Looking for: Staff Care Manager / Social Worker / Superhero

Work in an amazing environment, spend time outdoors and make a real difference in the lives of college leaders!

Join a dynamic forward thinking overnight camp team as the Staff Care Manager, in tandem with the Director, and leadership team. We are currently looking for a candidate to join our Community Care team. This person will be responsible for working on mental, emotional, and social health issues with our incredible staff. The Staff Care Manager is expected to provide our community with meaningful guidance to make healthy, responsible, and respectful choices. The Staff Care Manager embodies Sprout Camp’s core values in their interactions and decisions regarding community care and is a positive, contributing member of the summer leadership team. The Staff Care Manager is expected to create strong relationships with the camp community and exhibit excellent communication skills.

This position requires a person with a variety of skills and the ability to transition from one situation to another quickly and intuitively while also showing compassion and empathy for campers and staff. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who loves a challenge, an environment that is constantly changing, and working with college age population. Camp is a magical place, and our staff are the people that make it happen. This person will support these very special people.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

1. Serve as the lead professional in determining appropriate responses to all issues related to social, emotional, and mental health, safety, and well-being of staff
2. Serve as a positive role model in the camp community and represent camp values
3. Participate in required supervisor and staff training prior to camp
4. Communicate with Director, Assistant Director, and Infirmary to monitor and support the physical, social, and emotional health, safety, and well-being of staff
5. Assist with challenging staff situations and provide ongoing support to respond to staff’s behavioral, emotional, and mental health needs
6. Consult with Director and Assistant Director about significant concerns and issues that arise to determine appropriate response for staff
7. Observe and document staff situations/incidents, design behavior intervention and/or management plans, and monitor and report on progress
8. Facilitate group cohort sessions for all staff, creating a supportive environment to help staff navigate difficult situations and promote further learning
9. Perform other related duties as assigned by Camp Director

• Dates: June 18th – August 18th

Rosh Edah (Unit Leader):

Camp Ramah in the Berkshires (www.ramahberkshires.org), located in Wingdale, NY, is a vibrant summer camp community, where Campers in grades 3-10, grow in a beautiful and safe setting, surrounded by life-long friends and are nurtured by spirited role models. From sports to the arts, swimming to outdoor adventure, Camp is infused with the best of the tradition and values of Conservative Judaism. Ramah is a transformative Jewish experience for its campers, staff, families and the communities of the New York metropolitan area. Ramah Berkshires is a place where Judaism is lived and every moment is elevated. We can’t wait to spend the summer with you!

Ramah Berkshires is seeking a responsible, dynamic, experienced, organized, energetic, and camp-loving person for a Rosh Edah (Unit Leader) Position. A Rosh Edah oversees the day-to-day camp experience for an Edah (Grade) of up to 70 Campers. Through organization, staff supervision & management, a Rosh Edah crafts the summer experience for Campers.

2025 Dates:
Senior Staff Training: June 12-15
General Staff Training: June 16-24
Camp Season: June 25 – August 16

Salary: $3200-$5500, depending on experience. Additional compensation available for pre-summer work. Room & Board provided while in residence at Camp.

Responsibilities:

Staff
· Directly supervise and support 12 – 15 counselors
· Manage staff performance and well-being
· Perform ongoing staff training in collaboration with Camper Care Team

Campers
· Support the well-being and quality of experience of all campers
· Play a core role in planning & facilitating summer programming
· Know each bunk’s daily schedule and coordinate staff support and coverage
· Address camper behavioral and social/emotional issues with counselors
· Report directly to Directors regarding camper behavioral and social/emotional issues
Camp Leadership
·Serve as part of the Camp Leadership Team and act as a camp-wide role model and leader