Seasonal Camp Director - Chicago - Bucktown

Job Details

• Location : 1621 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
• Pre-Season Hours : Approximately 80 hours of online training from hire to start of camp (April - June). Flexible schedule.
• Camp Dates : 6 / 8 / 2026 (Mon) - 8 / 7 / 2026 (Fri) (in addition, two weekends will be required for move-in and out of camp)
• Camp Hours : 8 : 00 am - 6 : 00 pm
• Virtual Training : Must be available for virtual training on one of the following dates 4 / 25, 5 / 9 or 5 / 16 12-6pm EST
• Pre-season Hourly Wage : $30.00
• Summer Salary : $1,200 weekly

At Steve & Kate's, we put radical trust in kids so that they learn to trust themselves . Campers choose minute to minute what they do at camp, with whom, and for how long...because kids who learn to make decisions today build the self-confidence they will need to wrangle unknowns tomorrow. If you join our team as a Seasonal Director , you will sharpen your inherent leadership skills and do meaningful work, while getting an immersive experience of creativity and play.

Steve & Kate's Summer Camp is an 8 to 11 week program, running from June to August. Training for this position will begin in April. In the pre-season, you will be trained by our Team Leads in all things camp, and you will slowly take on more responsibility until you own all camp positions on a daily basis.

The job, in a nutshell : Help run all facets of a self-directed camp.

Our management team will prepare you for camp, and then they will hand you the reins approximately 1-2 weeks before the Summer begins. While running camp

you will build relationships with hundreds of parents and children, helping them overcome fears, discover passions and generally find their groove at Steve & Kate's. You will help train, lead and inspire a team, and oversee the day-to-day operations for your site to keep things running smoothly, safely and up to code. If you are interested in a career at Steve & Kate's, this is a great way to gain valuable experience!

How do you know if you are the right candidate?

If you answer yes to all of the questions below, you should definitely apply :

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Acts as an on-site manager responsible for all facets of a day camp that runs 8 - 11 weeks, with an average of 150 campers (or more) per day,generating 6 -7 figure revenue.

When issues come up at camp, handles crises, emergencies, behavioral and medical responses as needed.

Manages customer contact for their programs, including responding to email and phone inquiries in a timely manner. Also providing exceptional customer service and handling sensitive and escalated matters for hundreds of prospective and attending camp families.

With support, manages compliance processes and ensures implementation of company, city and state required policies for camps and / or childcare facilities as applicable to their locality.

Manages a six-figure budget for personnel, food and programming needs.

Oversees all logistics and inventory management functions for hundreds of items valued in excess of six-figures, which are needed to run camp programs.

Manages relationships with the host school that rents out the facility where our camp runs; also responsible for overseeing janitorial arrangements,security and site planning to ensure sanitary, safe and smooth operations.

Job Requirements

At least 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED required

Bachelors Degree preferred

Directors must have at least 2 seasons of Camp Supervisory experience. An equivalent combination of experience working in a child care or education setting for at least 1 year coupled with Supervisory experience will be considered to satisfy this requirement

Additional Job Requirements

Physical Requirements

This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Steve & Kate's Camp, Bright Horizons', and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical / screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in a schooled-aged camp setting to provide supervision, care, program delivery, and services per Steve & Kate's Camp and Bright Horizons' policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Steve & Kate's Camp's care and the employee.

Steve & Kate's Camp and Bright Horizons comply with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and / or pregnancy-related limitations. The full set of physical requirements for this role are as follows :

Benefits :

Deadline to Apply : This posting is anticipated to remain open until April 15, 2026.