Associate, Talent & Training - Youth Camps & Events

The Position

The Associate, Talent & Training Youth Camps & Events is responsible for finding, recruiting, and developing Headfirst Youth Camps & Events most important resource our people!

This role is responsible for building a passionate and mission-driven cohort of nearly 400 seasonal summer staff annually, and setting them up to successfully deliver the Headfirst experience to campers and families. The core focus, especially from each January through peak operational summer months, will be on attracting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, and supporting an exceptional seasonal team for our Headfirst programs - our DC, Maryland, and Virginia Summer Camp staff, and our nationwide Professional Sports Camp staff teams.

The associate helps manage candidate communications, schedules, and logistics throughout the hiring and training journey, while contributing to systems and documentation that improve efficiency and consistency. In-season, this role provides hands-on support to field staff, gathers feedback, and helps implement aligned practices across sites. To be effective, this role requires some night and weekend oversight, in particular during peak times in the seasonal employee recruiting, hiring, and onboarding cycle.

The ideal Associate has strong abilities to connect with and work with people from varied backgrounds, is highly organized and able to communicate clearly in writing and in person, and values follow-through and delivering on high expectations. This individual must be detail-oriented and reliable with logistics such as learning new systems, tracking hiring steps, managing documents, and handling many moving parts at once while meeting deadlines. They must be confident to ask questions, comfortable using data and feedback to improve processes, collaborating smoothly with other teams, and staying calm and resourceful when unexpected issues arise during a busy camp season.

Location & Travel : This is a full-time, in-person role based in Washington, D.C., reporting to the Manager, Talent & Training Youth Camps & Events.

• This role involves driving, travel, and work from our DC, Maryland, and Virginia Summer Camp locations, and our nationwide Professional Sports Camp locations primarily in June, July, and August.

Compensation : This role has an annual salary budgeted at $45,000 - $50,000.

Benefits : Full-time team members are eligible for paid time off and 10 paid holidays annually, health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, and employee discounts on our programs and offerings.

Timeline : We will begin screening candidates as soon as mid-December, with a goal start date of late January, 2026.

About Headfirst

Headfirst Companies is all about creating unforgettable experiences that inspire growth, learning, and connection. From our Washington, D.C. headquarters, our full-time team works year-round to shape every detail of our three programmatic divisions : Headfirst Youth Events, Headfirst Showcase Camps, and KI Concerts.

With our Headfirst Youth Events division, we deliver top-tier STEM, sports, and day camps for kids in the D.C. metro area which keep us at the forefront of innovation and fun. We partner with legendary pro sports teams across the country to bring young players up close to the magic of the game through behind-the-scenes access and engaging instruction.

Our renowned Headfirst Showcase Camps division connects talented student-athletes with coaches from the nation's top collegiate baseball and softball programs through events which are carefully crafted to bring out the best in players and help them shine in the spotlight.

What You'll Do

Because much of Headfirst Youth Camps & Events workflow operates on a seasonal basis, you will have different responsibilities and priorities depending upon the time of year. The following timeline is designed to give you a clearer understanding of what your position's main duties entail depending on our seasons. Throughout the year, the Associate will provide support for additional responsibilities as identified or requested by Headfirst leadership.

December May

June August

September November

About You

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