Seasonal Camp Director - Manhattan - Washington Square

Overview

Location:

9 Washington Square E, New York City, NY 10003

Pre-Season

Hours:

Approximately 80 hours of online training from hire to start of camp (April - June). Flexible schedule.

Camp Dates: 7/13/2026 (Mon) - 8/21/2026 (Fri). In addition, two weekends will be required for move-in and move-out of camp.

Camp

Hours:

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Virtual Training:
Must be available for virtual training on one of the following dates — 4/25, 5/9 or 5/16 12-6pm EST

Summer Salary: $1,300 weekly

• Shares responsibility for all stages of the employee life cycle for seasonal teams of up to 30. Also, attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention and separation.
• Acts as an on-site manager responsible for all facets of a day camp that runs 8 - 11 weeks, with an average of 150 campers (or more) per day, generating 6
  -7 figure revenue.
• When issues come up at camp, handles crises, emergencies, behavioral and medical responses as needed.
• Manages customer contact for their programs, including responding to email and phone inquiries in a timely manner. Also providing exceptional customer service and handling sensitive and escalated matters for hundreds of prospective and attending camp families.
• With support, manages compliance processes and ensures implementation of company, city and state required policies for camps and/or childcare facilities as applicable to their locality.
• Manages a six-figure budget for personnel, food and programming needs.
• Oversees all logistics and inventory management functions for hundreds of items valued in excess of six-figures, which are needed to run camp programs.
• Manages relationships with the host school that rents out the facility where the camp runs; oversees janitorial arrangements, security and site planning to ensure sanitary, safe and smooth operations.

• At least 21 years of age with a HS/GED or Bachelors Degree
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 24 weeks of previous Administrative or Supervisory experience at a camp; experience as a teacher or after school program Director or Counselor will also require one Summer of Supervisory experience at a Summer Camp

• Past management or leadership experience is required; experience hiring and managing teams of 5 or more is preferred
• During Camp Programs, the Director is expected to be on-site. When camps are not in session, most planning work can be done remotely, but Directors are expected to be actively marketing, recruiting staff and promoting Camp in their community
• On-site management at camp can be physically demanding, with extended periods of time on your feet, outside and occasional activity requiring physical exertion
• Directors will be expected to run Break Camps throughout the year

This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Steve & Kate's Camp, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in a school-aged camp setting to provide supervision, care, program delivery, and services per Steve & Kate's Camp and Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Steve & Kate's Camp's care and the employee.

Steve & Kate's Camp and Bright Horizons comply with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations. The full set of physical requirements for this role are as follows:

• Maintain and follow all safety and health rules of the location.
• Organize and maintain clean and accessible activity spaces.
• Assist in camp set-up and breakdown during move-in and out weekends.
• Stand for long periods while supervising children and facilitating activities.
• Participate in athletic games.

• Where local regulations mandate, this position is eligible for sick time.

Final date to receive applications: This posting is anticipated to remain open until April 15, 2026.