YMCA Arlington Day Camp - Camp Director

3422 13th St N, Arlington, VA 22201, USA

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is one of the largest charities in the DC area. The Y serves as an anchor in the community offering programs and services encompassing youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

FIND YOUR PLACE AT THE Y… BE A CAMP DIRECTOR THIS SUMMER.

Summer camp…adventure, friends, and fun. The Y invites you to join us for an amazing summer that is so much more than a job.

Position:
Camp Director Salary: $19.50

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is currently hiring Summer Camp Directors. Working at the Y, you will create exciting and impactful experiences for campers, build connections with your peers and Y professionals, expand your leadership skills, and have fun! This is a seasonal position for the months of June through August 2023.

What you will do as a Camp Director:

• Ensure all campers have a fun, enriching, and safe experience
• Plan and implement the Y camp program in accordance with the goals and policies of the Y and the camp curriculum
• Provide leadership to camp counselors, including training and daily supervision
• Mentor camp staff
• Ensure daily schedule of activities is carried out for all groups of campers
• Conduct weekly team meetings and provide performance feedback on a daily basis
• Ensure that all counselors have daily schedule and the appropriate supplies and resources to deliver a quality program
• Be responsible for camper safety and security
• Ensure adherence to the policies of the Y
• Motivate, energize and encourage counselors to deliver outstanding programming and customer service daily
• Participate in staff trainings and meetings as required

What you need to be a Camp Director:

• Be able to work from the week before camp begins for training to the end of the final week of the season
• High school graduate
• 21 years of age
• Willing to participate in and obtain CPR and First Aid Certification
• Clear the local jurisdiction requirements for criminal background and/or fingerprinting
• Meet the county/state licensing requirements
• Y Day Camp Director certification/preferred
• At least three summers of experience in day camp, recreation, physical education, teaching, or working with school age children
• Prior experience supervising staff
• Work well with and in groups
• Able to effectively communicate with children and parents
• Understand and be committed to working with diverse population and to Y character development

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
• Must be physically active to play games and sports with the children
• Must be able to pick-up at least 35 pounds
• Must have visual acuity to observe all children
• Documentation of physical examination and TB skin test

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Free Y membership
• 403(b) savings plan
• Exciting and collaborative work environment
• Ability to work with creative, talented and diverse individuals!

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

• Assists the Program Director in the overall program development and implementation, the precamp orientation and training for staff and supervision of all day camp staff assigned to a particular camp or segment of camp
• Required to be on site all day during camp season and may be required to work before and after the camp season as deemed necessary
• Ensures staff to child ratios, lesson plans and daily schedules are in place and being followed

• Provides guidance, leadership, or training to other employees (no direct supervision)
• Directly responsible for supervising non-exempt, clerical, or office administration personnel
• Directly responsible for supervising exempt, professional, or technical employees
• Directly responsible for supervising supervisory/managerial employees

• Job title to which this position reports:
  Program Director, Senior Program Director, or Associate Executive Director
• Job titles directly reporting to this position:
  None
• Job titles indirectly reporting to this position:
  None