Summer School Center Director

CATS Academy Boston, Inc.; Braintree (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CATS Academy Boston, Inc. in Braintree, MA is seeking a capable leader to serve as Summer School Center Director while supporting the Assistant Director of Residential Life during the year.

The role oversees end-to-end summer operations, safeguarding, staffing, logistics, and client satisfaction, with emphasis on safety, compliance, and high-quality programming for students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years’ experience in residential life, youth programming, camp/ELS/summer center management, or related field.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience and team leadership.
• Strong operational discipline: scheduling, cost control, inventory, and compliance.
• Excellent judgment in student care, crisis management, and family communication.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace/Microsoft Office; comfort with student life or incident management systems.
• CPR/First Aid preferred
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to live on campus and work evenings/weekends/on-call.

Responsibilities

• Manage the summer center to deliver a high-quality, safe, and scalable program aligned with program guidelines.
• Monitor all aspects of operations; set clear procedures; solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Coordinate academic and activities programs to ensure integration and consistency.
• Oversee the Center Management Team; recruit, schedule, train, and performance-manage seasonal staff.
• Serve as the Designated Safeguarding Person; ensure student welfare, risk management, and incident response.
• Drive quality control and customer satisfaction; lead daily briefings, walkthroughs, and client relationship management.
• Manage schedules, rosters, transportation, meal coordination, vendor relations, and inventory.
• Maintain cost controls and accurate records (attendance, hours, purchases, incidents, inspections).
• Ensure facility readiness pre-arrival and efficient close-down/post-program reporting.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Operational discipline

Crisis management

Family communication

Office productivity

CPR/First Aid

Driver's license

Live on campus

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Summer School Center Director

CATS Academy Boston Braintree, MA

JOB OVERVIEW
CATS Academy Boston seeks a student-centered, operationally strong leader to serve in a joint role: Assistant Director of Residential Life (ADRL) during the academic year and Summer School Center Director during the summer. The ADRL builds a safe, healthy, and inclusive residential community and ensures high-quality care, compliance, and engagement in on-campus residences. As Summer School Center Director, the role manages the end-to-end summer center operation, including safeguarding, staffing, quality control, and client satisfaction.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the summer center to deliver a high-quality, safe, and scalable program aligned with program guidelines.
• Monitor all aspects of operations; set clear procedures; solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Coordinate academic and activities programs to ensure integration and consistency.
• Oversee the Center Management Team; recruit, schedule, train, and performance-manage seasonal staff.
• Serve as the Designated Safeguarding Person; ensure student welfare, risk management, and incident response.
• Drive quality control and customer satisfaction; lead daily briefings, walkthroughs, and client relationship management.
• Manage schedules, rosters, transportation, meal coordination, vendor relations, and inventory.
• Maintain cost controls and accurate records (attendance, hours, purchases, incidents, inspections).
• Ensure facility readiness pre-arrival and efficient close-down/post-program reporting.

ABOUT CATS GLOBAL SCHOOLS (CGS)
CATS Global Schools is a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers. With a history dating back to 1899, but a focus on the future, our group brings together 16 institutions comprising independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools and a variety of summer programmes in the UK, US, Canada, and China.

Each year, we provide 18,000 students around the globe with the education they need to develop real-life skills for the future. We are dedicated to academic excellence and our students benefit from our well-developed links to over 40 top global universities.

We create a positive learning environment where every student is empowered to make a contribution to shape their world. This is made possible because of the commitment of our pioneering, persevering people who do the very best for our students.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years’ experience in residential life, youth programming, camp/ELS/summer center management, or related field.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience and team leadership.
• Strong operational discipline: scheduling, cost control, inventory, and compliance.
• Excellent judgment in student care, crisis management, and family communication.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace/Microsoft Office; comfort with student life or incident management systems.
• CPR/First Aid preferred
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to live on campus and work evenings/weekends/on-call.