Assist Camp Director - Summer Writing Camp

Assist Site Admin, Summer Camp Assist Director

Overview:

Adventures in Writing Camp is looking for a n Assist Site Admin to join our on-site camp team. This energetic and experienced childcare provider will supervise our team of high-school and college aged staff, while providing excellent care and activities for our incoming 1st through 8th grade campers during the aftercare “SuperPlay” extended care portion of the camp day.

You:

You enjoy working with kids of all ages and enjoy creating fun, active, creative, social experiences for kids.

You’re an experienced, fun-loving, child-care provider and/or teacher and you’re as comfortable managing a group of 1st - 8th grade campers as you are creating engaging activities to capture and hold their attention.

You’re a leader and treat your team with respect and have a sincere interested in developing the talents and skills of the people you work with.

You’ll do everything you can to make our after-camp program as engaging, fun, safe, and enjoyable as you can for both your campers and your staff!

Us:

Inspire and be inspired! Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and music as you foster a love of writing among elementary and middle school campers. Adventures in Writing Camp is a two week day camp that channels the power of childhood imagination into writing success! The camp’s curriculum and lessons guide students through the process of writing, illustrating and creating their own eBook or blog. See the magic of Adventures in Writing Camp for yourself at:

What you’ll do...

You will work closely with the camp’s Site Administrator to create an experience that engages and supports campers in the after-camp hours.

You are responsible for designing activities and creating a schedule to cover the hours of 3pm to 6pm when campers are picked-up by parents and caregivers.

You will have access to outdoor space as well as classrooms and you will have a supply budget depending upon the size of your group.

You are responsible for finding and hiring qualified, responsible, fun-loving high-school and college students to assist you with supervision. You will have a camper to staff ratio of no more than 10:1.

You are responsible for all staff communications, including setting the schedule and tracking hours worked of staff.

Supervise and monitor the safety of children

Develop schedules and routines to ensure that children have enough physical activity, rest, and playtime

Collect supplies (balls/craft materials) at the end of camp and return to the camp’s supply coordinator for re-use in the future.

What we’re looking for...

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 1 year in a supervisor positions.
• Minimum of three years working with children in an elementary or middle school environment
• Current First Aid CPR Certification (required for this position)
• Proficient with Google Suite and other time and HR related software
• Excellent communicator (with parents, staff, and Site Administrator)

Time Commitment and Schedule

You will be hired to work a two-week sessions. You may have the opportunity to work multiple sessions depending on location. Camps typically start in mid-June and conclude in mid August. Your hours are 10:30am-6pm.

This is a stipend position. For each two-week session, you will dedicate time to hiring your team, planning your curriculum, communicating with staff, and providing supervised play for campers from 2pm to ~6:15pm daily.

Compensation & Benefits

• The pay is $160/day.
• Temporary employee (non-benefited)
• Paid sick leave is accrued at a rate of one hour per every thirty hours worked. Accrual begins on the first day of employment. Paid sick leave may be used beginning on the 90th day of employment.
• If your own children are of camp-age, we offer significant discounts on camp programs.
• Camps run starting in June through August - Cupertino has two sessions July 15-26 and July 29-August 9th
• Apply at team.aiwcamp.com

Job Type: Temporary

Pay: $160.00 per day

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Commute:

• Cupertino, CA (Required)

Work Location: In person