Camp Director
Job Description
Job Title: Camp Director, US Sports Camps/Nike Sports Camps
Location: Sofive Saco – 400 North St., Saco, ME 04072
Job Type: Full-Time Seasonal
Work Schedule & Compensation:
- 1 week of Spring Break Camp from 4/20/26-4/24/26 and 12 weeks of Summer Break Camp from 6/8/26-8/28/26
- 40 hours per week
- Camps run Monday through Friday, times vary by location.
- Monetary compensation
- $20-$30/hour depending on experience
- Pre-camp stipend of $20/hour for up to 10 hours of work prior to Summer Break Camp
About the Camp:
A Nike Multi-Sport camp is a fun and inclusive recreation camp designed to introduce children to a variety of sport skills, games, and activities in a supportive and engaging environment. Our goal is to foster a love for physical activity, teamwork, and personal growth while ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all campers.
Job Summary:
We are seeking an energetic and responsible Camp Director to lead our camp program operations on-site at each one of our Sofive facilities listed above. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with children, a background in sports or recreation, the ability to manage all program operations on site, and a passion for driving overall growth of the camp. Directors should have experience leading people, organizing, implementing, and managing a vast range of activities across several groups.
Key Responsibilities:
- CPR, First Aid, and Epi-pen certification (must already be certified or be willing to earn certification prior to the start of camp)
Staffing
- Hire all camp staff - including assistant director(s) and coaches.
- Develop a training and development program to enhance the skillset of assistant directors and coaches
- Schedule staff hours for all weeks of camp based on registration numbers and coach availability
- Ensure background checks on assistant directors and coaches are completed prior to the start of camp
Curriculum
- Develop an engaging and fun curriculum with games and activities that are tailored to our camp programs (programs vary by location but can range from: multi-sport, soccer, flag football)
- Develop different and unique themes for each week of camp (2-3 weeks depending on location)
- Create daily schedules of games/activities
- Generate a list of equipment needed for games/activities
On-Site Camp Logistics
- Be the first staff member to arrive on site and the last member to leave
- Responsible for setting up equipment for daily meetings with coaches, check-in areas for parents, and games and activities for campers
- Responsible for maintaining a clean camp environment and ensuring equipment is gathered at the end of the camp day
- Engage with parents to answer questions and address concerns
- Communicate with US Sports Camps to address registration questions
- Collaborate with the General Manager at the Sofive facility for on-site logistics (i.e. getting lights turned on, etc.)
- Respond appropriately to any behavioral or medical incidents following camp protocols.
- Ensure the safety and well-being of all campers by following camp policies and procedures.
Payroll
- Track staff hours for payment
Marketing
- Engage with returning campers to promote additional weeks of enrollment
- Identify opportunities to drive additional promotions and marketing throughout the camp day
Qualifications:
- Prior experience managing youth programs/camps
- Experience working in a school system or possessing strong contacts with teachers and child care professionals is preferable but not essential
- Ability to create engaging, sport/skill-specific curriculum for multiple weeks of camp
- Bachelor’s degree in management, marketing, sport management or commensurate experience
- Prior experience with staff supervision and development
- Two or more years of management and customer service preferred
- Ability to build solid relations and expand upon current collaborations
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills