Seasonal Summer Camp Director (June 2 through July 30 2025)

Mission Statement: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Position Title: Summer Camp Director

Corps/Department: Salvation Army, King's Lake Camp

Reports To: Divisional Youth & Candidates Secretary (DYCS)

FLSA Status: Temporary, Full-time; Exempt

Dates of Employment: June 4, 2025 - July 30, 2025

Scope of Position: The KLC Summer Camp Director will work in close cooperation with the Divisional Youth Secretaries, plan, direct, and manage the total ministry of The Salvation Army King's Lake Summer Camps managing staff, planning programs, and ensuring child safety policy adherence. He/she will work under the supervision of the Divisional Youth Secretaries and be responsible for providing staff and programming direction at the King's Lake Camp Summer Camps, including overnight camps, day camps, and teen camps, in addition to any program events happening at camp during the Summer. This position will be living at King's Lake Camp during the camp season.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in a related field, with three years' experience in camp administration in a primary leadership role, working with youth, or in a formal youth camping program, with responsibilities for program leadership and supervision. Preferred to be an active, uniformed Salvationist, so as to plan and participate in Salvation Army.
2. Excellent organizational skills and ability to work with a minimum of supervision; ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and to respond to crisis situations in a calm and effective manner.
3. Proficiency in the use of personal computers and Microsoft Office Suite, office equipment, budget and recordkeeping processes, and in the use of maintenance tools.
4. Must possess strong interpersonal and relational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written formats with all levels of management, co-workers, clients, vendors, and volunteers.
5. A uniformed Salvationist in good standing.
6. Must possess a current Alaska driver's license and an acceptable criminal history and driving record.
7. Certification in CPR and First Aid.
8. Must adhere to all Salvation Army policies and Must maintain the integrity of confidential communications.
9. Must maintain professional, courteous and cooperative manner with all THQ, DHQ and Field personnel, clients, and outside contacts and always demonstrate respect and a positive attitude toward them.
10. Must be a team player, who is passionate about assisting others in need and building.
11. Must possess the self-discipline necessary to perform repetitive tasks without lowering quality.
12. Must exercise good judgment and be comfortable in taking initiative with all Ability to think creatively and strategically, relating to both community groups and The Salvation Army with an awareness of current client service issues, responses and best practices.

Essential Functions:

1. Responsible for resourcing, planning, and directing summer activities including welcoming and farewelling youth, recreational activities, music programming, various summer curriculums, daily schedules, teen volunteer projects, staff and camper outings, educational guest speakers.
2. Assist with staff and camper travel arrangements, including picking up and dropping off children from designated locations, and airport pick up and drop off.
3. Ensure proper registration, statistics, and payment follow through; compile, prepare, and monitor Summer Camp reports.
4. Participate fully in all aspects of the Youth Department's summer camp ministry
5. Must reside at camp during the camping.
6. Plans and executions for the summer camp program; manage staff activities and administrative duties.
7. Works with youth to ensure a safe and spiritually enriching summer.
8. Coordinate with Divisional Youth Secretaries, Rental & Operations Manager, year-round support staff, and guest staff and officers to provide additional support to summer camps, providing them with scheduling, orientation, resources, and equipment for their designated roles.
9. Assist with planning and leading summer camp.
10. Interview summer camp staff and recommends for hire, submits related employment paperwork to Human Resources for processing.
11. Regularly review reports and statistics of all youth programs and provide comments and feedback to the Divisional Youth Secretary; assist with all correspondence related to the divisional youth department and the Summer Camp programs.
12. Keep records of stats for all Summer Camp events (i.e. Retreats, Rallies, Camp Sessions, USDA required statistics, seekers, stats required by DHQ, THQ). Provides input for the annual budget, monitors fiscal condition through weekly camp fees income reporting, responds to income shortfalls and/or expense averages, and presents reports to the DYS for review and follow up.
13. Maintain day-to-day knowledge of issues that affect children or the camp's ability to operate and makes recommendations to DYS for response and reporting.
14. Organize and perform the functions related to the PTM program during Summer Camps in a professional Manner.
15. Ensure compliance by all staff, volunteers, youth, and guests and completion of PTM, safety, and injury reporting including but not limited to: Notice of Concerns, Reports of Suspected Abuse, and Incidents.
16. Provide additional information and assistance to DYSs, HR, and THQ including assistance with complaints, investigations, and other PTM issues.
17. Maintain confidentiality of assessments, personnel information, and reports. Confer with DHQ PTM, and local chain of command on an ad-hoc basis regarding crisis response.
18. Create and maintain a record of all reports for the program.
19. Provide advice, support and general guidance to Corps/Programs on all PTM issues and/or concerns related to program.
20. Track reports for trends and reports to DYSs, field units, Divisional HR, & THQ, where appropriate.
21. Assists with all other duties as assigned.

Protect the Mission: Must complete the online course for this area and pass the Background Checks required by The Salvation Army for employment.

Work Environment: Work is performed both indoors and out of doors in a variety of cool to warm weather conditions. Noise level is generally low, but punctuated with motor and equipment operating noise. May require being out in wet weather for extended periods of time. Some work may be done in the woods.

Physical Demands:

1. Ability to speak, sit, walk, stand, bend, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent basis; to grasp, reach, handle, finger, push or pull objects.

1. Ability to see and hear at normal ranges with corrective devices, if necessary.
2. Ability to lift up to 40 lbs., or more with assistance.
3. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

Language Skills: Must be able to understand, follow and give both written and oral instructions and be comfortable working with diverse individuals in face-to-face contact and over the telephone. The employee must be able to use speech and hearing for ordinary and telephone conversation.

Acknowledgement of Religious Purposes of The Salvation Army: The employee acknowledges that he/she has been informed and understands The Salvation Army's religious purpose and status as a church. The employee agrees that he/she shall do nothing to his/her relationship with The Salvation Army as an employee to undermine its religious mission. The employee agrees and understands that his/her services are a necessary part of The Army's religious purposes and his/her work-related conduct must not conflict with, interfere with, or undermine such religious programs or The Army's religious purposes.

Confidentiality Statement: The employee understands that all information is to be treated as highly confidential. Non-compliance will result in disciplinary action.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, salaries and other compensation, transfers, and layoffs or termination.

Job Description Acknowledgment: This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. The incumbent may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this position statement.