Ropes Coordinator (Summer 2027)

YMCA of Greenville; South Carolina; On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

YMCA Camp Greenville seeks a cause-driven leader to head ropes and challenge course programming, including climbing walls, high ropes, zip lines, and related activities. You will guide the ropes team to provide safe, fun, and engaging experiences for campers and staff.

Responsibilities include supervising safety, training staff, and coordinating gear, while upholding camp values and integrity in all interactions. This is an on-site role at Camp Greenville with a focus on youth development.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old by June 2027.
• CPR/First Aid certified or willing to obtain certification prior to June 2027.
• Previous experience facilitating ropes, climbing, or challenge course activities.
• Ability to lead a team, communicate and enforce procedures, and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• Willingness to complete Camp Greenville site-specific training and demonstrate competency in assigned ropes activities.
• Preferred: ACCT Level 1 Practitioner certification or higher.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety and supervision of campers, staff, and equipment during all ropes and challenge course activities.
• Follow operating procedures, safety standards, and site-specific protocols for each ropes area.
• Plan, direct, and supervise safe, engaging ropes programming (climbing walls, high ropes, zip lines).
• Provide daily leadership, scheduling, and supervision to the Ropes Program Specialist team.
• Assist leadership with staff training, skills practice, and assessment of staff readiness.
• Coordinate opening/closing, daily equipment checks, and logs for ropes areas.

Skills

Team Leadership

Emergency Response

Communication

Safety Procedures

Education

CPR/First Aid certification

Job description

Overview

Come join us on the Mountain! Located on 1400 acres on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, camp has some of the most beautiful views of any camp in the country. Share in the beauty and traditions that has made Camp Greenville a special place for over 100 years. You can be part of a dynamic team making an impact on all that we serve.

Camp Greenville is an overnight camp established in 1912 that hosts boys and girls from throughout the region and the world for summer camps, retreats and specialty camps. You will get to experience what the great outdoors of Western North Carolina and South Carolina have to offer.

YMCA Camp Greenville is seeking a cause-driven leader to fulfill the role of Ropes Coordinator. This person will serve as the leader of our ropes and challenge course programming, including climbing walls, high ropes, zip lines, and other ropes-based activities. The Ropes Coordinator will take ownership of running these program areas efficiently and guide our Ropes Program Specialists in facilitating safe, fun, and challenging experiences for campers and staff.

We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become.

We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality.

We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.

We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining the safety and supervision of campers, staff, and equipment during all ropes and challenge course activities.
• Follow all operating procedures, safety standards, and site-specific protocols for each ropes program area.
• Plan, direct, and supervise safe, fun, and engaging ropes programming, including climbing walls, high ropes, zip lines, and other challenge activities.
• Provide daily leadership, scheduling, guidance, and supervision to the Ropes Program Specialist team.
• Assist full-time leadership with staff training, ongoing skills practice, and assessment of staff readiness to facilitate assigned activities within their training and authorization.
• Coordinate opening, closing, daily equipment checks, and required logs for ropes program areas in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Maintain organization, inventory, care, and reporting of ropes equipment, including harnesses, helmets, ropes, belay devices, and other associated gear.
• Communicate equipment concerns, incidents, and operational or safety issues promptly to full-time leadership; remove questionable equipment or activities from use pending appropriate review.
• Work with full-time leadership to ensure proper supervision, safe practices, and smooth operation of all ropes-based activities.
• Support cabin leader staff when not in program area and fill in for cabin leaders at times.
• Ability to work with participants of all backgrounds.
• Serve as a role model, upholding our camp values, and working with integrity, creativity, and safety in mind at all times.
• Responsible for the mental, emotional, and physical health and well-being of campers during their time at camp.
• Must approach responsibilities in a fun, creative, enthusiastic, and professional manner.

Other Responsibilities

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend/complete required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
• Follow mandated reporting requirements.
• Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old by June 2027.
• CPR/First Aid certified or willing to obtain certification prior to June 2027.
• Previous experience facilitating ropes, climbing, or challenge course activities.
• Ability to lead a team, communicate and enforce procedures, and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• Willingness to complete Camp Greenville site-specific training and demonstrate competency in assigned ropes activities.

Preferred:

• Current ACCT Level 1 Practitioner certification or higher.
• Experience supervising staff in a ropes or challenge course setting.
• Experience with indoor/outdoor rock climbing and multiple belay systems.
• Previous experience in an overnight summer camp setting.