Assistant Camp Director

The Assistant Camp Director will assist the Director of Education in all programmatic, safety, and administrative components of camp. The Assistant Camp Director will support the Director of Education in staff training, the daily operations of camp and sub in for environmental camp leaders if needed.  The Assistant Camp Director will assist in the administrative aspects of camp: oversee the health and safety of campers, communicate with parents, assist in the supervision of camp staff and high school aged volunteers, and help camp staff with program planning. 

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be at least 21 years old with a clean driving record
• Have at least three years of teaching experience in a camp or environmental education center setting
• Experience creating fun environmental education learning opportunities
• Must be comfortable in a leadership role, have strong interpersonal skills, have an enthusiastic and positive attitude, and a love of nature
• Experience leading outdoor recreation activities (canoeing, kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, backpacking) encompassing strong safety ethic
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, computer skills in areas such as word processing, spreadsheets, and a strong commitment to high quality customer service
• Willing to abide by and enforce all health safety protocols (likely to include wearing a mask, maintaining social distancing, frequent hand washing and lots of disinfecting camp areas & materials)
• Current certification in Lifeguarding, CPR and First Aid or an equivalent current certification is REQUIRED
• Pass a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) & Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) is REQUIRED
• Must be available for duration of program (6/13/2022-8/15/2022)

Schedule: Season begins with staff training on June 13, 2022 and ends on August 15, 2022. Ideal candidate would be available to start as early as June 1, 2022 to help plan and prepare for staff training.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some weekend days are required for all SLA staff.

How to apply:

Follow this link to apply: https://www.squamlakes.org/2022-sla-summer-youth-program-staff-application#overlay-context=user