Camp Director Hoboken

Hoboken, United States | Posted on 03/06/2026

The Center Director is required to complete preparatory tasks and engage in remote work before the camp start date, with all terms open to negotiation.

New York City - Stevens Institute (Hoboken, NJ) July 2nd
- August 3rd

Miami - University of Miami (Coral Gables) June 26 - August 3rd

Your key tasks will consist of, but not be limited to:

• Act in loco parentis to ensure and maintain student discipline, welfare, safety, and security.
• Initiate appropriate disciplinary actions where necessary.
• Deal with any medical issues and emergencies.

• Manage relationships with clients (agents, chaperones, students, and parents) and seek feedback to ensure their satisfaction with the program.
• Manage relationship with the host university.

• Update staff handbooks and train the team.
• Effectively plan and oversee the arrival, check-in, and check-out processes for staff.
• Develop and execute training sessions for new staff members, covering both virtual and on-site formats.
• Collect all relevant new hire paperwork from staff and submit to the main office.
• Establish and maintain a positive working atmosphere.
• Counsel and manage stressed staff.
• Facilitate and guide professional development meetings, seminars, and team-building activities.
• Supervise the management team in devising weekly schedules of work for teachers and activity counselors ensuring staff gets adequate time off.
• Devise weekly schedules of work for the admin and management teams, ensuring staff gets adequate time off.
• Promptly document and report accurate work schedules to the main office for payroll processing.
• Assist the main office in interviewing, hiring, and training new staff.

• Read and understand all handbooks and manuals to be aware of your own role as well as those of the rest of the team. Keep the manuals up-to-date by making necessary ongoing changes.
• Open the center and prepare for staff arrivals.
• Check, file, and follow up on incident reports as and when needed.
• File weekly and end-of-summer reports.
• Ensure that paperwork on all students on site is correct and completed in advance.
• Ensure that any student who leaves the campus with someone who isn’t a member of YES USA staff is signed out and then signed back in accordingly.
• Oversee the allocation of beds and supervise the administrative team in ensuring precise record-keeping.
• Order meals on campus and maintain accurate records. Collect payment confirmations and receipts, etc.
• Manage buses (when applicable), pay invoices in a timely manner, save receipts, etc.
• Ensure the office is functioning and secure at all times.
• Manage stock (e.g. paper, office, and teaching supplies, dinnerware, etc.) to prevent waste, and get approval from the main office to order extra stock in a timely manner.
• Staff and supervise daily room checks. Deal with any problems or emergencies.
• Schedule and supervise mid-stay cleanings and linen exchange.
• Close the center, pack and list all stock, ship to the main office when needed.
• Submit weekly student and chaperone feedback reports to the main office.
• Supervise the admin team in collecting and storing pictures and videos for each group and posting them on social media.
• Protect and maintain YES USA equipment and resources and return them to YES USA (e.g. T-shirts, travel cards, sports equipment, etc).

• Ensure the campus is checked on arrival and any damage is noted and agreed upon with the host institution before the arrival of new students.
• Liaise with the host institution and supervise the admin team to ensure everything is ready for arrivals (rooms are clean, linens/towels are available for each participant, etc.).
• Manage arrivals (transfers, welcome/check-in procedures, orientations, damage deposits) and departures (graduations, room inspections, return of damage deposits, transfers, etc.) to make sure they go as smoothly as possible.
• Order meals and supervise staff in managing deliveries on campus.
• Have welcome packets ready for students/groups (e.g. travel cards, credit cards, etc., if applicable) and distribute them to chaperones or direct students upon arrival.
• Lead student orientations and graduation ceremonies.
• Conduct chaperone orientations.
• Supervise students during the first few days in the cafeteria and make sure they are following rules, etc.
• Keep petty cash ledger.
• Complete expense reports (e.g. deliveries with original receipts, excursion bookings, etc.).

• Be aware of everything happening on campus.
• Quality management - ensure we meet and exceed shareholder expectations in levels of service provision.
• Conduct daily chaperone meetings and ensure the standard program is respected and delivered. Approve or disapprove changes to the excursion and activity program.
• Maintain clear communication and be on call around the clock to provide prompt responses to inquiries from the main office.
• Monitor the work that the management team members are doing at all times and…