Go Girls! Site Director

THE JOB

Go Girls! Oakland is currently seeking SITE DIRECTOR for temporary full-time employment for our Go Girls! Camp season from June 3 – July 19, 2024. Compensation is $30.00-$35.00 per hour DOE, about 40 hrs. per week per sessions (Session #1: June 3-14, Session #2: June 17-28 & Session #3: July 8-19) - applicants are not required to work all 3 sessions .  Hours are Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm and until 5:30 on the final Friday of each session.

THE TRAINING

Mandatory Training days are the weekend of May 4 - 5, 2024.  This training is led by veteran Go Girls! Teaching Artists and Program Director, Chrissy Mulvihill. You are paid a stipend for your time to attend and will be well-fed.  In this training, not only will you learn the ins and outs of working at a Go Girls! Camp, you will also learn, practice, and strengthen the skills that will benefit your career as a teacher, teaching artist, youth worker, and girl advocate anywhere you choose to share your gifts in the world. 

As a Go Girls! Camp SITE DIRECTOR, you will...

  • Train with Go Girls! Oakland staff to learn our Go Girls! Camp Methodology

  • Run sign in/out table each morning and afternoon engaging with parents about their daughters

  • Facilitate morning & afternoon staff meetings.

  • Manage staff breaks, oversee lunch, snack, kids choice, relax & read, & support staff with participants who may need special attention.

  • Maintain relationship with site staff & communicate effectively

  • Communicate with parents through email, text, or phone calls about pickup/dropoff, daily issues & incidents with participants.

  • Substitute in aftercare, drama, music, dance, or art classes as needed 

  • Lead daily community circle lessons that introduce experiences with our Go Girls! Culture Code

  • Effectively manage a group of up to 48 girls using positive discipline techniques and relational attachment (camp ratio is 8:1)

  • Work effectively with your team: Play Director, Music/Dance Specialist, Assistant Teachers, Expressive Artist and Middle School aged interns from the Go Girls! Leadership Team (GGLT)

  • Support children to feel safe and have fun during community building, free play, snack and lunch times

  • Support children to manage conflicts peacefully by facilitating “talk-it-outs”

  • Build and maintain positive relationships with our collaborating partners throughout the course of the summer

THE QUALIFICATIONS

A Go Girls! Camp SITE DIRECTOR will have...

  • Recommended at least 3+ years of experience being site director for camps with young children ages 5-12 including teaching,  after school coordinator and/or comparable experience with other youth serving organizations.

  • Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Teaching, Management, Child Psychology

  • Flexibility: multi-tasking and managing challenges in a variety of situations is key

  • Confidence: we hire staff who can project calm and confidence

  • Impeccable Social/Emotional Skills: Ability to manage stress and emotional triggers, willingness to use direct communication, ask for what you need and listen to others needs

  • A Curious and Reflective Mind: the kind of person who is always learning, always thinking about how you can do better, open to loving feedback

  • Great Boundaries: the ability to take good care of yourself by saying no when you need to and keep all kids safe at camp

  • Positive energy: Kids do best with adults who model kindness & playfulness

  • “Nothing to Hide”: all employees of Go Girls! Oakland are subject to fingerprinting background checks and TB testing