Seasonal Camp Director - Fremont

About the role

Help run all facets of a self-directed camp.

Responsibilities

• Acts as an on-site manager responsible for all facets of a day camp that runs 8 - 11 weeks, with an average of 150 campers (or more) per day, generating 6 -7 figure revenue.
• Handles crises, emergencies, behavioral and medical responses as needed.
• Manages customer contact for their programs, including responding to email and phone inquiries in a timely manner. Also providing exceptional customer service and handling sensitive and escalated matters for hundreds of prospective and attending camp families.
• Manages compliance processes and ensures implementation of company, city and state required policies for camps and/or childcare facilities as applicable to their locality.
• Manages a six-figure budget for personnel, food and programming needs.
• Oversees all logistics and inventory management functions for hundreds of items valued in excess of six-figures, which are needed to run camp programs.
• Manages relationships with the host school that rents out the facility where our camp runs; also responsible for overseeing janitorial arrangements, security and site planning to ensure sanitary, safe and smooth operations.
• When issues come up at camp, handles crises, emergencies, behavioral and medical responses as needed.

Requirements

• At least 23 years of age with a high school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• At least 2 prior seasons of Administrative or Supervisory experience in an organized camp or in a Summer Program working with children
• Past management or leadership experience is required; experience hiring and managing teams of 5 or more is preferred

Qualifications

• Shares responsibility for all stages of the employee life cycle for seasonal teams of up to 30. Also, attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention and separation.
• On-site management at camp can be physically demanding, with extended periods of time on your feet, outside and occasional activity requiring physical exertion.

Skills

• Can multitask like you are a Hollywood Power Agent all while keeping calm, level-headed and nice
• Can bench press the equivalent of a kindergartner
• Comfortable navigating challenging and sometimes sensitive interactions
• Comfortable building relationships with hundreds of parents and children
• Comfortable overcoming fears and discovering passions
• Comfortable lifting up to 30lbs

Benefits

• Pre-season training from hire to start of camp (April - June)
• Flexible schedule
• Summer salary of $1,400 weekly

Pay

• Pre-season hourly wage of $35.00
• Summer salary of $1,400 weekly

Schedule

• Camp dates: 6/8/2026 (Mon) - 7/31/2026 (Fri)
• Virtual training: Must be available for virtual training on one of the following dates -- 4/25, 5/9 or 5/16 12-6pm EST