Camp K Assistant Director

Camp K Assistant Director

Free Room & Board During Camp Season (Mid May - Early August)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program: Camp K is an ACA Accredited Summer Residential Youth Co-ed Camp.

Location: Camp K is located in Copper Landing, AK on Kenai Lake.

Dates: All Staff training begins mid-May. Camp opens to youth in early June and runs through early August.

Time: Camp K offers 5 day sessions throughout the summer.

Staff Shifts: Camp K staff reside on camp premises during all camp sessions. There is personal time between sessions to enjoy the beautiful Alaska Summer.

Activities: While at Camp K youth are provided hiking, boating activities, outdoor games, art building, target sports, outdoor living skills and team building. 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Work Schedule: Start date - end date TBD, 15 hours per week, hourly pay. May - early August, 40 hours per week, salaried.

Work Location: Pre season, Camp Fire Office. May - early August, Camp K in Cooper Landing (room & board provided while at Camp). 

Reports to: Camp K Program Director 

Supervises: Camp Staff

FLSA: Seasonal, Non-exempt

Position Description: 

Plays key role in overall leadership and supervision of Camp K overnight sleep away Summer Program, including all programming responsibilities, i.e. hiring practices, scheduling staff and youth management, health/safety, and overall training plan. Live on the premises of Camp during the summer season.  Engage in work that supports Camp Fire’s Promise to provide youth with the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice and discover who they are.

Overview of Day to Day Work: 

During preseason, you will be working primarily from the Main Camp Fire Office in Anchorage, assisting the Camp K director with hiring, by communicating with applicants, scheduling & conducting interviews and recommending candidates for hire. You will also support administrative work, camp prep activities and developing the summer schedules. 

During Camp Season, from May - August you will support the day to day operations of camp. This includes being available to counselors, providing feedback and coaching, assisting in the completion of administrative work and participating in activities alongside campers. 

To be successful in this position you will need to be flexible, dependable and outgoing. It is essential that you have supervision and camp experience.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of one (1) year experience in program administration.
• Prior experience in staff supervision and management is required.
• Current Adult/Pediatric CPR, AED & First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider.
• Twenty-five (25) years of age required to maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting entities.
• Valid Driver’s License and eligibility to drive agency vehicles is required.
• Prior camp experience, sleep away camp preferred.
• Wilderness First Aid (required) certification or ability to attend a certification course once hired.

YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION BY EMAILING HR AT jobs@campfireak.org. 

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*All applicants who are offered employment with Camp Fire Alaska will be subjected to reference checks and a criminal history check through the Alaska Background Check Program. Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of both the reference checks and criminal history check in accordance with Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing regulations. 

Camp Fire Alaska Inclusion Statement:

Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome, affirm, and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities, experiences, races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, citizenship or immigration status, religion and non-religion, and any other category people use to define themselves or others.