Position Description
Summer Camp Manager focuses on preparing for the launch of camp, working with any local churches, developing leaders, recruitment of staff and volunteers and promotion of camp summer program in the local community. In collaboration with the Director, the Manager oversees the summer launch while ensuring the camp aligns with the mission, vision, values, and code of conduct of Pleasant Bay Camp.
Key Responsibilities
- Model Godly Character – Practice regular prayer and encouragement, resolve conflicts in a loving way, be good stewards of the site and ensure campers are cared for.
- Provide Spiritual Guidance – Ensure that faith teachings and practices are intertwined throughout all activities, ensuring that it operates with God’s word and is aligned with the Board’s vision and in harmony with Family Camp.
- Provide Leadership – Provide leadership to camp staff team during pre-season training (orientation), coaching, motivating, monitoring performance, and providing mid and end of summer performance appraisals to ensure staff are meeting expectations of their role and achieving camp objectives. Attend all staff training and meetings.
- Health and Safety – Ensure procedures are followed and maintained, and staff team is sharing the duties of keeping campsite clean, organized, and safe to meet Health and Safety requirements.
- Leadership – Provides support for the Cabin Leaders, Program Leader and other staff, working together to serve the campers in your care while contributing to the healthy culture of the camp and team.
- Communication – Facilitates effective communication with parents, staff, and volunteers, responding to all parent inquires in a courteous and prompt manner (within 24 hours) and ensuring staff are kept informed of any changes in schedule, meetings etc. Performance issues/parent complaints are relayed to the Director timely to ensure they are being resolved.
- Market Plan – Evaluate marketing plan to determine if promotion and strategic marketing at schools, camp fairs and community events is meeting the camper targets.
- Engage with Parents – Welcome families to Camp on opening day, say goodbye on closing day, answer any questions and provide a professional overall experience.
- Help Lead Activities – Help engage your campers at activities, assist Activity Leaders as needed and occasionally lead certain activities.
