Eagle Lake Overnight Camp Director

About the role

The Overnight Camp Director serves The Navigators by advancing the Gospel of Jesus and His kingdom through spiritual generations of laborers living and discipling among the lost. This role is responsible for the health, quality, and long-term growth of Eagle Lake’s overnight ministry, owning camper retention, family engagement, and curriculum strategy in partnership with the Day Camps Director. The Director lives on-site for the full summer season, serving as the senior leader and final decision-maker on operational, safety, and guest-experience matters while empowering other leaders within their areas. Success is measured by camper and parent satisfaction, family retention and multi-year engagement, meaningful spiritual formation, and overall excellence of the overnight camp experience.

Responsibilities

Camper, Family & Program Experience (40%)

• Own the holistic camper and family experience from arrival through pick-up, building direct, ongoing relationships with parents and ensuring exceptional communication, hospitality, care, and customer service.
• Provide support for the Associate Overnight Director on escalated parent concerns and partner with the Registrar/Office Manager to align strategic family communications before each season.
• Champion camper safety, spiritual growth, well-being, and joy throughout the overnight camp experience.
• Own camper curriculum and child-development strategy for overnight camp in partnership with the Associate Overnight Director, who executes program logistics and leads summer staff.
• Ensure a clear progression pathway that encourages campers and families to return and deepen engagement, moving from first-time participation to lifelong involvement and ultimately to serving as future counselors and leaders.
• Partner directly with the Day Camps Director to ensure curriculum and child-development alignment across overnight and day camp.

Operational & Team Leadership (35%)

• Provide oversight and leadership to functional teams at overnight camp, ensuring mission-aligned and high-quality execution.
• Partner with the Director of Facilities to ensure the camp property is guest-ready at all times.
• Partner with the Safety & Equipment Specialist to ensure camper safety and accreditation/licensing compliance for overnight programming.
• Hold direct oversight of staffing decisions for the kitchen and medical teams (seasonal Kitchen Manager and Medical/Health Coordinator), ensuring food service and medical care meet expected standards.
• Supervise and support the Associate Overnight Director.
• Build and nurture a healthy, mission-driven team environment among seasonal and year-round staff.
• Ensure clear communication and coordination across all departments, leading daily leadership huddles during the summer to align priorities and troubleshoot challenges.
• Own the coordination and logistics of staff chapel during the summer, ensuring a rotation of qualified speakers and a spiritually meaningful, consistently well-run experience for the staff community.

Growth, Engagement & Partnerships (20%)

• Own family retention and multi-year engagement as a primary outcome, partnering with the Operations Director, Administrative team, and Marketing team to increase enrollment, strengthen family loyalty, and grow long-term participation in Eagle Lake programs.
• Monitor key performance indicators related to camper retention, satisfaction, progression, and enrollment, and use data to inform strategic decisions.
• Serve as a welcoming representative of Eagle Lake to alumni, ministry partners, donors, guests, and other key stakeholders.
• Support efforts to cultivate long-term relationships that strengthen Eagle Lake’s ministry and impact.

Ministry Partner Development (5%)

• Raise personal support to meet annual funding requirements.
• Manage relationships and establish routine communication with ministry partners (at least every other month) to keep them informed of ministry impact.
• Monitor funding and communicate with supervisor.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in Navigators’ on-site learning and development events, Cultural Development and Diversity trainings, or other non-Navigator developmental events as appropriate.
• Participate in annual processes such as the Plan and Progress Review (PPR), Engagement Survey, Reaffirmation of the Navigators Code of Conduct, Calling-Core Values-Vision, Statement of Faith, Driver’s Authorization, and other releases as required.
• Approve time in Workday for all direct reports on a weekly basis.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinker and hands-on executor
• Warm, relational, and ministry-minded leader
• Clear communicator and confident decision-maker
• Organized, adaptable, and solution-oriented
• Passionate about kid discipleship and leadership development
• Teachable: open to feedback and growth
• Team-ability: collaborative and mission-minded
• Adaptable: able to pivot with flexibility and creativity
• Driven: goal-oriented and proactive in solving challenges
• Resilient: able to handle pressure and recover from setbacks
• Humble: self-aware and grounded
• Curious: eager to explore new ideas and improve processes
• Emotionally strong: positive, empathetic, and calm under stress

Qualifications

• Spiritual: Belief in and adherence to the Statement of Faith and Mission of The Navigators; a deep personal faith and alignment with the mission and values of Eagle Lake Camps; commitment to Eagle Lake’s Purpose, Core Values, and Brand Promise; willingness to abide by Eagle Lake’s Relational Covenant.
• Experience: Demonstrated leadership experience in a camp, ministry, or youth-focused environment; strong organizational and team-management skills; ability to handle complexity and lead under pressure; relational maturity and strong interpersonal skills.
• Technical Knowledge & Skills: General awareness of camp safety standards, ACA accreditation, and licensing requirements; CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain.
• Communication & Leadership: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written; a clear communicator and confident decision-maker who builds strong, trusting relationships with families, staff, and ministry partners.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Location: Must live on location at Eagle Lake Camp for the summer season; Eagle Lake is located in Woodlake Park, CO.

Pay

$57,784.00 – $88,247.25 per year

Benefits

• High-Deductible Health Plan: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance, Disability, EAP
• 401a and 403b retirement options
• Up to 15 paid holidays per year
• Accruing PTO (vacation, sick, personal)
• For detailed information, visit navbenefits.org