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Bright Horizons Steve & Kate's Seasonal Camp Director (Lower Manhattan) in New, New York
Steve & Kate’s Summer Camp is an 8 to 10-week program, running from June to August. Training for this position will begin in April when you’ll be trained by our Team Leads in all things camp. You’ll slowly take on more responsibility until you own all daily camp operations.
In a nutshell, this role helps run all facets of a self-directed camp for children ages 4 to 12.
Our management team will prepare you for camp and then hand you the reins approximately 1-2 weeks before the summer begins. While running camp, you’ll build relationships with hundreds of parents and children, helping them overcome fears, discover passions, and generally find their groove at Steve & Kate’s. You’ll help train, lead, and inspire a team, and oversee the day-to-day operations of your site to keep things running smoothly, safely, and up to code. If you’re interested in a career at Steve & Kate’s, this is a great way to gain valuable experience.
At Steve & Kate's, we put radical trust in kids so that they learn to trust themselves. Campers choose minute to minute what they do, with whom, and for how long, because kids who learn to make decisions today build the self-confidence they’ll need to wrangle unknowns tomorrow. If you join our team as a Seasonal Director, you’ll sharpen your inherent leadership skills and do meaningful work, while getting an immersive experience of creativity and play.
Wondering if this might be the right fit for you? Ask yourself the following questions. If you answer yes, we encourage you to apply!
Do you appreciate and agree with our self-directed approach for kids?
Would sparking up conversations with staff, campers, and parents fit in your comfort zone? Are you comfortable navigating challenging and sometimes sensitive interactions?
Are you the type of person who can’t rest until you’ve done everything possible to make someone feel cared for? Like, if someone you knew was in need, would you do more than send them a “thinking of you” text?
Can you multitask like you’re a Hollywood power agent all while keeping calm, level-headed, and nice?
Do you have the stamina to keep up (literally) with 4–12-year-olds bursting with energy and creative potential? And can you lift up to 30lbs?
What you will be doing:
Share responsibility for all stages of the employee life cycle for seasonal teams of up to 30, including attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, and separation
On-site manager responsible for all facets of a day camp that runs 8-10 weeks, with an average of 150 campers per day
Handle crisis, emergency, behavioral, and medical response as needed
Manage customer contact for your programs, including responding to email and phone inquiries in a timely fashion, providing exceptional customer service, and handling sensitive and escalated matters for hundreds of prospective and attending camp families
With support, manage compliance processes and ensure implementation of company, city, and state-required policies for camps and/or childcare facilities as applicable to the locality
Manage a six-figure budget for personnel, food, and programming
Oversee all logistics and inventory management functions for items needed to run camp programs
Manage relationship with the host school where camp runs; also responsible for overseeing janitorial arrangements, security, and site planning to ensure sanitary, safe, and smooth operations
What we hope you will bring to this role:
At least 21 years of age with a HS/GED or bachelors degree
24 weeks of previous administrative or supervisory experience at a camp; experience as a teacher or after school program director or counselor will also require you to have one summer of supervisory experience at a summer camp.
Bachelors Degree preferred
Past management or leadership experience is required; experience hiring and managing teams of 5 or more is preferred
During camp programs, Director is expected to be on-site. When camps are not in session, most planning work can be done remotely.
On-site management at camp can be physically demanding, with extended periods of time on your feet, outside and occasional activity requiring physical exertion.
Candidates who meet the ACA standard of being at least 25 years old are preferred.
Position Details:
Location: Lower Manhattan, New York
Pre-Season Hours: Approximately 10 hours per month in March and April; 20 hours per month in May (hours will vary)
Camp Dates: 6/10/24 - 8/16/24 (in addition, two weekends will be required for move-in and out of camp)
Camp Hours: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Pre-season Hourly Wage: $31.50/hr
Summer Salary: $1259.62 per week
This position starts as hourly and moves to salaried.
Compensation Range:
The annual salary range for this role is: $1259.62 per week
The range of compensation listed here or that may be discussed in the interview process is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.
Compensation Range: 31.50
HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH YOUR APPLICATION?
Contact us at bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com or 855-877-6866
Bright Horizons is dedicated to creating a workforce that promotes and supports diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without discrimination. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO – English (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) and EEO – Spanish (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeosp.pdf) along with information on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) (https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf) .
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com . Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Passion, Potential, and Possibilities
All three await you in a Bright Horizons ® career. Whether you work in one of our child care centers, a corporate office, or a family’s home, you’ll be part of a company named 20 times as one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” (https://youtu.be/IkTDOR2cFHA) Join a team driven to make a difference, one child, one family, and one organization at a time. Come build a brighter future with us .