Director of Programs for Camps, Aquatics & Community Events

Dedham Community House; Dedham (MA); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Dedham Community House in Dedham, MA seeks a Director of Programs to lead summer camp, year-round programs, and seasonal aquatics. You will supervise the Camp Director and Aquatics Director, recruit staff, and ensure strong enrollment and participant experience.

The role combines hands-on leadership with budget oversight, community outreach, and event coordination, including the Fall Family Festival and Tree Sale. Occasional evenings and weekends are required.

Qualifikationen

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in summer camp, recreation, youth development, sports, education, community programming, or a related field.
• Previous supervisory experience, preferably involving seasonal or part-time staff.
• Experience with summer camp or youth programming strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in recreation management, education, youth development, sports management, nonprofit management, human services, or related field preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfort working with registration systems, spreadsheets, databases, rosters, and program data.
• Ability to manage multiple programs and deadlines while remaining accessible to staff and participants.
• Ability to work primarily on-site with occasional evening and weekend responsibilities.
• Aquatics certifications are not required. DCH will support appropriate training or certification when needed.

Aufgaben

• Provide year-round oversight of DCH's summer camp and seasonal aquatics programs.
• Supervise and support the Camp Director and Aquatics Director.
• Lead seasonal recruitment and hiring for camp and aquatics staff.
• Develop and manage recreational, enrichment, sports, and wellness programs for children and adults.
• Recruit and manage instructors, coaches, vendors, and program partners.
• Develop program budgets with the Executive Director and Finance staff.
• Monitor revenue, expenses, enrollment, staffing costs, and other program performance measures.
• Lead program operations for major DCH events, including the Fall Family Festival and Tree Sale.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Problem solving

Time management

On-site work

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree (recreation management / education / youth development / sports management / nonprofit management / human services)

Tools

Registration systems

Spreadsheets

Databases

Roster management

Program data management

Jobbeschreibung

Dedham Community House in Dedham, MA seeks a Director of Programs to lead summer camp, year-round programs, and seasonal aquatics. You will supervise the Camp Director and Aquatics Director, recruit staff, and ensure strong enrollment and participant experience.

The role combines hands-on leadership with budget oversight, community outreach, and event coordination, including the Fall Family Festival and Tree Sale. Occasional evenings and weekends are required.