Camp Manager
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Job Location:
Berkeley, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 85928 - 104440
Posted on:
05-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEY
As an employer the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity creativity and innovation. Join a team of high-caliber experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible safe healthy environmentally-sound and culturally-rich city.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Application deadline extended to September 29 2025
The City of Berkeley invites applications for the position Camp Manager! In this role you will plan organize and administer a City Recreational Summer Camp including program operations administration facilities and recreational programs for campers.
The Camp Manager works at the campsite while the Camp is open and is provided with room and board while at the camp. During non-camping season the Camp Manager performs planning marketing and staffing functions for the camp.
The current vacancy is at Tuolumne Camp located near Yosemite. Read more about the City of Berkeleys overnight camp programs here.
See the full job specification here: Camp ManagerMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A typical way of gaining the knowledge and skills for this position is:
Equivalent to graduation from a college or university with major course work in recreation physical education business or public administration or a closely related field; and either:
(4) years of progressively responsible experience in recreation or camp programs which has included at least two (2) years at a supervisory level. Additional recreation or camp experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to two (2) years of the education requirement.
OR
year experience (or equivalent summer sessions) in a residence recreational summer camp at a level equivalent to the Citys Camp Staff Supervisor.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to travel to various locations within the City of Berkeley and to the camps to meet the program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business the incumbent is required to maintain a valid California drivers license as well as a satisfactory driving record.CPR and first aid certification required at start of the summer season. Ability to get class 1 or 2 water treatment and sewage treatment certifications may be required.
California Public Resources Code Section 5164 prohibits the hiring of a person for employment at a park or recreational facility in a position having supervisory or disciplinary authority over any minor if the person has been convicted of certain criminal offenses. California Education Code Section 10911.5 requires that all public recreation program employers must fingerprint all persons having direct contact with a minor. The City does not hire persons who have been convicted of felony drug sexual assault or physical assault crimes.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Applicationsmust be received by5:00 PM Pacificon September 15 2025.Applicants must submit a completed application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire.Please note that resumes are not a substitute for a completed application.Applications are available in alternative formats (audio-format braille large print electronic text etc.) upon request to. Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.
EXAM PROCESS
- The exam process will include:
- Application review for minimum qualifications supplemental questions and required documents (qualifying experience will be calculated based on the administrative review date)
Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing to at the time of application.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROCESS
Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City will undergo an employment background/reference check that may include but is not limited to: employment history confirmation of educational credentials and degrees licenses including drivers license registrations certificates other credentials credit check criminal history check and Live Scan fingerprinting.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER
The City of Berkeley is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race color national origin ancestry religion age physical or mental disability or medical condition sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation genetic information marital status pregnancy political affiliation veterans status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All City employees are required to provide services as Disaster Service Workers in the event of an emergency/disaster.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Restaurant Experience
- Customer Service
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Math
- Employment & Labor Law
- Sanitation
- Leadership Experience
- P&L Management
- Mentoring
- Supervising Experience
- Restaurant Management
