Mid Island Day Camp is seeking dynamic and enthusiastic Assistant Director to help lead Long Island’s largest Jewish Day Camp by supporting all aspects of camp, including enrollment, retention, and recruitment, staff hiring and supervision, program planning and implementation. In addition, the Assistant Director will be responsible for engaging with the Mid Island Y JCC community during the year helping to create and implement family and youth programs at our Plainview location when camp is not in session. This position is an in person role all year round as we do not currently offer a remote work option. The ideal candidate bring enthusiasm, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and at least 5–8 years of experience in camp leadership or youth development with a demonstrated ability to contribute to high-quality programs and positive outcomes. Working closely with the Camp Director and leadership team, the Assistant Director will play essential roles in fostering camp spirit, ensuring smooth operations, and help deliver an exceptional summer experience for the entire Mid Island Day Camp community.

Join the USY Summer Staff Team!
Are you ready for an unforgettable summer filled with adventure, leadership, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of Jewish teens? Apply to be a part of our USY Summer Staff team and create experiences that inspire, empower, and connect young people with their Jewish identity and community.
Why Work for USY Summer Programs?
Transformative Experiences: Spend your summer traveling across the country or exploring Israel while creating lifelong memories for yourself and your participants.
Professional Development: Build valuable skills in leadership, communication, and problem-solving. Gain hands-on experience working with youth in dynamic, meaningful settings.
Community & Friendship: Be part of a supportive, passionate team of staff who share your commitment to Jewish values and making a difference.
Competitive Compensation: Earn a salary while enjoying incredible travel and experiences!

The Waterfront Director is a key member of the Camp Seneca Lake (CSL) Leadership Team each summer. Overseeing all programming, operations, and safety at the CSL Waterfront, the Waterfront Director plays a pivotal role in the delivery of one of CSL’s signature program areas.
The Waterfront Director is responsible for leading their staff in implementing a curriculum that includes both daily activity periods and more in-depth “Hobby” experiences at CSL. The Waterfront Director must demonstrate sound judgment and establish a nurturing and safe environment for all campers, SITs (staff in training), and staff.

The Waterfront Director will work directly with the Waterfront specialists and in partnership with all staff, and report directly to the Assistant Director of Programming and Logistics.

The Waterfront Director must be experienced in camp or waterfront programming and child supervision. The best Waterfront Directors are education focused, dependable, and flexible. 21+ years old preferred.

As a member of the Leadership Team, the Waterfront Director is expected to take on additional responsibilities beyond the Waterfront including (but not limited to) attending Leadership Staff Orientation and ongoing Leadership team meetings, serving as On Duty staff in the evenings, driving for camp as needed/required for your role, participating in emergency response plans. Private housing with a shared bathroom is included, along with three meals and plentiful snacks each day.

Program Responsibilities
-Working in collaboration with other Waterfront staff and Assistant Director of Programming and Logistics, to plan, execute and create daily and specialty programming for all campers at Camp Seneca Lake.
-Facilitating daily activity periods for campers aged 8-15 years old focusing on skill-building in sailing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, canoeing, kayaking, and SUPing.
-Supervise 7-10 staff members and Staff in Training.
-Be punctual to all programs and meetings
-Be responsible for the proper use of equipment and supplies at each activity
-Take lead in maintaining powerboats and sailboats – support from our maintenance and facilities team is available.
-Must be certified or willing to gain certification in all relevant areas ( Lifeguarding and Safe Powerboat Handling).

Responsibilities & Expectations
-Be responsible for the general health and safety of their assigned campers
-Establish an atmosphere in which campers feel secure, happy, and part of the group
-Supervise campers under their immediate care at all time
-Make sure their campers adhere to camp rules
-Set a good example in all areas of camp life; act as a role model
-Participate with their group in all camp activities
-Cooperating with the other specialists and counselors in matters involving rules, safety, and program
-Follow through on approved curriculum plans
-Share these responsibilities with other staff assigned to the same program area
-Be drug-free (including paraphernalia) and alcohol free at camp.
-Avoid physically intimate relationships with all campers

Title: Division Supervisor – New Country Day Camp

Division – Department: 14th Street Y – Youth Programs – New Country Day Camp

Job Classification: Non-Union – PT – FT (Full Time during camp program, June-August)

Daily Rate: $220

Supervisor: NCDC Camper Care and Division Manager

Date: February 2026

New Country Day Camp is an open-tent community that celebrates and sustains joyful, outdoor summer experiences where all can thrive. We maintain a proud legacy as a Jewish camp, comprised of a multicultural community, representing and celebrating the heartbeat of NYC. We build meaningful connections with ourselves, each other, and the natural world around us through innovative programming that is rooted in Jewish tradition and guided by universal values.

