be at least 21 years of age, have worked in a camp or daycare setting for a minimum of two summers , and have at least 60 credit hours of college courses at an accredited college or university. First Aid & CPR certification is required prior to the first day of camp. The ideal candidate will have experience in planning programs, the ability to work collaboratively with others, possess excellent leadership, management and organizational skills. The Camp Director must be patient, enthusiastic, self-controlled and dependable.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently need to walk, stand, sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to operate objects or tools, and reach with arms and hands. At times, the employee may need to climb, balance, stoop or kneel. The job requires frequent light lifting (5-10 lbs.) and infrequent heavy lifting of up to 50lbs. The employee may be asked to operate a motorized vehicle. The employee will work in the field and be exposed to all types of weather conditions.

An application can be found at shrewsburymo.gov or at the Shrewsbury City Center at 5200 Shrewsbury Ave, Shrewsbury Mo 63119.
Return completed application to the Parks & Recreation Department for consideration.
Attn: Lauren Mayer
5200 Shrewsbury Ave
Shrewsbury, MO 63119

For additional information, contact Lauren Mayer at lmayer@shrewsburymo.gov