Summer Camp Art Specialist

TITLE: Summer Camp Art Specialist DEPARTMENT: Summer Camp REPORTS TO: Senior Program Director EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION: Seasonal

RATE OF PAY: $20 -$22 hour.

JOB SUMMARY: The Camp Art Specialist is responsible for planning, leading, and supervising creative arts activities for campers of various ages and skill levels. This role focuses on fostering self-expression, creativity, and confidence through hands-on art experiences such as drawing, painting, sculpture, crafts, and mixed-media projects. The Art Specialist ensures a safe, inclusive, and inspiring studio environment while managing supplies, maintaining organization, and adapting activities to individual camper needs. Collaboration with camp leadership and counselors is essential to align art programming with the camp's mission, daily schedule, and special events. This position requires strong artistic ability, patience, enthusiasm, and the capability to engage groups in fun, educational, and age-appropriate art projects.

PRIMARY FUNCTION: The Wakeman Boys & Girls Club is looking for energetic and responsible employees who have a passion for working with children to join our organization in our Summer Day Camp. The Summer Camp Specialist is responsible for developing a curriculum for 9 weeks for groups ranging from K-8th grade. A specialist will be in one program area: art, gym. Outdoor sports, game room, learning center, or studio. Our Summer Day Camp hours for staff are 8:30am-4:00pm.


KEY ROLES (Essential Job Responsibilities):

• Develop, plan, and facilitate program specific activities.
• Implement education program objectives through a developed formal curriculum.
• Provide supervision, guidance, and act as role models to club members.
• Monitor programs, services and activities to ensure the safety of all members.
• Flexibility when changes need to be made and dealing with a variety of situations.
• Helping maintain cleanliness and order of classrooms and the building.
• Attend staff meetings and follow procedures.
• Develop relationships with members to ensure trust and confidence in them, to recruit them to participate in programs and increase membership participation.
• Staff must wear proper uniform including Wakeman Staff shirt, walkie and name tag.
• This position requires standing for long periods of time.
• This position may require lifting items up to 50lbs.

ADDITIONAL REPSONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure a team-based work environment by communicating effectively and positively with supervisors, co-workers, volunteers and other community partners.
• Make recommendations regarding member's needs, program ideas, and facility needs.
• May be asked to participate in special programs and or events. These events may be scheduled at times when the Club is not open.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Directors.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Boys & Girls Club or youth organization experience preferred.
• Experience working with youth grades K-8th.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to motivate youth and manage behavior.
• Knowledge of youth development strategies.
• Ability to plan and implement quality programs for youth.
• Ability to organize and supervise members in a safe environment.
• Ability to work with youth and families from a variety of backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

DISCLAIMER:

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.


Job Type: Part-time/Seasonal


*Schedule:*

• Monday-Friday
• MUST be available to work between June 29th - August 21st
• Staff Training Dates: 6/13, 6/22-6/24.