Camp Football Specialist
Camp Football Specialist
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Description
Please CLICK HERE to apply for Summer 2025.
Why this role matters:
Specialists run the specialized programs that are part of the camp experience. The Football Specialist is responsible for creating and implementing football activities for their designated specialty area. This position works in our Sports Camp with campers ages 712.
See the magic of Lessans Camp JCC: the Bender JCC:
The Bender Jewish Community Center in Rockville Maryland is a premier community center at the heart of Jewish life in Montgomery County operating a full scale health and fitness center preschool day camp and variety of education and arts programs.
We create a welcoming and inclusive environment connecting the people of our Jewish community with each other Israel and the broader community. We inspire individuals of all ages and backgrounds to enhance their social physical intellectual and spiritual wellbeing through programs of excellence rooted in Jewish values.
Core Responsibilities include:
Leadership and Professional Development
- Design lead and oversee the Football specialty program developing ageappropriate curriculum and skillbuilding activities for campers of all levels.
- Coach and mentor counselors and campers promoting teamwork sportsmanship and proper use of equipment.
- Collaborate with Lessans Camp JCC Leadership to organize and participate in campwide events.
- Supervise and delegate tasks to counselors such as setting up equipment managing transitions between drills and supporting positive camper behavior on and off the field.
Supervision and Engagement
- Supervise and engage with all participants in programs and activities while under the positions care.
- Substitute for absent counselors as needed and requested.
Camper Care
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of campers served interact appropriately with campers in a variety of situations appropriately model behavior enthusiasm sense of humor patience and selfcontrol and use positive behaviormanagement techniques.
- Work with the Adaptive Recreation Coordinator to ensure activities are accessible.
Preparation Planning and Organization
- Submit written activity plans including two days of rainy day/absent plans & supplies lists to the Associate Camp Director.
- Meet with Associate Camp Director weekly.
Communication and Attendance
- Assist with arrival and dismissal as scheduled.
Qualifications
Qualifications include:
- Experience in coaching football or other team sports with the ability to teach skills strategies and teamwork to campers of varying abilities.
- Background in sports leadership (e.g. coaching playing on a team or leading sports clinics) preferred.
- Ability to move sports equipment and manage supplies as required.
- Physical ability to participate in and supervise football activities including running drills fielding and engaging in gameplay.
- Prior experience working with schoolaged campers of all abilities.
- Ability to adapt all planned activities to include campers with disabilities.
- Strong written and spoken language skills.
- Be accepting of and sensitive to the diverse racial national sexual orientation gender identity abilities religious and cultural backgrounds of everyone at Lessans Camp JCC.
- Willingness to be flexible and adapt to changes in schedule responsibilities and Lessans Camp JCC activities as needed.
Priority will be given to candidates who are available the entire camp season starting on June 16 going through August 8.
Additional Information
The salary range for this position is $4200 $5550 (total pay for the regular camp season). Salary is determined based on experience including previous experience at Lessans Camp JCC. Current educators relevant degree and advanced certification bonuses available.
Research shows that women and underrepresented groups apply to jobs only if they feel that they meet 100 of the qualifications. If this role sounds interesting to you we encourage you to apply! The Bender JCC is committed to building a diverse team that draws on the strengths of people with a variety of identities backgrounds perspectives and skills.
To Apply
To apply go to: with any questions.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Temp