New Country Day Camp is a 7-week, outdoor summer camp for campers in kindergarten-8th grade. NCDC operates M-F, 8am-5pm, and provides transportation for staff and campers to and from our campgrounds on Staten Island via multiple locations throughout Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. NCDC is a neurodiverse camp community, and all staff members are responsible for supporting neurodivergent and neurotypical campers and staff to have successful summers.

JOB PURPOSE

Division Supervisors will be responsible for the overall well-being of approximately 100+ campers at a time within a given age group at New Country Day Camp, which serves a population of campers entering K-8. They will also be responsible for ongoing communication with the families of their assigned age group and the supervision of the counselors within their assigned age division.

SCOPE OF INFLUENCE

Direct client group: Campers (K-8th Grade; Age assignment TBD)

Directly supervises: Counselors, Division Assistant, and any assigned Counselors-in-Training

Serves as direct contact for families in matters directly related to their camper(s)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Camper Care

Be responsible for the overall well-being of approximately 100+ campers and 20+ counselors at a time, including but not limited to physical and emotional needs

Maintain organized systems and records of camper and staff attendance, injuries, accidents, and other important information

Learn, understand, and promote camp’s mission and values (Personal Growth and Responsibility, Empathy, Respect, Passion), including our Open Tent philosophy of inclusion

Consult with leadership staff to plan and execute special weekly division-wide programming

Be present at the pool complex for swim periods and support Swim Coordinator

Logistics and Communications

Attend pre-camp meetings with families and/or staff as needed

Ensure staff/campers follow their daily schedule, guaranteeing each camp day runs smoothly

Communicate with parents as needed through the camp season, including being available via email and cell phone until 6:30pm nightly

Work with Community Engagement Manager to compile weekly division emails to families with pictures and program updates

Write weekly emails to staff detailing important information for the week ahead, with an emphasis on boosting morale and maintaining a positive staff culture

Communicate and effectively partner as needed with Support Supervisors, Aquatics staff, Program staff, and NCDC leadership regarding camper needs and concerns

With Operations Manager, order supplies for division and maintain an organized inventory and balanced budget

Be responsible for overall cleanliness and organization of division shelter and surrounding area

Leadership and Staff Supervision

As a member of the NCDC Supervisory Staff, model professional behavior for campers and other staff at all times

Be present at all days of orientation, camp and staff meetings during the camp season

Create agendas and facilitate staff meetings with assigned division staff

Proactively problem solve and motivate colleagues as difficult moments present themselves throughout the camp season; encourage flexibility and understanding as means to achieve common goals

Establish and promote a commitment to the mission and vision of New Country Day Camp

Learns and implements NCDC’s approach to supervision and behavior
management, including regular check-ins and evaluations for supervisees

Partner respectfully with the Support Supervisor on crisis management using a Restorative Approach, working to provide the proper supports for campers within the division.

Job description
Position Title: Division Head

Job Description: Each member of the Camp Kehilla Staff team will create a safe and enjoyable environment for our campers and staff while maintaining the high quality of programming associated with Camp Kehilla. Division Heads act as a liaison between the Director and the divisions for which they are responsible. The Division Head oversees an age division consisting of 2 groups of campers and their group leaders. They are responsible for ensuring all activities and special events run within assigned groups smoothly, oversight of support and behavior management of campers, supervision and support of staff, ongoing communication with families, and oversight of day to day operations of assigned groups.

