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Assistant Director, Camper Experience and Engagement
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
26001 S Woodland Rd
Beachwood, OH 44122

Principal Responsibilities:

Summary: This role serves a key member of the year-round Camp Wise professional team. Working collaboratively, this skilled camp professional develops a shared vision, and designs and implements the recruitment and retention strategy, Camp Wise summer programmatic experience for campers, and year-round engagement for campers and their families.

Camp Wise, the third-oldest Jewish overnight camp in the country, is a strong and growing residential camp based in Cleveland, OH serving nearly 600 campers each summer from the region and across the nation. You will transform the lives of youth and young adults by thinking big, implementing an innovative summer experience, campifying year-round camp and community experiences, and sharing your love of camp with energy and excellence each day. As you build relationships with the next generation of campers and staff members, you will bring hundreds of new individuals into lifelong friendships, inspire personal growth, and nurture a love for Jewish community, Israel and the Jewish people in others.

Under the Camp Director's supervision and in collaboration with the year-round leadership team, the Assistant Director will: (1) design and execute the programs and activities at Camp Wise by supervising program-area supervisors, make critical decisions about programmatic goals and culture, and ensure that campers experience peak moments and endless fun; (2) develop and implement strategic plans for camper recruitment, retention and family engagement. Create gatherings and retreats year-round that leverage community partnerships in the region to deepen the impact of Camp Wise and help new campers feel ready for their first summer; (3) effectively communicate Camp Wise's mission, culture, energy, and endless fun through social media, texts, website and e-mail, using the latest marketing tools and in partnership with the Mandel JCC's marketing team. This position includes the benefit of full-time residence at Camp Wise in Chardon, OH during the summer months, for specific programming during the fall, winter and spring, and monthly travel through the Camp Wise region.

Essential Functions:

Exemplify the mission and goals of the Mandel Jewish Community Center and Camp Wise.

Lead others as an active, positive, collaborative and highly ethical member of the MJCC and Camp Wise staff team.

Model and implement the Jewish values of Camp Wise and its mission.

Ensure the best possible experience for each individual child and staff member at Camp Wise in accordance with Camp Wise core values.


Minimum Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Salary:

$45,000 - $55,000

Agency Information:

Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland builds and strengthens Cleveland's entire community by providing exceptional programs and services that enhance Jewish continuity and identity in four key program areas:

1. Fitness, Wellness & Recreation and Aquatics

2. Preschool/Early Childhood Education

3. Camping - Day Camps & Camp Wise Overnight Camp

4. Cultural Arts

Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland connects and strengthens our Jewish community and the greater Cleveland community by providing exceptional programs and services in the following program areas: Fitness, Wellness and Recreation, Preschool/Early Childhood Education, Day Camps and Camp Wise overnight Camps, and Cultural Arts. Membership in this non-profit social service agency is open to all. Mandel JCC receives funding from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, grants, donations and other public funding sources and has been serving the greater Cleveland community for more than 70 years.