Director, Camp K’Ton Ton and Early Childhood After School - 92nd Street Y

Job Summary

The Director, Camp K’Ton Ton and Early Childhood After School is responsible for is for overseeing administration, enrollment, and daily operations of Camp K’Ton Ton and the Early Childhood After School program. During the summer, the Director will act as the face of Camp K’Ton Ton, being highly visible to campers and families during the camp day, overseeing daily camp operations, managing camp staff and corresponding with parents as necessary. During the school year, the Director will be responsible for coordinating the After School Program with various 92NY children’s departments, communication with children and families, hiring and supervising after school counselors and liaising between afterschool and nursery administration. This position reports to the Associate Director, Children's Enrichment & Engagement.

Job Responsibilities Include

Nursery School Afterschool 

• Hire, train and supervise afterschool staff.
• Recruitment of students.
• Order all supplies – including daily snack.
• Development of relationships with parents of participants. 
• Coordinate programming with Children’s programming Directors.
• Develop a balanced curriculum.
• Communicate regularly with Nursery School Administrators.
• Develop strong and positive relationships with parents and stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high levels of customer service. 
• Performs additional duties related to position as assigned or requested 

Camp K’Ton Ton  

• Engage with prospective and enrolled camp families at Camp K’Ton Ton to respond to and address all questions and concerns, assist with enrollments and focus on ensuring the delivery of positive interactions. 
• Develop and deliver a strategy for expanding the Camp KTon Ton’s reach to new markets by conducting recruitment events and parlor meetings and working with the Marketing department to create targeted marketing collateral. 
• Interview, train, motivate and performance manage Camp K’Ton Ton summer staff.  
• Oversee camp program development to ensure that the delivered programs are age appropriate, engaging and comply with required safety standards.  
• Work with the camp team to develop new camp programming ideas for Camp K’Ton Ton, ensuring the successful introduction and evaluation of innovative activities and programming. 
• Maintain an active and high visibility presence at program to ensure that the required standards of programming are maintained and that any emergencies which arise are responded to in a calm, measured and appropriate manner. 
• Oversee the day-to-day management of Camp throughout the summer months. 
• Manage written and electronic correspondence with camp families. 
• Performance manage and evaluate Camp staff and counselors throughout the camp’s duration ensuring that the required quality and safety standards of all programming is consistently achieved. 
• Prepare and coordinate all camp programming for Camp, ensuring the successful introduction and evaluation of new activities and programming. 
• Ensure the program is in compliance with all Board of Health regulations.
• Be available and lead sessions for parent and family evenings before and during camp.   
• Develop strong and positive relationships with parents and stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high levels of customer service. 
• Perform other related duties as requested or assigned.

Experience, Education, & Skills Desired

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and / or equivalent leadership experience within a camp and/or early childhood educational environment.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Experience working with early childhood aged children
• Previous experience in a summer camp program in a leadership capacity.
• Proven track record of positive interactions with children, parents, and support staff.
• An excellent communicator, both oral and written, with the ability to explain, persuade, and sell camp program and activities.
• Strong collaborative working style, with the aptitude to interact positively and with an assured manner with colleagues, children, and parents.
• Active network within camps programming preferred, with the ability to keep abreast of new developments and movements.
• Proficient use of Office 365.
• Familiarity with camp data management systems.

Work Environment & Requirements

Work Hours and Environment

40 hours per week

Application Instructions

Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are only able to contact those applicants whose experience most aligns with the position profile.

Compensation Range

$65,000 – $80,000

The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, and certifications or other professional licenses held.