Summer Camp Assistant Director - Manhattan - Riverside

Steve & Kate's Camp; Riverside, New York (NY, NY); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking camp that empowers kids to make decisions and build confidence! As a staff member, you'll engage with campers aged 4-12, fostering creativity and play. This role involves supervising activities, ensuring safety, and collaborating with a dynamic team. Ideal candidates are energetic, calm under pressure, and passionate about guiding children. With opportunities to enhance your leadership skills while having fun, this position is perfect for those who love to inspire and support young minds in a vibrant camp environment.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or GED.
• 2 months camp experience or 1 year in education/child care required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating activities and ensuring camper safety and wellness.
• Creating and overseeing activity spaces for self-selected camper activities.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Child Supervision

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Creative Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Location: 157 Freedom Place, New York, NY 10069
Camp Dates: 6/23/2025 (Mon) - 8/22/2025 (Fri) -- (additionally, one weekend to set up, one weekend to breakdown, and an orientation date)
Camp Hours: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm (actual shifts will vary)
Hourly Wage: $19.75 - $22.25

At Steve & Kate's, we put radical trust in kids so that they learn to trust themselves. Campers choose minute-to-minute how to spend their time because making decisions today helps to build the self-confidence they’ll need to wrangle unknowns tomorrow. We value empowering our staff to be their whole authentic selves because everyone in our community needs to feel included! Sound like something you can get behind? If so, we're looking for team members who are motivated babysitters, teachers, coaches, students, athletes, artists, and anyone ready to play hard and be goofy. As a Steve & Kate’s staff member, you’ll sharpen your inherent leadership skills, learn some new ones, and collaborate with interesting people, all while immersing yourself in creativity and play.

Job Responsibilities:

Staff members will be responsible for facilitating activities, making connections, and monitoring safety and wellness. Some staff members will create and/or oversee activity spaces in which campers will self-select activities, while other staff will work in rotating support roles throughout camp. The best way to find out what your specific responsibilities would be is to speak with your local director, but activities include sewing, stop-motion animation, maker space, performing arts, arts and crafts, lounging, recreation, and so much more!

Additional Responsibilities:

• Actively supervising campers
• Maintaining an organized and approachable activity space
• Ensure compliance with Camp Policies
• Reporting & Recording details of notable concerns or incidents, and of injuries to campers, other staff members, or self
• Keeping track and being aware of camper allergies and dietary restrictions
• Adding daily updates and photos to campers’ profiles
• May be asked to chaperone campers on an off-site field trip where locations demand.

How do you know if you’re the right candidate?

• Does the idea of guiding kids while they make decisions for themselves excite you?
• Are you calm under pressure and able to calm those around you?
• Are you comfortable leading groups of kids on your own while still collaborating with a team?
• Do you have the stamina to keep up (literally) with 4-12 year olds bursting with energy and creative potential? And, can you bench press a kindergartener (just kidding -- can you lift up to 40lbs)?
• Are you passionate about sharing your knowledge & learning something new (even if a third grader is doing the teaching)?

Requirements:

• At least 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED required
• Bachelors Degree preferred
• 2 months experience working in a Camp, or 1 year in an Education or Child Care setting is required
• By applying and accepting an offer, you are giving Steve & Kate's permission to email or text you.
• You may be asked to chaperone campers on an off-site Field Trip where locations demand.

Additional Job Requirements:

• Past management or leadership experience is preferred.
• On-site management at camp can be physically demanding, with extended periods of time on your feet, outside and occasional activity requiring physical exertion.
• One of the following is preferred:
• Meets local camp director qualifications, or
• Is a previous Steve & Kate’s Camp Employee