Job Description: Leadership Track Director

Camp Omni

Job Title: Leadership Track Director

Classification: Volunteer

Reports To: Camp Director

Position Purpose:

To provide senior level leadership to the leadership track program for teens 15-17 years of age. When program is small, will also act as one of the leadership track counselors.  The teen programming is developed during the off-season. The leadership track director ensures the program is implemented effectively.

Essential Job Functions

  • Manage the LT program planning group and facilitate planning discussions among volunteers

  • Consult with the Program Director to manage the logistics of program space – so LT and regular camper activities have appropriate spaces as needed throughout the day.

  • Oversee development of LT program components, ensuring that these reflect Camp Quest curriculum standards and guidance (e.g., programs to teach the scientific method, critical thinking, and ethics; cabin challenges; famous freethinkers and world religions presentations; Chessie game; etc.) and are age appropriate and challenging for older campers.

  • Oversee the scheduling and coordination of field trips, adventure activities, or special events days, if any, specific to the LT Program.

  • Keep the Program Director informed of any major changes to the LT program or schedule that arise prior to or during the week of camp

  • Manage LT Program staff and delegate responsibility for program planning to them

  • Work with Program Director to appropriate regular program staff and assets for LT specific purposes.

  • Set deadlines for LT program staff Leaders and communicate with regular program staff to ensure LT program syncs with regular program.

  • Assign assistants to help LT staff from regular staff as needed in consult with the Program Director.

  • In consult with the Program director, compile a list of supplies and materials needed for the LT program

  • In consult with the Program director, ensure that supplies are ordered in time for camp- responsible for implementation of LT program – teaching program – feedback loop from LT Campers

  • Gathering information from Head Cabin Staffers as to how placement of LTs in other cabins is going.

  • Coaching/evaluating staff

  • Instructing LT staff

Diversity:

  • Approximately one-third of our campers are either African-American, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, or Latino/Hispanic. We are very proud of our ethnic diversity. You should be prepared to work with campers and staff from across the racial and socio-economic spectrum.