Make Camp Your Professional Home
Are you interested in working full-time for an independent Jewish summer camp? Our member camps are located across North America and have been changing thousands of campers’ lives every summer for decades. Below find listings of current open positions at AIJC member camps.
Co-Director | Camp Bauercrest | Amesbury, MA
Part-Time (off—season) / Full-Time (Summer)
Key Responsibilities
Lead camper recruitment efforts and manage retention.
Oversee hiring, training, and development of camp staff.
Plan, organize, and execute camp programs, ensuring a fun, safe, and enriching environment.
Foster a strong, inclusive camp culture that aligns with Bauercrest’s core Jewish values and S.T.A.R. Principles (Sportsmanship, Tradition, Achievement and Responsibility).
Collaborate with camp leadership to drive innovation and maintain the camp’s high standards of excellence.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, but not required.
Significant experience in overnight summer camp leadership, with a strong focus on managing people, processes, and systems.
A passion for creating transformative experiences for boys through camp.
Basic knowledge of sports and athletic programming
Proven ability to foster collaboration and teamwork, ensuring a supportive environment for both campers and staff.
Commitment to Camp Bauercrest’s Jewish values, such as Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) and Chesed (loving-kindness), which form the foundation of our camp community.
Learn more about the position.
Director of Camp Community Experience | Herzl Camp | Minneapolis, MN
Year-Round Responsibilities
Recruitment
Develop and execute strategies that meet or exceed seasonal recruitment goals, driving year-over-year growth and engagement.
Develop a calendar for recruitment + retention events to engage campers and families throughout the off-season.
Staff and participate in the Outreach Committee to develop a comprehensive recruitment approach targeting un-connected
families.
Lead the Family Ambassador program. Identify, recruit, train, and support individuals to serve as ambassadors.
Design and manage first-time family + camper experience from the first touchpoint through the end of the camp season.
Create and collaborate on promotional content for recruitment events.
Develop the year-round social media post calendar and weekly content.
Camper Experience
Communicate important messages regarding events and opportunities with camp families.
Organize campers in appropriate cabins for each session.
Effectively and efficiently respond to pre-camp questions + concerns from families. Collaborate on strategy to support individual families with special circumstances and accommodations.
Logistics
Plan, schedule, and secure locations for out-of-camp trips, ensuring all pre-summer logistics are in place.
Develop a balanced scheduling model for staff days off, ensuring camp needs are met while accommodating staff preferences.
Health + Wellness
Support the Director of Health Services in recruiting and hiring medical staff.
Collaborate with the Director of Health Services to recruit volunteer medical providers.
Review the health center manual, and make any recommendations for changes.
Staff
Serve on the seasonal staff hiring team, participating in interviews and strategy sessions to determine the summer staffing model.
Collaborate in the development of pre-camp staff orientation.
Family Camp
Assess previous family camp programs and create innovative programming to enhance participant experience.
Monitor enrollment to ensure space availability and maximize the number of participants.
Manage communication with families and staff, addressing questions and providing updates.
Recruit and secure the appropriate number of seasonal staff to work both family camp weekends.
Summer-Specific Responsibilities
Camper Experience
Implement the new camp family plan to support first-time camper experience.
Collaborate with the camper care team to develop and implement a support strategy for campers who are struggling to thrive at camp.
Logistics
Coordinate out-of-camp trips, collaborating with program staff on all details (transportation, food, safety)
Develop and communicate schedules for special days (first/last day of each session, trip days, etc.)
Schedule and communicate programmatic staff days off, balancing the staffing needs of camp with staff availability and preferences.
Collaborate with the Operations Manager to organize and facilitate camper transportation logistics for each session.
Health + Wellness
Provide supervision and mentorship to the Director of Health Services, ensuring effective management of the health facility and adherence to health and safety regulations.
Staff
Provide strong leadership, supervision, and daily support to the Tzrif Zero (staff babysitting) team, ensure appropriate coverage daily, step in as needed.
Provide strong leadership to the photography and social media team.
Contribute to the team that provides leadership, guidance, and mentorship of seasonal staff.
Summer Visitor Liaison
Coordinate with operational and programmatic staff to arrange all visitor logistics (housing, activities, meals, etc.)
Ensure all logistics (housing, activities, meals, etc) are in place prior to visitor arrival and any special accommodations are met.
Act as point of contact for the duration of the visit.
Family Camp
Lead and facilitate Fall and Summer family camp.
Learn more about the position.
Assistant Director | Shwayder Camp | Denver, CO
Year-Round Responsibilities
Represent the Camp and Temple in public forums, including, but not limited to, regular attendance at Shabbat worship, Jewish Holidays and rituals. When beneficial, the Assistant Director will contribute to and be present for Temple and
youth programs such as Hebrew and Religious School, youth group events, to
maintain and strengthen camper retention.
When appropriate, attend Temple staff, board, and Camp Committee meetings.
Oversee Alumni sub-committee and maintain Alumni database and create ongoing alumni engagement opportunities.
Plan and promote year-round events in cooperation with the Temple Emanuel Education Team (i.e. Current Camper Reunion Shabbat, year-round engagement, etc.)
Maintain camper/staff database.
Plan and carry out staff reunion events throughout the academic year.
Strategically and creatively work to market and promote camp as an ongoing process through, but not limited to:
Camp brochure
Website
E-note and newsletter information
Social media presence
Ensure that all registration materials and necessary camper and staff forms are prepared in conjunction with the registration timeline.
Organize all camp records for the processes of camper registration and staff hiring. Assure completion and accuracy of camper forms, staff forms, and staff background checks to meet the standards and requirements of the American Camping Association and Colorado Department of Human Services.
Maintain communication with synagogue and community leaders. Coordinate and attend recruitment trips and other appropriate forums.
Communicate and coordinate with emergency and licensing agencies.
Manage the hiring process of seasonal staff members.
Establish and conduct the selection of SIT applicants.
Seek out and participate in appropriate professional development and networking opportunities for growth and development within the position.
Summer-Specific Responsibilities
Serve as the Assistant Director of Shwayder Camp during the camp season. Live at Camp from approximately May 15th through September 30th. Serve as Resident Director when Director is out of camp.
Maintain and ensure the successful accreditation of Shwayder through the American Camping Association (ACA) and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood Education.
Be on-site for all post-camp retreats, including Rosh Hashanah.
Effectively manage communication with camp community, including parents, campers, and staff, both during the summer and throughout the off-season.
Organize and facilitate transportation and logistics for each session as well as camp outings.
Design, create, and establish selling procedures for memorabilia.
Assist the Director in the management of camp finances.
Effective supervision of Senior staff members, including ensuring ongoing evaluation throughout the summer, and the creation of standards of excellence for camper and staff care.
Ensure staff evaluations are completed by your direct reports at the appropriate times.
Staff Training – plan, lead programs to train staff during staff week and throughout the summer.
Oversee the Staff In Training (SIT) Program.
Serves a mediator for conflicts in our community.