Camper Care Advocate- Seasonal Position

Principal Responsibilities:

Neil Klatskin Summer Camps in Tenafly, New Jersey is looking for a Camper Care Advocate to provide assistance and support to a caseload of inclusion campers (ages 3-12yr) and staff.


RESPONSIBILITIES :


PRE-CAMP

• Attend monthly planning meetings from January-June.
• Welcome & Introduction phone calls to parents.
• Work together with the leadership team to plan, lead, and attend camp staff training.
• Work together with the Inclusion Team on shadow assignments to ensure proper matches with campers.
• Actively participate in camper/staff onboarding prior to the summer, reviewing forms and creating camper success plans.
• Work together with Inclusion Team to facilitate family/parent/shadow meetings.
• Work together with Inclusion Team to setup up and manage each Sensory Room.
• Attend and oversee Camp Family Meet & Greet on Sunday, June 22, 2025.

• Assist in grouping, staffing, and scheduling.

CAMP

• Attend daily leadership morning meetings and weekly all staff meetings.

• Together with the inclusion team, lead shadow meetings as needed.
• Act as a resource for shadows/campers/staff and trouble shoot solutions as needed including updates to Camper Success Plans.
• Intervention with campers and staff as challenges present during the summer at the request of the Unit Head or Program Director and in coordination with the Inclusion Director.
• Monitor setup, clean up, and usage of Sensory rooms each day.
• Communication with parents mid-summer, end of summer, and as needed.
• Ongoing data collection to be submitted to Inclusion Director

• Assist with Arrivals and Dismissals each day.
• Daily check in on caseload of inclusion campers and shadows.

• Evaluate season and share suggestions for the following season.

Other Duties as assigned.


Salary Range $6K-$7K. Salary commensurate with experience.

Please send resumes to :Melissa Peters, Director, Camp & Youth Engagement, View email address on click.appcast.io

Minimum Qualifications:

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience working with children
• Previous camp experience
• Desire and ability to work with children and adults in a camp setting
• Ability and experience in supervising staff and campers
• Current CPR and first aid certifications

SCHEDULE:

• Must be available to work June 23-August 15, 8:00am- 5:00 pm as well as the following:
  • Once a month January-April 2025 and twice a month May-June 2025
  • Open House (2/9/25 & April TBD), Staff Orientation (6/8, 6/9, 6/16, 6/17), Staff meetings (once per week during camp), Interactive Nights and additional programs as needed prior to and during camp.

Salary:

Under $25,000


Agency Information:

Kaplen JCC On The Palisades is a welcoming home away from home for all who pass through its front doors. Our 185,000 square foot building plus acres of outside grounds feature 2 fitness centers, an indoor and outdoor aquatics center, group exercise, spin and pilates studios, 2 gymnasiums, tennis and racquet courts, indoor track, a luxurious spa, multiple playgrounds and fields and so much more. The JCC is home to the renowned Thurnauer School of Music, Leonard and Syril Rubin Nursery School, Neil Klatskin Day Camp, and the JCC Dance and Drama Schools. The JCC is also proud to offer extensive, high quality programs and services to adults of all ages, as well as to seniors and individuals with special needs.

VISION

Our vision is to be the center point of Jewish life in our community and to engage all generations in our mission and values.

MISSION
Deeply rooted in Jewish values and tradition, the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is a vibrant home for the Jewish People that welcomes all and cultivates the social, intellectual, physical and spiritual well-being of the entire community.

VALUES

We are committed to demonstrating the following values and ask respect for these values from those with whom we interact:

COMMUNITY
CONNECTION TO JUDAISM AND ISRAEL
INTEGRITY
QUALITY
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY
SAFETY
TIKKUN OLAM (repairing the world)