Summer Camp Programming Assistant Director - Seasonal

Description

TURN YOUR SUMMER INTO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY – BECOME A SEASONAL PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH KIDS IN THE GAME!

Empower Staff, Inspire Campers, and Build a Summer That Matters. Kids in the Game provides unforgettable day camp experiences for hundreds of New York children across Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and now Westchester & Jersey City. When you join the Kids in the Game summer camp leadership cohort, you’ll be part of a dynamic team of Camp Directors, Assistant Directors, and 275+ coaches running outstanding programming at our 13 summer day camps.

The Kids In The Game Summer Camp Experience

Kids in the Game camps are where sports, creativity, and community come together to shape confident, compassionate, and connected kids. Our camps across New York City, Westchester & Jersey City bring together diverse groups of children to explore new sports, build friendships, develop positive social skills, and learn how to be part of a team. Our camps offer a blend of sports and games, arts and crafts, STEM enrichment, field trips, swim activities, theme weeks, and all-camp special events to make every week the highlight of a child’s summer.

Our team of camp leaders, specialists, and counselors create an environment where every child feels seen, supported, and inspired to try something new. As a Certified B Corporation, we’re on a mission to positively impact the lives of campers, families, staff, community members, and partners. We’re looking for Assistant Directors who want to inspire the next generation of leaders, model and build emotional intelligence, boost kids’ confidence, create tight-knit communities, and bring inclusive camp programs into communities across NYC, Westchester & Jersey City.

PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ROLE & KEY TASKS

As one of our Programming Assistant Directors, you will report to the Camp Director and work closely with the Admin & Off-Site Assistant Directors to oversee and manage camp programming. You will lead all aspects of program design, lesson planning, daily and weekly scheduling, special events planning, and daily activity execution. This role ensures camp programming is high-quality, inclusive, developmentally aligned, and reflective of our mission of providing positive opportunities through sport and creative play.

You’ll create weekly schedules, support specialists and counselors in delivering lessons, and bring camp-wide theme days and events to life for campers. You’ll also be an on-site leader ensuring staff have resources and information to be successful and that we comply with Department of Health regulations and safety procedures.

This role emphasizes creative programming and activity design, building daily and weekly schedules that include on-site and off-site activities, with a strong background in sports and arts instruction and a passion for camp culture. Your goal is to build schedules aligned with Kids in the Game themes and curriculum, enhance programming with interactive and skill-building activities, promote community and sportsmanship, and inspire your team of specialists.

You’ll oversee camp staff and ensure effective communication and safety on-site.

We currently have 11 New York based camp locations with the possibility of a Queens camp. The sites and addresses are:

• Westchester & The Bronx:
  Westchester-Crestwood – 465 Westchester Ave, Tuckahoe, NY 10707;
  Riverdale – 452 W 260th St, The Bronx, NY 10471
• Manhattan:
  Inwood – 532 W 215th St, New York, NY 10034;
  Upper West Side – 147 W 70th St, NY, NY 10023;
  West Village – 272 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014;
  Upper East Side (Carnegie Hill) – 4 E 90th St, NY, NY 10128;
  Upper East Side (Yorkville) – 540 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021;
  East Village – 44 E 2nd St, NY, NY 10003
• Brooklyn:
  Park Slope – 588 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215;
  Greenpoint – 100 Dobbin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222;
  Fort Greene – 39 Adelphi St, Brooklyn, NY 11205
• Queens – TBD

You must be able to arrive by 7:30am daily via public transportation or personal transportation and stay on-site until 5pm daily (and until 5:30pm twice per week to oversee after care activities).

The Programming Assistant Director’s…