Director
Ramah Day Camp Philadelphia
Description
Principle Responsibilities:
The Day Camp Director is the primary professional responsible for the day-to-day, summertime, and year-round operations of our Day Camp in suburban Philadelphia. The Day Camp Director oversees a camp program that serves over 200 campers and 100 staff members each summer. Our director is in charge of the Jewish educational vision of our camp program and should be innovating our educational offerings, hiring and managing qualified staff, and ensuring the safety of our camp community. In addition, the Day Camp Director is responsible for the sound fiscal management of an annual Day Camp budget.
The Day Camp Director will supervise our Day Camp assistant director, and work alongside our entire year-round staff, and will be directly supervised by our Executive Director.
Year-Round Responsibilities:
• Coordinating recruitment efforts throughout the year to maintain a healthy camper enrollment each summer.
• Creating and attendance at year-long calendar of events, including but not limited to, open houses, community events, camper reunions, etc. which aim to connect the community to camp throughout the course of the year.
• Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training a full roster of talented, dedicated, and inspiring staff members who make Ramah Day Camp a warm, nurturing environment.
• Working alongside our Development of Advancement to identify and actualize fundraising projects specifically for our day camp, as well as be a full and active participant in organizational development activities.
• Serving as the primary professional on our Day Camp Committee, a standing sub-committee of our Board of Directors.
• Working alongside our Tikvah Director, continuing to maintain and expand upon the Tikvah (Special Needs) offerings at our Day Camp, ensuring the creation of an inclusive Jewish environment.
• Attending and participating in several yearly conferences, including those related to Ramah, the American Camp Association, and the Jewish Agency training seminar in Israel.
• Creating, analyzing, and managing a comprehensive annual budget, working alongside our Executive Director, Director of Finance, and our Finance Department.
• Partnering with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors in determining strategic vision, long-range and short-range planning for the Day Camp.
Summertime Responsibilities:
• Managing the day-to-day operations of a safe, fun, and experiential Jewish day camp.
• Overseeing transportation logistics.
• Coordinating and supervising staffing for before and after care options.
• Supervising all aspects of camper care; and alongside a team of professionals, supervising the physical and emotional well-being of all our campers and staff.
• Creating the most amazing, inspiring, and all-out-fun Ramah Day Camp summer experience.