Job Title: Day Camp Lead

Department: Camp Programs

Dates of Employment: May 19, 2025 - August 16, 2025

Housing Available: Yes

Compensation: $800 per week base rate, $880 per week for Spanish speakers, 3% boost for returning camp staff.

Program Overview and Job Summary

KSS offers Day camp programming based out of our 23 acre campus in Keystone, for local and visiting children grades Kindergarten through 8th. Programming is age specific and full-day, offering educational and recreational activities with weekly science and adventure themes. Each week, campers will participate in hands-on activities, local hikes, arts and crafts, games, leadership, literacy, community building and much more!

The Day Camp Lead oversees the Day Camp program,  their primary responsibility is to handle logistics and day-to-day operations of the day camp programs and provide the necessary tools for instructors to maintain a positive and safe learning environment for campers. The Day Camp Lead can expect to work 5 days per week and can expect long summer camp days of up to 14 hours per day.

Main areas of focus:

• 50% Logistics;
• 20% Lesson planning and curriculum development
• 20% Support Staff duties (e.g. check-in/out, cleaning, student free time)
• 10% Staff training and coaching

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the other Day Camp Lead, Camp Program Assistant Managers, and Discovery Overnight Camp Leads to develop and prepare program curriculum/materials;
• Maintain quality programming by focusing on program development, delegation, implementation, training, and evaluation;
• Oversee the successful execution of logistic and operational tasks for Day Camp programs, which includes but is not limited to: schedules, attendance, field trips, etc.;
• Mentor and motivate day camp counselors;
• Collaborate with the Customer Experience team in communicating with parents/guardians regarding behavior, risk, and safety;
• Maintain high standards of health and safety, and follow Risk Management policies in all activities; 
• Actively interact with and engage children during KSS programs; 
• Lead in behavior management;
• Plan, lead, coach, and support all aspects of day programs;
• Assign task-based projects to counselors and ensure completion by the given deadline;
• Collaborate with the Camp Programs Assistant Managers and Day Camp Leads to schedule Summer Counselors;
• Provide support for the weekly Day Camp sleepover;
• Provide an electronics-aware experience for all children and enforce an electronics-aware environment with counselors;
• Set up before children arrive and clean up after children depart from KSS programming; 
• Maintain storage of all KSS equipment, including teaching materials, gear, keys, toys, etc.; 
• Facilitate and complete set up/take down projects at the end of every Day Camp session as assigned; 
• Attend and help facilitate all staff meetings and trainings as assigned;
• Candidates age 20+ with a minimum of 4 years driving experience will be required to participate in and pass Van Driver Training, and they will be required to drive a 15-passenger van;
• Other duties as assigned.