Camp Fitch YMCA has grown a lot since its founding in 1914 on the banks of the Little Beaver River in Ohio and now resides on 425 acres on Lake Erie in North Springfield, Pennsylvania. Serving over 18,000 people per year, we welcome members of the Camp Fitch Bunch 12 months per year through our traditional Summer Camp, Outdoor Education, Retreats and Weekend getaways, Adventure Trips, Farm and STEM programs, or just hiking the grounds and reconnecting with nature.
Our mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all with the purpose to make children better, forever. To that end, our staff is committed to develop perseverance in children through engaging programs that develop friendship, achievement, and belonging.
As a community of staff, volunteers, friends, and alumni, we raise over $350,000 per year to provide scholarships to over 4,000 families and their children because every child deserves the opportunity to grow along our famed shores.
Traditions like Candlelight written in the 1930s keep us strong, while our celebration of diversity keeps us growing toward the future. We invite you to visit or return home and experience the magic that makes the Camp Fitch Bunch “the truest and the best!”
This position supports the work of the YMCA of Youngstown, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Program Directors are heavily involved in the day-to-day program delivery in all program modes by leading program coordinators and facilitators (coaching, scheduling, challenging, empowering), driving innovation, supporting a culture of safety, and providing at-the-scene oversight of experiences for campers in all of our program modes including Summer Camp and School Year Programs.
1. Bachelor's degree or significant and related life experience.
2. Two years of experience in resident camping or related work serving youth.
3. Personal commitment to servant leadership and core YMCA values.
4. Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic Segments of the community.
5. Attain required training within 90 days, CPR/O2/FA, New Staff Orientation, Child Abuse Prevention, Blood Borne Pathogens.
6. Attain Team Leader Certification within 2 years.
- Leads, coaches, and develops staff and volunteers to accomplish shared goals needed to provide innovative and impactful programs to Make Kids Better, Forever.
- Listen empathetically to stakeholders to make proactive changes to provide a quality and safe program.
- Use clear and conversation first to address concerns in person, while documenting and reporting behaviors contrary to Camp Fitch policies, procedures and values.
- Recruits and help retain quality staff and volunteers needed to achieve the camp’s mission.
- Builds connections to foster and create partnerships with community stakeholders to increase impact and needed resources to achieve camp’s mission.
- Models, supports, and helps develop Camp Fitch Core Values: Teamwork, Growth Mindset, and Servant Leadership.
- Sets and achieves yearly continuing education goals to improve self and Camp Fitch.
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS RELATED TO School Year Groups
- Works with group volunteer organizers to design the group’s experience over the phone, using video meeting technologies, or in person. Follows up with critiques from volunteer organizers quickly and collaboratively with Vulnerability-Based Trust using Listen-First skills.
- Leads scheduling of program staff needed to execute these designed experiences.
- Leads group host who models and supervises moment making, group pre, during, and post-departure checklists, and post-experience staff debriefs.
- Works with Program Director to ensure that experiences meet relevant internal and external standards (quality, safety, mission alignment, innovation).
- Leads the maintenance of supplies and equipment related to the school groups in mode through purchase, repair, and inventory monitoring.
- Participates in evaluation of all aspects of experience delivery (supplies and equipment, staff interactions, food service, facility). Strongly supports activity that addresses identified problem areas.
Mission Advancement: Reinforces the Ys values within the organization and the community. Effectively communicates the benefits and impact of the YMCAs efforts for all stakeholders. Implements effective systems to develop volunteers at program, fundraising, and policy leadership levels. Secures resources and support for all philanthropic endeavors.
Collaboration: Develops strategies to ensure staff and volunteers reflect the community. Builds
and nurtures strategic relationships to enhance support for the YMCA. Serves as a community
leader building collaborations based on trust and credibility to advance YMCA mission and goals. Communicates for influence to attain buy-in and support goals. Provides tools and resources
for the development of others.
Operational Effectiveness: Integrates multiple thinking processes to make decisions. Involves members and community in the development of programs and activities. Ensures execution of plans. Institutes sound accounting procedures, investment policies and financial controls. Assigns clear accountability
and ensures continuous improvement.
Personal Growth: Fosters a learning environment that embraces diverse abilities and approaches. Creates a sense of urgency and positive tension to support change. Anticipates challenges that can sidetrack or derail growth and personal learning. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
- CPR/O2/FA, New Staff Orientation, Child Abuse Prevention, Blood Borne Pathogens, Sexual Harrassment within 30 days
- YMCA Team Leader Certification within 2 years