Essential Responsibilities for Division Heads

Responsible for all daily operations of assigned groups
Supervise 2 group leaders and groups
Oversight of every camper’s overall well-being and behavior management in assigned groups
Review camper files prior to camp
Be a positive, approachable resource for staff within your division
Participate and supervise group activities within your division
Participate in and supervise all day trips and/or late-night programs and/or special events for the division as necessary
Work closely and develop a team approach with all group staff, specialists, Assistant Director, and Camp Director
Work with other division heads on special programs
Conduct daily group leader meetings to support the staff needs
Conduct performance evaluations during camp (week 4 and week 8, or staff person’s last week of camp) for each staff member in assigned division
Meet with group leaders at the end of each camp day to go over paperwork, phone calls that need to be made, and any concerns that took place during the camp day
Responsible for maintaining an open line of communication with families
Follow all employment policies and procedures of the Sid Jacobson JCC, including but not limited to those detailed in the JCC Employee Handbook and Camp Kehilla Staff Handbook
Accept additional duties requested by the Assistant Camp Director &/or Camp Director
Attendance at all staff meetings, trainings, and camp orientations are required. Including SCIP, CPR, First Aid, Epipen.

Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's Degree in special education, social work, psychology, occupational, physical or speech therapy or other related field with a focus on individuals with developmental disabilities

•Minimum 4 years of experience working with neurodiverse populations, providing support tailored to individual cognitive, behavioral, and social needs

•Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience

•Experience coaching staff through child interactions and professional responsibilities

Preferred Skills
•Master's Degree in special education, social work, psychology, occupational, physical or speech therapy or other related field with a focus on individuals with developmental disabilities

•Leadership and supervision skills to manage and supervise staff in a supportive manner

•Passion for working with individuals with developmental disabilities

•Good written and oral communication skills

•Excellent organizational skills

•Flexibility and ability to multi task and make decisions in a fast-paced environment

•Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively in a team environment and balance the needs of participants and staff

•Exhibit kindness, patience, and compassion

•Ability to physically stand, bend, squat, and lift to 35 pounds

Are you passionate about supporting children’s social, emotional, and mental wellbeing in a fun and dynamic camp environment? Do you thrive in fast-paced settings where every day brings new challenges and rewarding moments? Join our Community Care Team as a Camper Care Coordinator and help create a safe, inclusive, and joyful summer experience for all!

About the Role:
As the Camper Care Coordinator, you will be a key resource for campers, ensuring their emotional and mental well-being throughout their camp experience. Working closely with the Camp Director and leadership team, you will provide guidance, support, and interventions to help campers navigate social challenges, emotional struggles, and behavioral needs.

This role is perfect for a compassionate and skilled professional who enjoys working directly with children, problem-solving in the moment, and creating an environment where every camper feels valued, heard, and empowered.

What You’ll Do:
• Be the go-to support person for campers experiencing social, emotional, or behavioral challenges.
• Assess and respond to camper needs, providing individual support, conflict resolution, and behavior interventions as necessary.
• Collaborate with staff, guiding them on best practices for camper care and offering strategies for effective communication and positive reinforcement.
• Communicate with parents, when needed, to provide updates, share concerns, and ensure continuity of care.
• Assist with staff training on mental, emotional, and social health (MESH) topics to help them better support campers.
• Keep documentation and observations to monitor camper progress and inform interventions.
• Be a role model for empathy, inclusivity, and respect within the camp community.

Why Join Us?
Camp is a magical place where friendships are formed, confidence is built, and memories last a lifetime. As the Camper Care Coordinator, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring every child feels safe, supported, and empowered to thrive. If you’re ready to make a real impact this summer, we’d love to hear from you!

Dates: July 20th – August 17th

Tikvah: Special Needs Program Bunk Counselor

ROLE SUMMARY
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires is an overnight camp located in Wingdale, New York serving campers entering 3rd grade through 11th grade. The mission of Ramah is to provide joyful Jewish experiences to our campers and staff.

We are looking for hardworking, patient and enthusiastic young adults to join our team. Tikvah is our self-contained disability support program for campers who have mild to moderate support needs. The Tikvah counselors will live in the bunk with campers who need support with social skills, daily living skills and navigating the camp day. The ratio of campers to staff is 2:1. Tikvah counselors spend the majority of the day with their campers, attending camp activities and building relationships. Bunk staff are responsible for minimal programming. The Tikvah staff are supervised by the Director of Community Care and Inclusion.

