Our Mission: The JCC Camps at Medford enriches the lives of children by teaching values and life skills in a fun, safe, inclusive, Jewish environment while building confidence, sharing successes, and creating lasting friendships and memories. Essential Job Roles and Functions:
Program innovation, creation, planning, implementation and evaluation
Provide oversight, supervision and evaluation of seasonal camp leadership and programs with a core focus on the following:
Gesher/LIT (Leader-In Training Program)
Assist Gesher/LIT Director in creating innovative and effective leadership programming
Assist with weekly trip planning and implementation
Teen Travel
Provide oversight of teen travel programs (Chaverim & Tiyulim)
Work in partnership with Travel Directors and Program Administrator to successfully plan a travel calendar
Provide clear and effective communication to travel camp families as needed
Coordinate daily needs of travel including but not limited to communication to families, orientation, updating the camp app, meal/activity fund requests with JCC Finance Department, creating travel guides, etc.
Assist Travel Directors with camper and/or staff behavior management when necessary
Medford Plus
Provide oversight of the Medord Plus director(s)
Ensure proper staffing and that all required camper to staff ratios are met
Assist with program implementation (i.e: activities, supply ordering, etc.)
Assist with administrative tasks including but not limited to providing accurate weekly rosters, communicating add-ons to Camp Registrar, daily attendance, etc.
Provide routine check-ins (in-person at times) to ensure program success
Lead on staff recruitment, retention and experience:
Serve as “gatekeeper” for staff applications
Work closely with seasonal leadership to identify and stay current on staffing needs
Coordinate the staff interview process with new and returning applicants
Work closely with the Program Administrator in the staff hiring process, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness of hiring
Identify staff recruitment opportunities. When applicable, attend staff/career fairs.
Create and implement staff satisfaction and retention initiatives
Lead on Camp Marketing Initiatives
Provide oversight of camp photographer and social media
Create yearly social media calendar and post on varying Social Media platforms throughout the off-season ensuring year-round camp engagement
Work closely with JCC Marketing and Camp Director to identify marketing opportunities to help promote camper recruitment and staff hiring
Create monthly camp newsletters during the off-season and weekly camp newsletters throughout the summer season
Implementation of Camp App
Participate in camper recruitment initiatives:
Identity and attend camp fairs when necessary
Attend camper recruitment events (i.e: open house, off-season camp programming, parlor meetings, etc.)
Provide camp tours for prospective families
Build, foster and maintain positive relationship with camp families to ensure a positive community image for Camp
Take the lead on special event programming included but not limited to Color War, Ruach/Spirit Week, Appreciation Week, Israel Week, etc and create a theme calendar for the summer season.
In partnership with Camp Director & Associate Director, create yearly Judaic theme guide that is to be implemented in camp programming each season. The theme guide should highlight camp’s core values and provide ideas for program implementation focused around the theme
Attend various conferences and trainings for the purpose of staying current and keeping camp cutting edge.
Identify and assist with opportunities focused on year round camp engagement including but not limited to:
Off-season programming (i.e: Fall Festival, Broadway Live, etc.)
Alumni engagement and programming
Fundraising opportunities
On call responsibilities during the camp season when the Director and Associate Director is unavailable
Represent the JCC Camps at Medford at occasional JCC or Federation wide programming and/or special events (i.e: Open Houses, Fundraisers, etc.)
Required Education & Experience:
Master’s degree preferred but at minimum bachelors, preferably in the areas of education, social work, psychology, communications, non-profit management, recreation or related field
Previous camp experience preferred including full time or seasonal
Strong background in day or residential camping
Working knowledge of Judaism, Jewish community and Jewish traditions with experiences in both formal and informal Jewish education preferred
EEO Statement:The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, and our family of agencies, is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon a person’s actual or perceived gender, race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital/civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, veteran or military status, disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions, or other legally protected characteristics.The Federation participates in the E-Verify program.The Federation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us via the link on this posting. EOE