2025 Elementary Co-Op Director

Description

Are you looking for a fun summer job where you can make a difference? Co-Op Summer Enrichment is an award winning summer camp for low income children that delivers STEM learning and camp fun.

What you'll be doing

You’re joining a dynamic summer camp leadership team where roles and tasks are collaborative and shared. As the Director you’ll be at the forefront of the leadership team, setting the tone, unifying the camp community, and carrying out the traditions of Co-Op Summer Enrichment.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Reporting to the Lead Administrator, you’ll work as part of the Co-Op Leadership Team to handle advanced planning for the Co-Op program and full implementation during the summer program dates.  Everyone on the Leadership Team supports each other in completing tasks while specializing in specific areas. The specialized work areas, for this role, include but are not limited to:

• Lead the process for planning and designing summer enrichment program content and scheduling for rising grades 1 to 5
• Review and interview potential staff hires for educators and other support staff
• Assist with identifying and coordinating a STEM professional development coach for the Educator Team
• Communicate with educators to ensure that they complete their tasks in a timely manner including:
  • Curriculum design and supply sourcing with support from the STEM Coach
  • Supply ordering
  • Maintenance and use of the Google Drive to track STEM major development and materials
• Supervise summer learning and instruction ensuring adherence to developed curriculums, learning goals, and district standards
• Supervise and manage camper behavioral, emotional and mental well being, including implementing behavior plans and disciplinary procedures as outlined in the camp code of conduct
• Coordinate with camp operations to finalize field trips and in-house enrichment programs including reviewing transportation, managing staffing, reviewing educational goals and content, establishing policies and procedures
• Identify and develop partner experiences to enhance the quality of our program
• On-going support of educators during the summer program cycle, including weekly meetings, to ensure quality implementation of all curriculum
• Oversee the tracking of educator and support staff hours in order to coordinate bi-weekly payroll implementation in coordination with camp operations
• Work with Leadership Team to create and implement a quality self-assessment plan based upon the NYSAN Quality Assessment Tool

Beyond the specialized work requirements, the Leadership Team works together to complete many shared tasks and meet these overall goals:

Pre-season

• Attend weekly Leadership Team meetings via Zoom
• Meet as a full Leadership Team team for a minimum of 9 hours shared planning time before mid-June
• Attend and help organize pre-camp related functions and activities such as, fundraising events, parent orientation, and registration days

Camp-season

• Supervise all staff in the completion of their duties providing regular feedback through managers
• Collaboratively lead weekly staff meetings
• Collaborate on weekly staff incentive activities to motivate and engage staff 
• Communicate with families, staff or community partners regularly, reply to concerns promptly
• Maintain critical administrative paperwork, such as registration, attendance, payroll submissions, reports and invoices
• Advise, implement and enforce the highest level of safety for children at all times
• Supervise lunch room ensuring timely arrival dismissal of all groups adhering to the camp schedule
• Supervise pool staff and operations including spot visitations to the pool site
• Stay late (see times below) at least one day per week to ensure all bus campers have been dropped
• Attend camp trips as a supervisory team member, possibly functioning as a Trip Director, Bus Leader, or Group Leader as necessary 

Post-season

• Work with Leadership Team to collaboratively determine bonus payments for all head and assistant counselors
• Gather, summarize and submit post-program feedback from all staff members to inform our Quality Assessment review process (due no later than November 1, 2025) to be presented to the Board of Education as our Co-Op Annual Report

What you bring

We are looking for team players who are experienced educators, friendly, flexible, passionate and want to give back. 15%+ of staff have been working for us for 5+ years. We build commitment and community.