Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Camp Director

Main Line Art Center seeks a dynamic, creative, confident and caring Camp Director for our thriving 11 week long summer art camp. The successful candidate should be highly organized, flexible, and adept at communicating effectively with campers ages 5-16, as well as camp parents, teaching artists, teen counsellors and administrative staff. Our 2020 camp schedule runs from June 8-August 21. You will join a growing and joyful camp community that regularly attracts exceptional teaching artists and enthusiastic campers, and you will have the opportunity to help shape the next chapter in our summer story.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Oversee and ensure creative adherence to camp themes for K-4th grade camp, pre-teen studios and teen studios.
  • Create class groupings based on enrollment and determine staffing needs based on classes while remaining adaptable to special requests.
  • Interview and hire teen counsellors, develop training workshops, schedule and manage counsellors during camp.
  • Develop the teaching schedule, before and after care schedules for each camp session and arrange for substitutes when necessary.
  • Refine camp policies and ensure that camp teaching artists and counsellors understand these policies and carry them out.
  • Manage our booth at multiple camp fairs.
  • Manage curriculum, ensuring that all teachers have submitted overviews of lessons before the start of each camp session.
  • Oversee camp exhibitions and visiting artists each Friday during our weekly art party.
  • Oversee daily camper pick-up and drop-off, as well as lunch-care.
  • Communicate all supply needs to Studio Coordinator in a timely manner.
  • Communicate with parents to address child behavioral or discipline issues as needed.
  • Maintain master binders for child emergency & pick-up forms and alert camp and office staff of any special needs, dietary or health concerns.
  • Organize pre-and post-camp teaching artist meetings and weekly camper evaluations to ensure continuous improvement.
  • Assist staff in providing the highest level of customer service for parents and campers.

 

Main Line Art Center seeks a dynamic, creative, confident and caring Camp Director for our thriving 11 week long summer art camp. The successful candidate should be highly organized, flexible, and adept at communicating effectively with campers ages 5-16, as well as camp parents, teaching artists, teen counsellors and administrative staff.