Director of Camps - Wildlife Camp - Seasonal - Summer 2025 ($28.21/hour - $38.08/hour)

Do you enjoy working outside with children? Are you familiar with environmental education or interpretive techniques?

The Nature Camp program is looking to hire a Director of Camps with interpretive experience to lead a team of staff and teen counselors and conduct camps at our Sulphur Creek Nature Center during the summer!

The primary responsibilities of this position are to create and lead interpretive programs that highlight nature in park settings, provide excellent customer service to parents and caregivers, and provide day-to-day directions to a team of counselors at Sulphur Creek Nature Center. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop programs that impact the youth in our community and give them opportunities to explore the natural world. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and leadership skills. Training will be provided.

This is a seasonal, summer-time position working up to 40 hours per week from May to September 2025.

Here are the details about the positions: 

• Available Positions: 1
• Hourly Rate: $28.21/hour - $38.08/hour
• Work Schedule: Mondays – Fridays, 40 hours/week
• Typical Work hours: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
• Part-Time, Seasonal, Hourly, Non-Exempt Position  
• Work Location: Sulphur Creek Nature Center
• Anticipated Start Date: May 5, 2025
• Duration: Summer season will run from May 5 to September 5
• Not to exceed 960 hours per fiscal year. (July 1 – June 30)

First review of applications will be March 3, 2025. Applications received after first review will be reviewed as we receive them. This posting may close at any time.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under general supervision, is responsible for coordination and supervision of staff and volunteers to ensure age-appropriate curriculum and activities are met related to the daily operation of a District program in order to ensure the safety and well-being of participants and perform related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Incumbents in this class are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations of camp, conducting and analyzing assessment surveys, and is responsible for assisting in managing budgets. This class can be distinguished from the class of Head Counselor because incumbents in this class are responsible for the overall direction and staffing of the recreation program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Incumbents may not perform all duties. Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with the developing meaningful training to prepare staff and volunteers for their role as leaders
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of camp including camp planning of activities, field trips, scheduling staff, parent communications, and opening and closing of camp
• Provide superior customer service experience to campers, families and volunteers including returning phone calls in a timely manner and communication via email
• Facilitate safe and positive recreation experiences; ensure a safe environment; assess and minimizes risks; assess and respond to potential injuries and prepare incident reports.