Camp Catanese -  Position Description

At Camp Catanese, we seek staff members who are passionate about making a lasting impact on the lives of young learners. We are looking for individuals who are dedicated, supportive, and eager to help students visualize their future as college graduates through mentorship, team-building, and STEAM-based experiences. Whether you’re interested in a counselor, volunteer, or program staff role, we value creativity, flexibility, and the ability to inspire and guide our campers. If you're ready to bring energy, enthusiasm, and a commitment to empowering first-generation college students, we want you to join our team!

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

• Assist Camp Directors with day-to-day administrative functions
• Help coordinate registration and departure of campers
• Coordinates and organize all staff arrival and departure
• Coordinates meals for staff during staff training and debrief
• Oversees transportation for campers that must leave campus during camp

AFTERNOON PROGRAM COORDINATOR

• Plans afternoon activities for campers involving sports, arts, dance, etc.
• Brainstorms new and exciting activities to bring to camp
• Places orders for any new equipment needed for afternoon program before camp 
• Trains and supervises counselors in the execution of all activities
• Oversees camper and staff sign-ups for activities each day
• Sets up and cleans up equipment for the activities each afternoon program
• Maintains organized inventory of all equipment
• Spearheads the development of the “Camp Catanese Olympics” each year!

ARTS & CRAFTS COORDINATOR

• Develops and coordinates 6 new and innovative craft activities prior to arrival at camp
• Places orders for equipment needed for each craft before camp
• Provides instruction to the counselors on how each craft is done
• Supervises afternoon program counselors and campers in execution of arts and crafts

CHALLENGE COURSE COORDINATOR

• Must have certified experience/training in challenge course facilitation
• Trains the facilitators on how to run team-building and challenge activities
• Supervises a team of facilitators while they lead the daily challenge course activities
• Brainstorms new team-building and challenge activities to bring to camp

COLLEGE RESOURCE COORDINATOR

• Creates and executes a college and career resource fair for campers
• Identifies additional scholarship opportunities and resources for campers
• Works with morning program coordinator to create additional opportunities for juniors and seniors to access college application information and resources
• Organizes college panels
• Assists with coordination of Graduation program
• Plans the morning sessions allocated for College Resource throughout the week

COUNSELOR

• Lives with/cares for 6-10 campers (ages 13-18) to ensure well-being and safety
• Embodies the roles of big brother/sister, teacher, coach, friend, and mentor
• Encourages the personal and educational growth of the campers
• Serves on either Morning, Afternoon, or Challenge Course program staff and works daily under the supervision of the respective program coordinator
• Reports to head counselors and the leadership team to plan and provide X, Y, and Z throughout the week (cabin times, connecting them to resources relative to fields they are interested in, join campers in attending college resource programming etc.) 

EVENING PROGRAM COORDINATOR

• Develops and organizes seven fun evening activities for each night of camp
• Instructs counselors on how to implement the activities for each night
• Places orders for equipment needed for each evening program before camp
• Ensures evening programs are 100% inclusive of all campers
• Works with ASU/Liaison to ensure permitting & compliance

HEAD COUNSELORS

• Responsible for planning components of Staff Training Week and ongoing counselor education throughout the camping session
• Handle camper issues brought by counselors and supervise counselors and campers throughout the day
• Nightly check-ins with counselors and staff members
• Help plan and organize staff debrief
• Offer insightful feedback to counselors

SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT

• Posts content on the Camp Catanese social media pages
• Works with staff members to create social media posts to build hype for camp
• Works alongside the media team leading up to and throughout camp
• Post intentional and well designed social media stories throughout the week
• Works alongside the photographer to identify select photos from each day to be used in a dedicated post alongside an in-depth caption of the day’s activities
• Will also contribute in the role of a volunteer and help out with program set up & break down, gimme shop, and other responsibilities to help camp run smoothly 

MEDICAL TEAM*

• Maintains and organizes operation of the Medical Center
• Manages medication disbursement for campers
• Cares for campers in the event of injury
• Organizes inventory of medical supplies and camper medical documentation
• Must be a registered medical professional to apply*

MORNING PROGRAM COORDINATOR

• Works with morning program counselors to plan the STEAM, career, and college preparatory lessons throughout the weeks leading up to summer camp
• Works alongside morning program counselors to create and prepare printed materials ahead of camp - ie lesson plans, handouts, etc.
• Trains counselors on effective teaching techniques and ensure that each class is well prepared to execute their class by the first day of summer camp
• Spearhead the creation of the Master Schedule for the week involving class rotations, classroom assignments, and challenge course scheduling
• Audits inventory of existing supplies and identifies needs for new supplies needed for each class
• Supervises counselors in the execution of the morning program each day

PHOTOGRAPHER (2)

• Captures, edits, and posts pictures on the camp website each day
• Work alongside Social Media Coordinator to identify the “best of” photos for each day to be shared on our social media pages
• Orders and distributes cabin photos

• Coordinates with media team to ensure maximum coverage
• Photographs graduate campers’ headshots

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

• Oversees all programs
• Orders and maintains inventory of all program supplies
• Helps schedule and plan training opportunities for program coordinators during staff training for counselors
• Leads regular program coordinator meetings
• Ensures timeliness & announces any program timing changes

VIDEOGRAPHER

• Films and edits highlights of the camp experience
• Creates nostalgic camp video to be viewed on the final night of camp

VIDEOGRAPHER ASSISTANT

• Works with the camp videographer to film and edit the camp video
• Works alongside full time staff to aid in the creation of promotional videos for the Camp Catanese Foundation to be used for year round purposes

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

• Helps organize transportation of campers to summer school/mandatory programs
• Oversees the involvement and responsibility distribution of all volunteers throughout the duration of summer camp
• Oversees Gimme Shop organization
• Oversees Camp Store organization
• Oversees set up or break down of daily activities
• Orders and maintains inventory of snack items
• Oversees Evening Program snacks
• Plans birthdays of campers and staff

VOLUNTEER

• Helps run the daily Gimme Shop during Staff Meeting
• Helps with the transportation of campers to summer school or mandatory programs
• Assists program coordinators with set up or break down of daily activities
• Does whatever is necessary to ensure camp runs smoothly! :)