We are looking for candidates who can commit to spending a minimum of 4 weeks at Camp. Salary scale begins at $1,250/ session (4 weeks) with subsequent additions based on relevant camp and professional experience.

Candidates with experience working with children with disabilities are preferred but not required. All staff are required to attend training before the camp season begins.

We can't wait to spend the summer with you!

Camp Ramah in the Berkshires is a vibrant Jewish summer camp community where children grow in a beautiful and safe setting, surrounded by lifelong friendships and inspired by dedicated role models. From sports to the arts, swimming to outdoor adventure, camp life is infused with the values and traditions of Conservative Judaism: love of mitzvot, Hebrew language, and the land and people of Israel; a commitment to inclusion and Tikkun Olam; and the joy of learning and prayer. Ramah is a transformative Jewish experience for campers, staff, families, and the broader New York metropolitan community—a place where Judaism is lived, Shabbat is cherished, and every moment is elevated.

Rosh Mitbachon provides vision, leadership, and oversight for all culinary education programming at camp. This role supervises and mentors cooking educators and instructors while designing and implementing engaging, age-appropriate culinary experiences for campers. Rosh Mitbachon works closely with camp leadership to integrate food education into the broader camp experience, including Jewish learning, sustainability, creativity, and community building.

Summer Dates: June 8 – August 14

Key Responsibilities:
-Design curriculum for baking, meal preparation, and campfire cooking
-Supervise, train, and support staff
-Ensure adherence to safety, hygiene, and food-handling best practices
-Coordinate scheduling, supplies, and kitchen and outdoor cooking spaces
-Foster a positive, inclusive, and creative learning environment
-Serve as a role model and active participant in Camp Jewish life

Compensation and Perks:
-Room and board provided for the full camp season
-Opportunities for pre-season planning and post-season work
-Tuition discount for enrolled Campers
-Supportive, community-centered work environment
-Meaningful leadership role in a mission-driven camp community

Position Overview:

Eden Village’s Music Specialists are the backbone of our camp culture. From morning meditative song circles to exuberant Friday night oneg and every after-meal blessing and song session, you’ll be bringing our community together through music. At Eden Village, we don’t listen to any recorded music- we make it all ourselves! You’ll spend your days teaching campers new instruments, how to write songs, form bands, and perform for each other. You’ll make every day at camp a dance party!

Eden Village camp is a non-profit overnight camp rooted in the Jewish vision of creating a more environmentally sustainable, socially just, and spiritually connected world. We’re dedicated to providing campers with an incredible summer experience while empowering them to promote a vibrant future for themselves, their communities, and the planet. Learn more here!

Expectations:
● Prepare and teach 3-4 programs a day for campers age 8-16 on songwriting, guitar, ukelele, drums, making a band, and more. You are coming into years of pre-written lesson plans with the ability to tinker and personalize.
● Lead after-meal blessings and song sessions 2 times a day every day.
● Support in leading Friday night oneg (song session) and Havdalah.
● Manage setup and breakdown of sound systems for all music moments throughout the summer.
● Keep the music room clean and organized. Manage instrument library check in and out systems.
● Flexible and able to go with the flow as challenges arise
● Community-minded with an emphasis on intentional Jewish community experience
● Excited to work at a summer camp with kids of all ages
● Attend and support evening programming as needed

All staff at Eden Village, regardless of their job, should expect to support the running of camp in a variety of ways that are not outlined here. As a community working collectively to keep 200 children safe and happy, each summer is full of unexpected blessings and challenges. We rely on our staff member’s flexibility to meet those challenges.

Why you’ll love it!
● Experience deep community with a vibrant staff of 120 young people from all over the world! Our community values skills sharing, spiritual growth, and inclusivity.
● You’ll enjoy three kosher, organic, locally sourced meals a day.
● We have a secret little room just for staff snack…and a not-so-secret not-so-little FARM full of fresh off the vine snacks! We’re munching on cherry tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, cucumbers, peaches, cherries, carrots, and so much more all summer long.
● You get to hang out with goats!
● We have staff fun activities in the evenings and staff-only swim a few times a week.
● You’ll inspire kids to be more playful, kind, caring, joyful, and grateful – changing their lives and changing the world!

