Associate, Talent & Training - Youth Camps & Events

Associate, Talent & Training - Youth Camps & Events:

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Associate, Talent & Training - Youth Camps & Events is responsible for finding, recruiting, and developing Headfirst Youth Camps & Events most important resource - our people! This role builds a passionate and mission-driven cohort of nearly 400 seasonal summer staff annually, and sets them up to successfully deliver the Headfirst experience to campers and families. The core focus, especially from each January through peak operational summer months, is on attracting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, and supporting an exceptional seasonal team for our Headfirst programs in DC, Maryland, and Virginia Summer Camp staff, and nationwide Professional Sports Camp staff teams.

This is a full-time, in-person role based in Washington, D.C., reporting to the Manager, Talent & Training - Youth Camps & Events. This role involves driving, travel, and work from our DC, Maryland, and Virginia Summer Camp locations, and nationwide Professional Sports Camp locations - primarily in June, July, and August.

This role has an annual salary budgeted at $45,000 - $50,000.

Full-time team members are eligible for paid time off and 10 paid holidays annually, health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, and employee discounts on our programs and offerings.

We will begin screening candidates as soon as mid-December, with a goal start date of late January 2026.

Headfirst Companies is all about creating unforgettable experiences that inspire growth, learning, and connection. From our Washington, D.C. headquarters, our full-time team works year-round to shape every detail of our three programmatic divisions:
Headfirst Youth Events, Headfirst Showcase Camps, and KI Concerts. With our Headfirst Youth Events division, we deliver top-tier STEM, sports, and day camps for kids in the D.C. metro area, keeping us at the forefront of innovation and fun. We partner with legendary pro sports teams across the country to bring young players up close to the magic of the game through behind-the-scenes access and engaging instruction.

Our renowned Headfirst Showcase Camps division connects talented student‑athletes with coaches from the nation's top collegiate baseball and softball programs through events crafted to bring out the best in players and help them shine in the spotlight.

• Conduct hundreds of interviews, identifying and selecting only the most qualified and mission-driven leaders, educators, and coaches to work with us.
• Coordinating and managing recruiting initiatives for all seasonal positions, applying past years’ best practices while exercising creativity to seek out new and innovative ways to connect with jobseekers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with potential “connectors,” organizations, and talent pools.
• Collaborate to set realistic weekly and monthly recruitment goals that align with the strategic goals set in the Fall, and take accountability for achieving these goals.
• Act as the primary point of contact for your candidates through the full recruitment, hiring, and onboarding process.
• Actively participate in and support the pre-season seasonal training programs as requested in order to deliver highly-effective training to all seasonal teams.
• Implement a communications plan for keeping seasonal team members engaged ahead of their first day of work, and informed on important tasks and dates prior to and throughout employment.

• Continue seasonal interviewing as needed to ensure appropriate staffing levels across all camp locations throughout the summer.
• Support the on-site Camp Leadership Teams with their day-to-day Talent- and HR-related needs; exercise good judgment and discretion to flag escalated issues to HQ management where appropriate.
• Act as the HQ shepherd for key Talent-related on-site tasks, ensuring that the on-site leadership team is trained on and successfully manages schedules, staffing numbers, timekeeping, new hire days.
• Work with the onsite staff teams to implement staff appreciation, training, and/or…