Village Coordinator

The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the foundation of community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Imagine going to work knowing that what you do each day positively affects the lives of the people in your community. Working at the Y, you’ll discover more than just a job—you’ll enjoy a career with the chance to make a lasting difference in the lives of those around you.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Village Coordinator is responsible for the supervision of the Senior Counselors, Junior

Counselors, and volunteers as well as the safety and well-being of all campers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Carries through camp philosophy regarding supervision and administration of both the

day camp and overnight camp programs.

2. Holds regular meetings with the staff as a whole.

3. Organizes, carries through, and evaluates camp wide programs with the Program

Coordinator.

4. Schedules regularly conferences individual staff members and their evaluations.

5. Takes over primes responsibilities in absence of the supervisor, the Program

Coordinator.

6. Holds all Senior Counselors, Junior Counselors, and volunteers to the program standard.

7. Facilitates segments in staff training.

8. Ensures during overnight camp, the program is executed each day.

9. Complete any other duties deemed necessary by the Program Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be at least 18 years old.

2. Must have completed three years in a resident camp setting or similar training.

3. Must have management experience.

4. Should have a varied background and experience in camping, aquatics, and working

with children.

5. Should have a general understanding of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit – YMCA

Camping Services goals and objectives.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions.

 Ability to stand, sit (including on the ground), and walk for extended periods of time.

 Ability to plan, lead and participate in all physical activities

 Ability to sit and stand from a seated position (including from the ground) when

interacting with children.

 Capability to be actively engaging with youth outdoors for the majority of the day.

The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit (“YMCA”) is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to be an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. The YMCA does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring or other terms or conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetic information, ethnicity, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, military status or application or any other basis protected by state, federal or other applicable law.

The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children in our programs. We hold all staff, regardless of position, to the highest possible standards. We require all staff to be screened regularly and sign a code of conduct. All staff will be monitored when interacting with
program participants. We take any inappropriate interactions between program
participants and with staff very seriously and will fully cooperate with
authorities in any case of abuse.