Camp Settoga Unit Head

Camp Settoga

Job Title: Division Unit Head

Classification: Nonexempt (Seasonal)

Reports to: This position reports to the Camp Director

Position Purpose:

To further the camp's mission through daily management and supervision of campers and counselors. The mission of the Unit Head is to create and maintain open lines of communication with families about daily activities and camp programming as well as their children's social and emotional development.

Communication with families is key as it allows them to connect with our camp through emails, camper blasts, and group photography.

Essential Job Functions:

Communication with families and written work

1. Create and maintain relationships with families, including being the primary point of contact for families.
2. Return all family phone calls, e-mails, and Bus Mail (Settoga) within 24 hours, including a plan with how to address any issues or concerns.
3. Maintain strong communication with families leading up to and throughout the camp sessions. Address personally any issues, questions, and concerns as they arise in communications with families. This may include simply being available to parents for positive reinforcement, addressing problems, and navigating any issues, along with the Care Team and group counselors on-site at camp.
4. Communicate with families, including information from the group counselors and Program Director, camper elective choices, notable experiences, swim placement within the first week of the session, and Tag Day or Maccabiah information. Supervise Head Counselor completion of written work (camper portraits in 4th week of session; newsletters every week)

Camp day-to-day

1. Build relationships with the Unit's counselors to be able to support them in their supervision of campers.
2. Build relationships with the campers to navigate situations effectively and communicate issues and solutions to camp families effectively.
3. Work closely with the Care Team to navigate camper and staff issues as well as effectively communicate action plans to families.
4. Model leadership and good practices to counselors, including participation in activities and proper supervision of campers.

Staff supervision

1. Motivate and supervise staff in a positive and professional manner.
2. Communicate camper and family issues in a timely manner to the Camp Director and Care Team.
3. Communicate staff issues in a timely manner to the Camp Director
4. Mediate conflicts between campers, staff, or families
5. Conduct counselor evaluations, end-of-summer reviews, goal meetings, and weekly unit-wide meetings.
6. Assist counselors in their professional growth and development

Other Job Duties:

• Participate enthusiastically in all camp activities, planning and leading those as assigned.

• Participate as a member of the camp staff team to learn and build relationships with campers and staff camp-wide.

Relationships:

Unit heads will work closely with their Care Team partner to ensure the day-to-day flow of camp is safe, fun, and that campers and staff are supported.

Unit heads will report to the Camp Director daily and weekly for check-ins.

Unit heads will manage counselor expectations and day-to-day responsibilities.

Unit heads will be responsible for maintaining a close relationship with families and communicating daily by email and/ or phone.

Qualifications (Minimum qualifications and experience)

• In the process of an undergrad degree in Education, Early Education, Social Work or similar focus, preferably in the final semester(s)

• Masters Degree or in the process of a master's degree is preferred

• 1-2 year classroom experience and/or work-study

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Training and experience in working with children.

• Training and experience in working with teens (plus)

• Desire and ability to work in a flex workspace: office and administrative work and outdoor camp space

• Experience in Google Suite: sheets, docs, forms, email, etc.

• The ability to manage counselors within the camp "classroom"

• Organizational and task-oriented mindset

Salary Range: $6,500-8,000

• Ability to communicate and work with the assigned age group of campers participating and provide necessary daily instruction to campers and staff.

• Ability to observe camper behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and apply appropriate behavior-management techniques.

• Ability to observe staff behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and apply appropriate management techniques.

• Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to the camp.

• Physical ability to respond appropriately to situations requiring first aid. Must be able to assist campers in an emergency (fire, evacuation, illness, or injury) and possess the strength and endurance required to constantly supervise campers.

Some physical requirements of a unit head specialist could be endurance, including standing, some bending, and stretching. Requirement for eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity to make projects and assist campers. Requires range of hearing and eyesight necessary to maintain a safe camp environment and carefully observe camper and staff day-to-day experiences.