Elementary Family Connections Manager

Are you looking for a fun summer job where you can make a difference? Co-Op Summer Enrichment is an award winning summer camp for low income children that delivers STEM learning and camp fun.

What you'll be doing

You’re joining a dynamic summer camp leadership team where roles and tasks are collaborative and shared. As the Family Connections Manager you’ll be the crucial link between Co-Op and all of our camper families; functioning as the main point of contact for parent needs, important communications, and fostering a strong Co-Op community.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Reporting to the Camp Director and Lead Administrator, you’ll work as part of the Co-Op Leadership Team to handle advanced planning for the Co-Op program and full implementation during the summer program dates.  Everyone on the Leadership Team supports each other in completing tasks while specializing in specific areas. 

The specialized work areas, for this role, include but are not limited to:

• Provide direct support of the registration process 
• Send regular and consistent communication to families through texting and email using CampMinder, our CRM system, to improve their understanding of essential program elements such as important dates, tuition payments, participation requirements, swim schedules, bus schedules, field trips and other special experiences
• Organize and lead a parent orientation night prior to the start of camp
• Coordinate information, articles, and photographs, in conjunction with the communications team, for weekly newsletters to be sent to families during the camp ensuring that educators and Leadership Team members regularly submit diverse photos for families to enjoy
• Respond promptly by email, text and phone calls to direct questions from families both pre-season and during camp as well as organizing in-person meetings with families as needed to improve the quality of experience of campers in the program
• Monitor the [email protected] email address for inquiries from families and respond in a timely manner
• Recruit, communicate and coordinate with parent volunteers for field trips, balancing a limited number of volunteer slots while ensuring as many parents as possible get a chance to attend a field trip
• Group campers and parent volunteers into pods, in conjunction with input from the Camp Director, for upcoming field trips
• Coordinate with camp Office Assistant to identity and keep track of excessive absence and lateness patterns of campers, reaching out to parents when it becomes necessary

Beyond the specialized work requirements, the Leadership Team works together to complete many shared tasks and meet these overall goals:

Pre-season

• Attend weekly Leadership Team meetings via Zoom
• Meet as a full Leadership Team team for a minimum of 9 hours shared planning time before mid-June
• Attend and help organize pre-camp related functions and activities such as, fundraising events, parent orientation, and registration days

Camp-season

• Supervise all staff in the completion of their duties providing regular feedback through managers
• Collaboratively lead weekly staff meetings
• Collaborate on weekly staff incentive activities to motivate and engage staff 
• Communicate with families, staff or community partners regularly, reply to concerns promptly
• Maintain critical administrative paperwork, such as registration, attendance, payroll submissions, reports and invoices
• Advise, implement and enforce the highest level of safety for children at all times
• Supervise lunch room ensuring timely arrival dismissal of all groups adhering to the camp schedule
• Supervise pool staff and operations including spot visitations to the pool site
• Stay late (see times below) at least one day per week to ensure all bus campers have been dropped
• Attend camp trips as a supervisory team member, possibly functioning as a Trip Director, Bus Leader, or Group Leader as necessary 

Post-season

• Work with Leadership Team to collaboratively determine bonus payments for all head and assistant counselors
• Gather, summarize and submit post-program feedback from all staff members to inform our Quality Assessment review process (due no later than November 1, 2026) to be presented to the Board of Education as our Co-Op Annual Report

We are looking for team players who are friendly, flexible, passionate and want to give back. 15%+ of staff have been working for us for 5+ years. We build commitment and community.

Requirements

• Have a bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 3 years of teaching experience or working professionally in a school setting
• Experience with outreach and possessing good communication skills such as prior experience in a customer service position, writing articles and blog posts, and being able to effectively convey key messages in written and oral form
• CPR and First Aid training from an approved vendor on the NYS Dept. of Health list (we will train you if you do not possess this certification)  

Helpful to have:

• Past experience working with kids in a group recreational setting such as camp or after school
• A desire to make a difference in the lives of kids
• Are Bilingual (Spanish/English)

All employees must:

• Posses a valid social security card and NYS state identification
• Pass a background check with fingerprint approval if you are not a Mamaroneck School District employee (we will provide instructions as part of the onboarding process)
• Provide two professional references if you are not a Mamaroneck School District employee and are a new Co-Op employee

REQUIRED PROGRAM DATES & TIMES: 

Pre-season: 

• Camp planning duties as necessary (approximately 1-5 hours per week) leading up to the start of camp
• Weekly leadership team meetings via Zoom starting February 2026 
• Pre-camp related meetings and functions as needed and noted above
• Attend 3 in-person coordinated Leadership Team Meetings for a minimum of 9 hours (three 3 hour meetings) in May & June
• Additional meetings at the discretion of the STEM Alliance

Camp-season: 

June 29, 2026 to August 7, 2026 (No camp Friday, July 3rd) 

• 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Regular camp days
• 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Regular camp days with weekly staff meeting
• 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Designated weekly late day for bus supervision

Additional hours as needed to handle planning or special administrative duties that happen outside of program hours

Post-season: 

• Meet to review assessment data and final presentation to Board of Education (minimum three 1 hour meetings)

*all program start and end times/dates subject to change until program design is complete by June 1st

What we offer

• Highly collaborative, diverse work culture where all are equally valued
• Opportunity to serve diverse children in Mamaroneck, just .5 miles from Metro North
• Experience developing professional skills with recommendation letters for school/work 
• Previous Co-Op employees may be eligible to receive a re-signing bonus if they complete the re-signing interest form before April 1st.  Contact [email protected] if you are a previous employee.
• Reimbursement of fingerprint expenses paid in the last salary check based upon full contract fulfillment.

Are you excited? So are we! Apply today!

Please note:

• Research shows that while men apply to jobs if they meet about 60% of the criteria, women and underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they check all the boxes. If you think you have what it takes, apply even if you don't meet all of our requirements

• We value the diversity of our colleagues including working with those with special needs. We are an equal opportunity employer and want to work to support you.