Coordinator, Camps Events

Overview

 

Scope of Position: Collaborate with the Event team to design and deliver creative and relevant events and worship experiences for campers of all ages. Serve as a member of the Summer Leadership Team at one summer camp location. Provide leadership to the event summer staff team (14-17 summer staff) at one summer camp location. 

 

Reports to: Manager, Programming 

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the Summer Leadership Team at one WinShape Camps for Girls location.   

• Designs and develop all events, production, media and worship experiences at the summer camp location, which incorporates the summer theme. Examples of these include worship services and night parties/activities. 

• Hires, train, develop, and oversee Event summer staff at the summer camp location. The staff typically includes 4 to 6 direct reports in the summer and a total Event summer staff of 14 to17 summer staff depending on the specific camp location. Evaluate summer performance and make recommendations for future employment with WinShape Camps.  

• Equips summer staff to execute all events, production, media and worship experiences with excellence by providing resources and training prior to and during the summer.  

• Assists with the creation of event budget lines related to the summer camp location and monitor expenses to insure fiscal responsibility.  

• Oversees the look and feel of camper experiences – this includes creating environments that are visually excellent and evaluate the flow of the opening and closing day of camp each week/session.  

• Contribute to camp-wide success as a whole through serving on work teams and serving with other camp support teams when needed. 

• Represents WinShape Camps on occasional recruiting runs to help us fill up our summer staff needs. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.   

• 3-5 years of camp experience preferred.  

• This role requires gender-specific tasks during the summer that require female representatives. This includes: 

• Ability to interact with campers within the living quarters  

• Cabin supervision  

• Delicate gender specific conversations with campers, staff and parents 

• Experience in project management. 

• Demonstrates skills in written and verbal communication, time-management, organization, and multi-tasking. 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs. 

• Willing to relocate to a WinShape Camps for Girls location in the summer.  

• Maintain regular office hours at the WinShape Camps office in Atlanta during the non-camp season and engage in moderate travel throughout the year (10-20%). 

• A self-professing Christ follower, actively involved in a Christian faith community and actively pursuing Christ on a consistent basis. 

• Must hold or obtain a valid driver’s license for the state in which they are hired and have an acceptable driving record.