Summer Day Camp Activity Specialist Assistant, Camp Grossman

Help create a joyful, memorable summer working with children in a beautiful day camp setting! Camp Grossman is seeking Assistants for many Activity Specialists in areas such as arts & crafts, archery, boating, ceramics, climbing wall, cooking, gymnastics, jewelry, mountain biking, orienteering, ropes course, and sewing. While our Specialists are highly skilled in the activity they run and are required to have excellent group management skills, Assistants need not be able to teach on their own, or have experience in running a group lesson; they need only have interest in the activity area, and a willingness to learn and help out as needed.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston's core values – Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation, which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish. 

The starting salary for these positions is $4,470 (with some highly specialized activities paying more) for the full regular season, including Orientation. The salary offered will ultimately be determined by the hours employees will work, the scope of the position, the candidate’s relevant experience, and internal equity.  

Orientation takes place the week of June 17th and ends with Visiting Day (a pre-camp visit for all campers and families to meet staff) on Sunday, June 23. The regular camp season begins June 24 and ends August 16 (with the option to work the following “9th Week” for additional pay). The camp day runs from 8:15 AM - 4:15 PM, Monday through Friday, with 3 or 4 staff meetings on various Monday afternoons or evenings. Activity specialists also work 2 additional evenings - either running their activity for campers or assisting with a family night or cookout, depending on their position in camp. While we prefer staff who can start Orientation Week and work the entire regular season, we are happy to consider quality candidates who may have conflicting obligations. 

Requirements

• helping Specialist lead creative enjoyable activities for 40-minute periods 
• co-creating a community which fosters mutual respect and welcomes the diversity/uniqueness of each person  
• helping to teach and develop skills necessary to complete the planned project 
• helping to build children’s knowledge of specialty area 
• helping manage, set up, and clean up supplies
• working in partnership with peers and Camp Leadership to provide a happy, safe, and memorable summer for the children 

Qualifications

• must have completed 10th grade or equivalent, and be at least 15 years old
• shares camp’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion  
• has an interest in the subject area (art, ceramics, mountain biking, etc.) and the ability to learn the necessary skills
• takes direction well and enjoys helping and learning
• possesses the ability to create a sense of fun 
• models patience, flexibility, and a sense of humor 
• enjoys working with children 
• has a strong desire to make a difference every day 

ADA Statement: Individuals must possess these criteria for knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation and using some other combination of skills and abilities. 

AGENCY INFORMATION 

JCC Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization with roots in earlier Settlement Houses and Young Men’s Hebrew Associations; JCC Greater Boston today offers a wide range of services and program activities throughout the Greater Boston region (~50,000 individuals annually in 98 communities). The organization provides a variety of programs and services to children and adults in the Greater Boston Jewish community including preschools, day camps, a regional model of Jewish family engagement, a fully equipped fitness and aquatic center, arts and culture classes, performances, lectures, and Jewish holiday celebrations. 

Our vision is to create a vibrant and evolving Jewish community where everyone belongs. Our mission is to be at the heart of that community by: 

-  creating a thriving community that nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships 

-  welcoming a growing and increasingly diverse set of individuals and families from all over Greater Boston 

-  supporting the building of unique identities rooted in Jewish values and deeper connections to Jewish l