Important Things to Know About Working at Eden Village:
● We are a pluralistic community, and we expect all staff to be able to live and work with kindness and respect with people from different backgrounds, political ideologies, religious and gender identities, etc, than themselves.
● Our food is amazing! We eat mostly vegetarian food at Eden Village. We serve meat once per week and fish twice per week. Staff are not permitted to bring takeout or outside food into camp.
● All staff receive at least 2.5 hours off per day.
● All staff receive days off. Specialist educators receive a 40-hour day off 6 times during the 8 weeks of camp. All other staff receive one 25-hour day off per week.
● All staff are responsible for their travel to and from camp (unless you are coming with an international agency that books your travel for you). We are not able to host staff on site before or after your contracted start and end date.
● We hire staff from Israel, North America, South America, Europe, and all over the world.
● There is no smoking or vaping allowed on site.
● All staff must be back in their bunks by midnight every night.

Position Overview:
Bring your food values deliciously to life as the Culinary Arts Specialist at Eden Village! You’ll work with the abundance of our farm and orchard to teach farm-to-table cooking skills and inspire young people to have autonomy over what they eat and where their food comes from. Get creative with fresh goat milk from our goats, eggs from our chickens and an abundance of farm fresh veggies, inspiring deep gratitude for the land and communities that feed us. Guide campers in learning everything from knife skills and kitchen safety to how to make fresh pasta, pickles, bread, ice cream, fermented foods, canned goodies and so much more!

Eden Village camp is a non-profit overnight camp rooted in the Jewish vision of creating a more environmentally sustainable, socially just, and spiritually connected world. We’re dedicated to providing campers with an incredible summer experience while empowering them to promote a vibrant future for themselves, their communities, and the planet. Learn more here!

Expectations:
● Teach 3-4 programs every day for campers ages 8-16.
● Prepare lessons for campers age 8-16 on farm to table cooking. You are coming into years of pre-written lesson plans with the ability to tinker and personalize.
● Keep the Farmers Kitchen clean and organized. All cooking spaces need to meet health department cleanliness standards.
● Able to manage camper allergies and food restrictions safely and responsibly.
● Ideally, you can help draw connections between being Jewish and farm to table cooking…but we can help with that.
● Flexible and able to go with the flow as challenges arise
● Community-minded with an emphasis on intentional Jewish community experience
● Excited to work with kids

All staff at Eden Village, regardless of their job, should expect to support the running of camp in a variety of ways that are not outlined here. As a community working collectively to keep 200 children safe and happy, each summer is full of unexpected blessings and challenges. We rely on our staff member’s flexibility to meet those challenges.

Why you’ll love it!
● Experience deep community with a vibrant staff of 120 young people from all over the world! Our community values skills sharing, spiritual growth, and inclusivity.
● You’ll enjoy three kosher, organic, locally sourced meals a day.
● We have a secret little room just for staff snack…and a not-so-secret not-so-little FARM full of fresh off the vine snacks! We’re munching on cherry tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, cucumbers, peaches, cherries, carrots, and so much more all summer long.
● You get to hang out with goats!
● We have staff fun activities in the evenings and staff-only swim a few times a week.
● You’ll inspire kids to be more playful, kind, caring, joyful, and grateful – changing their lives and changing the world!

Important Things to Know About Working at Eden Village:
● We are a pluralistic community, and we expect all staff to be able to live and work with kindness and respect with people from different backgrounds, political ideologies, religious and gender identities, etc, than themselves.
● Our food is amazing! We eat mostly vegetarian food at Eden Village. We serve meat once per week and fish twice per week. Staff are not permitted to bring takeout or outside food into camp.
● All staff receive at least 2.5 hours off per day.
● All staff receive days off. Specialist educators receive a 40-hour day off 6 times during the 8 weeks of camp. All other staff receive one 25-hour day off per week.
● All staff are responsible for their travel to and from camp (unless you are coming with an international agency that books your travel for you). We are not able to host staff on site before or after your contracted start and end date.
● We hire staff from Israel, North America, South America, Europe, and all over the world.
● There is no smoking or vaping allowed on site.
● All staff must be back in their bunks by midnight every night.