Activity Specialist, Camp Grossman, Summer Day Camp 2026

About the role

Camp Grossman is seeking Activity Specialists to lead various camp activities including arts, music, drama, sports, dance, cooking, mountain biking, climbing, boating, fishing, jewelry-making, knitting, gymnastics, rock climbing, ropes, and more. This full-time, on-site summer role is perfect for enthusiastic, compassionate individuals who love working with kids and are passionate about their specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead creative, safe and engaging age-appropriate activities for all assigned campers with varying interest levels and abilities
• Organize, manage and maintain all equipment and supplies, regularly monitoring to ensure proper working order and safety
• Coordinate with the Program Director to order and restock supplies during summer operations, and complete end-of-season inventories for off-season ordering
• Join all staff in the parking lot in the morning and afternoon to welcome the safe arrival and departure of campers
• May also include planning and leading an activity, or help with a cookout, one or two evenings (after regular camp hours) throughout the course of the summer

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provide on-going direction, guidance, mentorship, feedback and supervision of assistant(s) as needed to facilitate their assistance of Specialist
• Create/facilitate an environment where employees can achieve individual goals
• Build and maintain a positive working relationship to achieve desired outcomes and the ongoing professional growth of the direct report
• Write and conduct a mid-summer evaluation of assistant, identifying key areas of growth with concrete suggestions for how to improve
• Write and conduct an end-of-summer evaluation of assistant including a recommendation for re-hire

Requirements

• High school graduates strongly preferred
• Experience leading children in your subject area is a plus, but not necessarily required
• Experience working in and/or attending summer camp is a plus

Skills and Abilities

• Enjoys working with children
• Models maturity and reliability with the ability to stay playful – exhibiting flexibility, patience, innovative problem solving and collaboration
• Shares Camp’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Is proficient in subject area and able to translate that experience into a child-focused project and/or activity
• Possesses ability to manage situations calmly, effectively, and diplomatically
• Has a strong desire to make a difference every single day
• Possesses the ability to work independently and as part of a team, with strong relationship-building skills
• Demonstrates excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and/or competing priorities
• Must be a self-starter who takes initiative
• Demonstrates a history of superb interpersonal and active listening skills

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work in-person, on-site in Dover, Massachusetts
• Must be able to navigate 70 acres of rugged, uneven and rustic campgrounds independently
• Comfortable working all or most of the day outdoors or inside without air conditioning
• Able to work well in a busy, dynamic and sometimes noisy environment involving multiple tasks and priorities
• Able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 30-40 pounds (boxes of supplies, children’s backpacks etc.)
• Able to sit and kneel; getting down at eye level with children regularly.

Benefits

• JCC Greater Boston Perks! Each seasonal employee is eligible for access to JCC Greater Boston's top-class fitness, recreation, and wellness facility in Newton!
• Free or discounted Camp Grossman enrollment for camp employees' children during the weeks worked. Discount prorated based on number of regularly scheduled hours.