Capital Camps & Retreat Center (CCRC) is seeking a full-time Assistant Camp Director. The Assistant Camp Director is a key member of the Capital Camps' Year-Round Team and plays a critical role in shaping the overall Capital Camps experience, with a focus on strengthening summer staff culture and teen leadership development. This position serves as a trusted thought partner to the Camp Director, balancing operational oversight with relationship building, helping ensure that all campers and staff thrive in a vibrant, inclusive, and values-driven Jewish community.
This is an outstanding opportunity to leverage previous professional experience and launch the next step of one's professional career. Central to this position's success is the desire and drive to handle a variety of responsibilities, tackle a wide array of challenges, and participate in all aspects of camp planning, operations and implementation. The Assistant Camp Director will have the opportunity to shape the experience of hundreds of campers and staff each summer, in turn strengthening the future of Jewish community and leadership.
About Capital Camps & Retreat Center
Capital Camps & Retreat Center (CCRC) provides transformative Jewish overnight camp and retreat experiences for children, families, and communities across the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to summer camp, the Retreat Center hosts year-round programs for organizations, families, and community groups, serving thousands of participants annually.
Founded in 1987, Capital Camps is approaching an exciting milestone as we celebrate our 40th summer and look toward the organization's next chapter of growth and impact. The agency's administrative offices are located in North Bethesda, Maryland, with its camp and retreat center situated in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
Requirements
The right person is an intentional leader who is passionate about Jewish camping, staff development, and teen leadership.
You understand how to develop impactful systems, have experience mentoring & coaching others, and can partner effectively with team members to drive results. You bring exceptional communication, interpersonal, and organization skills, and have a serious interest in shaping the lives of teens and young adults.
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Implement an established talent recruitment plan for summer staff, with a tremendous opportunity to creatively implement new ideas.
Manage the full-cycle recruitment of summer staff, including recruitment, retention, interviews, hiring, contracting, and onboarding.
Collaborate with multiple local and international agencies to recruit and retain strong seasonal staff.
Lead communication and engagement efforts with summer staff throughout the year (i.e. monthly newsletters, in-person reunions).
Partner with the Human Resources team to ensure all seasonal summer staff are in compliance with necessary forms, paperwork, and other employment requirements.
Organize and synthesize data to report to the agency's Board of Directors and Camp Committee.
Prepare for a comprehensive staff training experience that equips staff to create exceptional, safe, inclusive, and meaningful camper experiences, drawing upon best practices in Jewish camping and the camping industry.
Lead the preparations for all operational aspects of the staff experience (i.e. international staff arrivals, housing, and day off logistics).
Teen Leadership Programs
Create and implement intentional recruitment strategies for the three Capital Camps Leadership Programs: Macks Village for rising 10 th graders, Leaders-In-Training (LIT) for rising 11 th graders, and Counselors-In-Training (CIT) for rising 12 th graders.
Serve as the primary point of contact for Macks, LIT, and CIT teen leaders and parents throughout the year.
Manage the application process for LITs and CITs.
Develop teen curriculum and programmatic components, including specialty experiences
Partner with local and national organizations to deepen curriculum and plan safe, meaningful, and fun off-site trips for LITs and CITs.
Overall Leadership
Thoughtfully contribute to and help lead regular planning sessions with the camp year-round team to identify and address ongoing areas of focus
Additional roles, as assigned by the Camp Director.
June – August
Overall Leadership
Directly supervise and mentor members of the summer leadership team, including Village Leaders of the Leadership Programs, supporting their journey as supervisors, program facilitators, and role models.
Reside on-site at Capital Camps during the summer season to provide hands-on, real-time support to campers and staff.
Develop meaningful relationships with staff members and campers.
Serve as a senior presence to the entire summer leadership team and summer staff.
Summer Staff Training, Performance, and Experience
Partner with the Camp Director on delivering an impactful, smooth, and fun pre-camp Staff Training experience.
