Program Director

The Place: Maccabi Sports Camp is an overnight specialty camp with programs across multiple sports in a Jewish environment for children entering grades 3-11. Our sessions combine high-level specialized sports instruction with the fun, friendship, and community of a traditional overnight camp. Our camp is both an intensive sports and Jewish experience and is open to campers of all backgrounds and faiths. For more information, visit our website at: www.maccabisportscamp.org. 

Dates of Camp: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Pay Range: $4,000 - $5,000 stipend for camp session (6/10/26-7/29/26) + housing and meals provided on site + potential travel stipend

The Job: Are you a Jewish Camp enthusiast who loves working with young athletes in an engaging summer camp environment? If so, this might be the job for you! As the Program Director, you will manage the smooth delivery of the daily program, special programs, and supervise all activity specialists. As an ideal candidate, you should be a responsible, organized, creative, camp-loving individual. This is an extraordinary opportunity to work collaboratively with a passionate and fun-loving team.

This position requires you to live on campus and reside in the dorms alongside the campers. This is a seasonal, temporary position that requires a commitment to the full summer schedule. Food, lodging, camp gear, comprehensive staff training, and days off are included as part of the compensation package.

The Core Duties:

• Manage all elements of daily camp programming such as evening activities, electives, opening and closing ceremonies, etc.  (Note: Program Director does not supervise Core Sports) 
• Collaborate with Counselors to plan and implement of evening program and other activities
• Coordinate special events, theme days, and/or community service projects
• Manage Electives including staffing, scheduling, camper requests and assignments 

• Must be 18 years of age or high school graduate
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience preferred  
• Experience working at residential summer camp in a management-level position preferred
• Passion for working with youth ages 8 to 15 and young adults
• Ability to support and/or teach core Jewish values of the camp
• Ability to work collaboratively with counselors on camp programming
• Willingness to help with logistics and other needs such as procurement, transportation, administration, etc. 
• Ability to work as both part of a team and independently
• Pediatric First Aid and CPR Certified (training will be provided at camp)
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.  Ability to communicate information clearly (written and oral)