Associate Director

• Supervision of Food Service Director
• Supervision of Housekeeping Manager
• Supervision of Retreat Coordinator

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Day to day oversight of food service, housekeeping, and guest group management
• Assess the performance of leadership staff, for the purpose of managing performance and appraising productivity, and making decisions and recommendations related to promotions
• Make decisions and/or provide recommendations to the Executive Director that are given weight related to the hiring, promotion, and (if necessary) firing of leadership staff
• Perform staff hiring administrative tasks as needed, including updating job descriptions, staffing-related pages of the website, staff application materials, updating and collecting staff forms, contracts, data entry, logistics, and approving payroll
• Effectively plan, communicate and lead all retreat management staff who are responsible for the details of each specific group ensuring resources and personnel are prepared to meet guest needs
• Work closely with the Camp Administrator on the week-to-week scheduling of employees for program preparation and execution
• Work closely with the Program Director to execute Camp run retreats (i.e. Whiteout, Fall Foliage, Men’s/Women’s, etc)

• Support staff with team building and conflict resolution
• Assist with staff evaluations and feedback
• Help create records and documentation for training, facilitation, and programs
• Participate in and help facilitate staff training throughout the year

• Serve on year-round team devoted to planning for summer camp and driving continuous improvements and innovation to our programs
• Model appropriate behavior always. This includes developing and maintaining appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with youth, coworkers, parents, guests, etc.
• Serve as Retreat Host as needed
• Participate in meetings, conferences and trainings as required
• All other duties as assigned, not limited but to include cleaning, maintenance, kitchen, support, fill in for staff, etc.

• Personal faith in Jesus Christ
• Agreement with Camp Spoffords’ statement of faith and policies
• Minimum five years experience in managing staff or other related experience 
• Minimum three years summer camp experience including serving in key leadership and supervisory positions, or equivalent experience
• Ability to assess candidate potential and match skill sets with appropriate roles when hiring
• Excellent supervisor/manager skills
• Excellent and demonstrable interpersonal and customer service skills, friendliness and tact 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Experience training staff or equivalent experience
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and make appropriate decisions in routine and emergency situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Google Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, etc.)