Camp Director; Recreation Assistant VII, Grade S7

About The Position

Montgomery County Department of Recreation is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency with a mission to provide high quality, diverse, and accessible community-based programs, activities, and services that serve the recreation and leisure needs of the Montgomery County community. The department manages 39 facilities including recreation centers, senior centers, and indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities and provides thousands of programs such as out-of-school activities, aquatics, classes, youth and adult sports programs and leagues, senior programs, and therapeutic recreation.

Who We Are Looking For

Montgomery County Recreation is seeking dynamic, enthusiastic, and dependable individuals to join our team as Summer Camp Directors for the summer of 2026! We are looking for individuals who can commit to working from June through August 2026. As a Summer Camp Director, you will be responsible for developing, planning, and leading a variety of camp programs, while overseeing both paid and volunteer staff.

Your role will include managing day-to-day operations to ensure a safe, enjoyable, and engaging environment for children and youth ages 6 to 21.

As a Summer Camp Director
, you will:

• Lead a team to plan and implement activities including arts and crafts, dance, exercise, music, sports, games, outdoor play and offsite experiences
• Supervise/oversee staff and complete required administrative tasks, including maintenance of accurate records, incident log and other functions
• Develop and implement daily/weekly activity schedules for campers
• Establish and maintain an orderly and safe system to greet, escort and monitor campers throughout the camp day
• Assure provision of learning and enrichment opportunities through games and activities
• Resolve conflicts and maintain order among campers, and address behavioral issues and concerns
• Assure that all safety and health protocols are followed, including performing first aid and addressing injuries as needed
• Serve as the health administrator for the camp
• Demonstrate independent judgement, tactfulness and excellent customer service!

• Have a valid driver’s license (for job-related duties)
• Have experience as a Camp Director, Program/Site Director or other experience working with children and overseeing staff
• Be reliable, patient, and have good organizational and communication skills
• Enjoy working with children and youth
• Demonstrate a positive attitude
• Be able to meet physical demands in recreation environment, participate in outdoor activities, strenuous events
• Be first aid and/or CPR certified (preferred)
• Plan to attend pre-season trainings, weekly staff briefings/meetings
• Be available to work Monday through Friday from June 2026 through August 2026 and attend mandatory camp trainings (dates TBD).

All candidates will be required to successfully pass a criminal history background check, as well as a child protective services background check. These processes will include State, Federal and Sexual Offender registry checks.

The hourly rate for this SEASONAL/TEMPORARY position is $21.96!

Summer Camp Director positions are available at multiple locations. Applicants with worksite preferences should clearly list the community center/facility on the application and/or resume. Please note that the County reserves the right to place staff at community centers/facilities based on service needs.

• Experience:
  
  Four thousand one hundred sixty (4,160) hours (two (2) years) of relevant work experience as an instructor or supervisor in one or more specialized recreation activities.
• Education:
  
  Completion of two (2) years of college.
• Equivalency:
  An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this…