Day Camp Site Lead

As a thought-leader and best-in-class provider in education, wellness, youth development, and community-building, The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is one of the oldest and most essential non-profits serving in Atlanta. Today, we’re looking for you to join us as we carry out our mission to positively impact lives and communities across the state.

At the Y, we’re an association of like-minded people (staff, volunteers, and members), on the forefront of a movement to ensure that everyone - especially children - experience an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. In the course of a year, we provide more than 3,000 children, ages 6 weeks through Pre-K with high-quality literacy and STEAM-infused learning; give 58,000 youth and teens access to sports, aquatics, day and resident camps, teen leadership development programs, and employment opportunities; provide over 200,000 members with programs, services, and facilities to enjoy connection and maintain wellness regardless of age; and engage over 25,000 volunteers and donors from across Atlanta to share in the gift of supporting their communities.

The opportunities to serve are vast, and we’re looking for a diverse mix of people, who share our values of CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT, and RESPONSIBILITY, to join us and do their best work. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in our people, our members, and our partners. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other wonderful characteristics that make us different.

Commitment to Health and Safety

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination requirement for all Full-Time positions. For further information, please visit our , or speak to your recruiter. Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will be considered.

Nature and Scope:

Under the direction of the Youth Development Director, the Day Camp Site Lead will be primarily responsible for supporting the branch’s Day Camp program at a secondary location and for the successful achievement of providing guidance, leadership, values education and enjoyment for children served by camp. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: supervising, planning, organizing and implementing a structured program that supports activities for elementary school-age children in a learning environment. The incumbent will ensure that all administrative and program decisions are guided by the YMCA of Metro Atlanta program standards. Additionally, this position must perform duties in accordance with the policies, goals, mission, values and objectives established by the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Branch Strategic Plan, Safety Protocols including COVID-19, Member Services Guidelines, and Program Approved Non-negotiables. Emphasis will be placed on member service, program knowledge, participant/staff safety, and communication with members and employees. In addition, the Day Camp Site Lead will ensure a high level of quality programs and collaborate with outside partners, school officials and faculty.

Minimum Requirements:

Responsibilities:

Effect on End Result:

Ability to work actively outdoors and/or indoors while supervising children. Ability to climb, walk, run, stoop, squat or kneel. Ability to lift and carry equipment to appropriate destinations or affect the carrying of such equipment. Ability to use senses which enable safe supervision including seeing and/or hearing.

Children and Families will experience a high-quality day camp program. Children will be supervised at all times. The program will remain in compliance at all times with the YMCA rules and regulations. I understand my status of a Day Camp Site Lead is contingent upon keeping the minimum enrollment.

Ergonomics: Sitting, bending, stooping, standing, 15% repetitive keyboard work, seeing, verbal communications, lift up to 25 pounds.

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