Assistant Camp Director

Salary: $19.50 - $21.52 Hourly
Location : CA 93021, CA
Job Type: Seasonal, Part time
Job Number: 2024-004
Department: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Division: Recreation
Opening Date: 02/14/2024
Closing Date: 3/17/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Classification Description
The Assistant Camp Director will assist with the development, planning, and administration of day camp programs; provide lead worker supervision of part-time staff and volunteers; supervise and manage the recreational activities of children; provide on-site supervision and implementation of day camp and recreation programs; perform a variety of tasks related to maintaining safe and healthy camp and recreation program facilities, including setting up and cleaning up for camp and recreation programs and performing light custodial duties. This position is hourly, and not overtime exempt.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general supervision from the program supervisor or manager. Exercises lead worker supervision over part-time and seasonal recreation staff and volunteers, and administers contracts and monitors performance.
Essential Functions

• Assist with the development and planning of developmentally appropriate recreational activities for children, and organize and lead developmentally appropriate recreational activities for children.
• Assist with the development and recommend operating procedures, health and safety procedures, and emergency preparedness procedures; update staff and program handbooks and guidelines; conduct emergency drills.
• Prepare supplies and materials for active and passive games, sports, arts and crafts, and other program activities; monitor the use of supplies, materials, and equipment; and guide children in the appropriate use of supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Supervise and care for children; enforce rules and provide appropriate guidance and discipline to ensure safety; assist children with hygiene as necessary; observe and evaluate health needs of children and take appropriate action.
• Open and close facilities; set-up and clean-up for camp and recreational programs; maintain neat and orderly facilities; perform light custodial duties as needed.
• Administer first aid according to prescribed procedures and notify emergency medical personnel when necessary.
• Provide information and respond to inquiries from program participants; prepare written materials such as camp newsletters, flyer, and bulletins; prepare annual parent handbooks and forms.
• Participate in parent/camper conferences to address behavioral and other issues as needed.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.
• Provide direction and training to part-time staff and volunteers.
• Process annual program enrollments; maintain participant files; process program registrations.
• Provide responsible staff assistance and support to the assigned supervisor.

Marginal Functions:

• Assist with a variety of recreation programs and activities.
• Serve as emergency response worker as necessary
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications
Knowledge of:

• Techniques of planning, supervising, and organizing recreation programs.
• Principles and practices of recreation and leisure services and program development.
• Development, psychology, behavior, and needs of children.
• Leadership methods and techniques.
• Principals of health and safety.
• Proper English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Basic first-aid methods and techniques.
• Computer software programs including Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Ability to:

• Work independently with little direction.
• Design and create appropriate social and physical environments for children.
• Develop, plan, and implement recreational activities for children.
• Train and supervise staff and volunteers.
• Monitor budgets and make budget and purchasing recommendations.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with children and adults.
• Maintain audio/visual acuity sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Maintain mental capacity sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Plan and organize work.
• Maintain records and reports.
• Operate and use modern office equipment including computer, printers, and copiers.

Experience, Training, License/Certificate, Working Conditions
Experience - No less than 1,200 hours experience working in day camps, recreation centers, after school programs, or closely related work experience.
Training - Equivalent to the completion of the 12th grade. Additional training in recreation, leisure studies, education, child development, or closely related field is highly desirable.
License or Certificate:

• Possession of a valid first aid certificate and CPR, including pediatric first aid and CPR.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, a valid California driver's license.

Environmental Conditions: Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities; exposure to outside atmospheric conditions; may work in or around water and slippery surfaces; exposure to audio/video equipment and computer screens.
Physical Conditions: Essential functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, or walking for prolonged periods of time; travel to various locations; medium lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling; balancing; reaching; handling; use of fingers; talking; hearing; near visual acuity.
For temporary, part-time employees the City provides:

• Paid sick leave in compliance with the California Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014.

• A retirement program from which an amount equal to 3.75% of gross pay is paid by the City into a 457 Deferred Compensation Retirement Savings Plan on behalf of the employee, and there is a required matching employee contribution payment of 3.75% of gross pay.

01
Please summarize your experience planning activities for children and supervising staff.
02
How many total hours of work experience do you have working in day camps, afterschool programs, overnight camps, and closely related programs? (Please specify hours in each type of program).
03
Camp training will be held on the following dates:• Tuesday, May 28 OR Wednesday, May 29 from 4:00-9:00 p.m.• Thursday, May 30 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. • Saturday, June 1 from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. • Sunday, June 2 from 1:00-8:00 p.m. • Saturday, June 8 from 8:30-4:30 p.m. (CPR/First Aid Training)Can you attend all of these trainings?
04
The Camp Director and Assistant Camp Directors typically work for a short period of time prior to and after the camp season (this year camp starts on June 17 and will run through August 20.) Please state the first day you are available to work and the last day you are available to work.
05
he Camp Director and Assistant Camp Directors must be available to work at least 30 and up to 40 hours per week, between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Do you have any obligations or scheduled vacations (other job, school, etc.) that would conflict with these hours?
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Have you provided us with three (3) professional or personal references (not relatives)? If not, please list them here with name, contact information, and type of reference.
Required Question