Co-Site Director - Beam

Program dates:

• BEAM Summer Away California, June 20-July 17, 2024
• BEAM Discovery Los Angeles, June 19-July 30, 2024
• BEAM Summer Away New York, July 4-July 31, 2024
• BEAM Discovery New York City, July 1-August 9, 2024
• See details about pre- and post-work below

Salary: $8000

• Train for the role:

• • Attend BEAM summer leadership training (unless you have done this at any point in the past); will be scheduled around your availability, but ideally during standard business hours
  • Complete the American Camp Association’s Camp Director Certificate Course
  • Review BEAM DoSL manual
  • Refresh on changes to BEAM policies and systems
  • Prepare to implement training
  • Coordinate with the other site leadership to prepare distribution of responsibilities in the summer. Any work you do beyond this, in particular reviewing to-do lists and ensuring tasks are happening, will be paid at an hourly rate on a separate contract

• Managing the counselor team:

• • Using BEAM-provided scripts to train them in the days before the program.
  • Supplementing provided materials with any systems and training you would like the counselor team to follow.
  • Providing coaching and supervision in the first few days of camp, when counselors are still learning how to do their job.
  • Coordinating any special counselor duties.
  • Briefly checking in with each counselor daily, and being present to answer any questions or address concerns.
  • Giving counselors mid-program feedback and sending emails to summarize any parts of these conversations that might adversely impact rehires.

Coordinating program activities:

• Using counselor preferences to decide what activities to run and assign counselors (and faculty) to run them.
• Training counselors on sorting students into activities and ensuring counselors are running this process.
• Tracking inventory of and purchasing all necessary supplies and snacks.
• Ensuring that all activities run smoothly and create an awesome experience for the students.
• Supervising planning of special events, like field day and talent show.
• Managing behavior management: reviewing student behavior reports through CARE system; handling routine follow up; escalating more serious infractions to the leadership team.

Managing evening free time:

• • Coordinating staff.
  • Preparing nightly announcements for hall meetings.
  • Being present in a supervisory role every other evening (coordinating with the rest of the leadership staff).

• Communicating with parents about any issues at the program.
• Leading by example in setting the tone of the program (e.g., find balance of academic and social leadership; treat students with respect; center students as doers of mathematics in the classroom)
• Participating in the leadership decision making process, along with co-SDs, ASD, and the guidance counselor.
• Carrying out miscellaneous roles as needed for the program's functioning.

• Providing feedback on summer staff to the person writing feedback letters