Summer Camp Director at City of Biddeford – Biddeford, Maine

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The City of Biddeford, a beautiful, resurgent, coastal Maine community, is seeking dynamic people to join our award-winning team of professionals. As an employee in one of Maine’s youngest communities, you can become part of a team that is guiding its economic revival. You will need to be highly motivated, talented, with a strong desire to make a difference in the daily lives of citizens.

The Summer Camp Director will join the Recreation department to oversee the day-to-day operations of the summer camp program, including staff and participants. The Recreation Department offers two summer day camps, one for students entering grades K-4 and one for students in grades 5-8; there will be Camp Directors assigned to both camp locations. This position reports to the Coordinator of Camps and Enrichment Programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to the staff members supervised
• Ensure that activity planning, implementation and supervision is consistently meeting and exceeding expectations
• Work with the Coordinator of Camps and Enrichment Programs to plan, coordinate, direct and implement programming, for both individuals and groups, in accordance with curriculum objectives and program philosophy
• Serve the campers and staff as a positive role model, building healthy and respectful relationships with all
• Meet the emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of each child
• Support camper behavioral issues
• Sustain open communication and communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with a variety of stakeholders including children, parents, staff and supervisors
• Maintain confidentiality and effectively operate in an environment which involves sensitive situations with participants, families, staff and the general public
• Comply with all mandated reporting requirements
• Maintain on-going records, such as camper and staff attendance, schedules and time sheets, and written reports
• Coordinate field trips, ensuring appropriate supplies, activities and communication with all relevant parties
• Provide pre-camp and in-service staff trainings
• Participate in evaluation of staff and program during the season and following.
• Use independent judgement and personal initiative in the performance of duties and in the absence of supervision
• Maintain cleanliness of all utilized facilities to ensure a safe and healthy environment.
• Perform duties in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, offices, classrooms, indoor gymnasiums, outdoor fields, waterfront, and field trips to different locations
• Regular attendance on scheduled workdays is required.

Required Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Exhibits characteristics of responsibility, dependability, leadership, patience, punctuality, hard work, sense of humor, self-control, integrity, common sense, good judgment and a positive enthusiastic attitude
• Knowledge and/or familiarity with:
• Basic principles and practices of community recreation
• Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment
• Principles and procedure of confidential record keeping
• Effective customer service practices
• A variety of games, sports, activities, riddles, songs, and arts & crafts that children will enjoy
• Positive behavior management techniques
• Water safety
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to follow and provide direction to complete assigned tasks
• Flexible and a team player
• A willingness to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Biddeford's work around diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an after school, camp, recreation or school setting
• Experience providing supervision and guidance to members of staff
• Experience working with children ages 4-14
• Experience scheduling and planning activities for children
• Experience addressing camper behavioral issues with children, parents and staff
• CPR/ First Aid certified

Schedule:

• Full Time: up to 40 hours/week (June – August)
• Planning weeks: part-time hours June 1st through June 17th, 2026
• Orientation: Week of June 22nd
• Camp Dates: Monday-Friday; Monday, June 29th – Friday, August 21st, 2026

Work Location: In-person Safari Camp, Grades K-4: J. Richard Martin Community Center, 189 Alfred St., Biddeford Tiger Adventure Camp, Grades 5-8: The Clubhouse at Rotary Park, 550 Main St., Biddeford

We will begin reviewing applications on April 10, 2026 and holding interviews mid-April. The position will remain open until filled.

?Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Biddeford’s mission is to cultivate and sustain a diverse, inclusive, equitable, welcoming, and belonging-based workplace where employees actively practice solidarity for the greater good of the work environment and employee experience.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the City of Biddeford shall employ, develop, and work to maintain the best qualified person(s) available without discrimination to: age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, dimensions of gender, disability, citizenship, veterans’ status, ancestry, national origin, and/or political affiliation or any other status protected by law.

Equitable access to services and employment is available and those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for this application and/or the interview process should notify the Deputy Director of Human Resources at 207.286.0589.?