Summer Camp Manager / Summer Camp Director - Team Lead

Summer camp director / Summer camp manager

Come inspire kids during Summer camp with creative design projects, problem solving, and inspiring classes. Work with a great team and student who love learning and innovating. At Kids Science Labs we strive to inspire kids and each other everyday with hands on science projects that help kids better understand the World.

Kids Science Labs is looking for summer camp directors to join us this Summer who will shape our beautiful learning environment for staff and students, while delivering an unforgettable hands-on science experience. Our summer camp director position offers day-to-day management, service excellence, team leadership, and aligns our team on delivering great programs.

We appreciate creative thinkers with a growth mindset, who desire professional growth, leadership, and development in their own careers as they lead our camp operations.

Who are we are seeking?

• Team members that thrive with change and working with kids and parents.
• Leaders who enjoy guiding a team, adapting, and ensuring operations run smoothly.
• Adaptable people who care about community building and partnership
• People with a team first attitude who enjoy working towards a shared team purpose
• Engaging staff who love telling and hearing stories that inspire learning opportunities
• Motivated team members who want to participate and want to drive the success of a team
• Decision makers who like an environment that offers well rounded experiences across the business, strategic, and educational platforms
• Difference seekers who really believe in the Kids Science Labs Core Values and will work diligently to ensure student success
• Team members who desire deliver outstanding customer service to key stakeholders, and laugh/smile daily with all who enter our domain.
• People who love engaging kids and achieving success
• People who want to learn about themselves and improve their management skills

The Summer Camp Director / Summer Camp Manager is the core leader of our center operations, responsible for staff success, operations of the center, executing our Covid-19 safety protocols, and understanding the key performance indicators that result in amazing student experiences. We encourage experienced teachers, general managers, retail store managers, service professionals who have a knack for connecting with people who want to inspire kids today to a better future tomorrow to apply and join our team today!

Why Kids Science Labs?

Kids Science Labs, the leader in hands-on science education, is hiring for our upcoming camps in Chicago. We are looking for talented team members to join us as we inspire the next generation of creative thinkers and leaders.

What we offer?

• Being a part of a mission driven, successful company that has been changing the face of education for 10 years
• Competitive wages
• In addition to the hourly pay, there is a $500 bonus for working every day of summer camp.
• A leadership development program and e-learning platform via KSL University, that offers hundreds of hours of self-paced and instructor lead engagement.
• Scholarships for students who may not be able to financially afford our program
• Opportunities to be involved with KSL in the future.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree (or MS/MA degree in progress)
• Pay: $26/hr potential bonus for working all of camp
• Strong decision making skills
• Integrity and a strong leader of teams
• Camp, customer relations, and/or management experience
• Ability to adapt and operate in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• High level of personal responsibility and honesty
• Imagination, thoughtfulness, and good sense of humor
• Desire to work with kids

Benefits

• Inspire the next generation of creative thinkers, through hands-on science, problem solving, and creative design
• Develop and practice high level leadership for a genuine team
• Work in a beautiful and creative workspace with walls you can write on, garage doors on the classrooms and people who know how to have a good time.
• Build relationships with team members that may last a lifetime

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Experience level:

• 2 years

Shift:

• Day shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Why do you love working with kids and adapting? What experience do you have that is relevant for the position at Kids Science Labs?
• Share a favorite memory you have working with kids or leading a team and what you learned from the experience?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Management: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: Multiple locations