Professional Camp Administrator

Roughing It Day Camp full enrollment by June 1st

All staff are hired by May 15th

60% return rate to Roughing It Day Camp

10% of campers matriculate to a 4-week or longer session of Roughing It Day Camp

All staff complete their full-service commitment as specified in their work agreement

Roughing It is invited to return to its leased sites

Roughing It generates a 15% profit after all expenses and 15% pro rata overhead share

Recruit campers to fill all Roughing It programs

Coordinate with Marketing Coordinator on camper recruitment efforts

Matriculate Roughing It campers from previous summer into Roughing It Day Camp

School auction, camp fairs, ads, and returning camper family marketing

Camper recruitment website advertising & recruiting

Recruit all Roughing It staff in coordination with the Personnel Coordinator

Conduct background and reference checks on all Roughing It staff

Staff recruitment website advertising & recruiting

Locates and coordinates summer Roughing It sites

Organize site set-up and take-down for all Roughing It sites

Orient new staff to Roughing It site(s) set-up and policies

Supervise special projects on the Roughing It sites improvements

Supervise, train, orient and support the Roughing It Site/Program Directors

Conduct Admin Staff Training for Roughing It site directors & assistant directors

Conduct instruction techniques during staff training

Serve as relief/substitute director for the Roughing It programs

Develop other new and innovative Roughing It programs

College or University Degree

Extensive camp leadership experience

Camp instructor experience (documented by references)

Ability to obtain first aid & CPR certifications

Ability to obtain approved instructor certification (WSI, CHA, etc) within one year

Minimum of 2 references who can validate both camp and teaching skills

Ability to obtain approved First Responder (advanced first aid) within 18 months

Previous experience on Day Camp staff at Roughing It

Instructor certification (from an approved organization)

Lifeguard certification

Instructor experience at an ACA accredited camp

Previous employment at an ACA accredited camp

Youth leadership experience

This position requires a strong knowledge of Windows based programs and the ability to learn new ones. Programs used in our office and easily learned include:

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook

CRM Software: ACT and Hubspot

CampMinder (camp registration software)

Other programs that are helpful for this position but are not mandatory are:

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Publisher

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Photoshop

This position works directly for the camp owner/directors and is responsible for the organization, supervision, staffing and execution of parts of the Roughing It Day Camp program. Camp Administrators are involved in many areas of camp marketing, sales, recruiting and personnel. A yearly breakdown of duties follows: October-December – Preparation:

We are happy to tailor a program where the employee will progressively assume more of the job responsibilities listed over the course of several years. This allows the employee time to develop necessary skills and obtain required certifications.