Internal Only Senior Site Director Summer Placement Preference Form 2026
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Job Location:
Anchorage, AK - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
**Internal Senior Site Directors Only**
Summer Placement Preference Form
As a Senior Site Director you are a full-time year-round employee and your position for the summer program is guaranteed at your current pay rate. You will have the opportunity to share which positions you are most interested in from the list below. Please note that while your preferences will be taken into account they do not guarantee placement.
**PLEASE READ**ONLY APPLIES TO SAC POSITIONS
To offer full transparency the Summer Adventure Camp Program is in the second phase of redesign. The new model of Summer Adventure Camp will continue to build on a stronger emphasis of outdoor programming and field trips including traditional walking biking and people mover outings. Additionally we will continue to include weekly visits to Camp Fireweed and other exciting excursions expanding the scope of experiences offered.
As the program evolves the details provided hereincluding positions titles or program logisticsmay be subject to some adjustments.
If you have any questions please reach out to Sarah Rosen at.
Summer Adventure Camp:
- Unit Leader
- The unit leader is responsible for the overall management and supervision of assigned units (camper/staff groups) overseeing all aspects of youth and staff supervision and safety.
- Lead Behavior Specialist
- The Lead Behavior Specialist will support staff by working closely with youth who require additional resources and guidance to thrive in the program. They will provide coaching to staff helping them develop effective strategies for managing challenging behaviors and will intervene as needed to offer direct support
- Lead Field Trip Specialist
- The Lead Field Trip Specialist will plan organize prep and facilitate all field trips for their program. This will include a variety of one big weekly field trip weekly visits to Camp Fireweed and local walking biking or people mover field trips.
- Lead Activity Specialist
- The Lead Activity Specialist will be responsible for supporting and overseeing the activity specialists with planning management and implementation of specialized activities and curriculum. They will oversee the activity budget execute activity supply procurement and train/coach staff on activity facilitation.
Camp Fireweed
- Archery Specialist
- An Archery Specialist will be responsible for providing instruction guidance and supervision to staff and campers during Archery lessons and camp activities.
- Boating Specialist
- The Boating Specialist will be providing fun and dynamic instruction guidance and supervision to staff and campers during boating (canoeing and kayaking) and natural bodies of water (bird identification shoreline exploration etc.) lessons and activities.
- Field Trip Specialist
- A Field Trip Specialist is responsible for planning and coordinating off-site trips that expand campers knowledge and awareness of the natural environment within the Anchorage community.
- Outdoor Living Skills Specialist
- The OLS Specialist will be responsible for developing and teaching nature outdoor education and outdoor living skills activities to campers and providing guidance on utilizingLeave No Traceprinciples. Additionally this position will serve as back-up providing for coverage for Cabin Counselor duties as needed.
- The OLS Specialist will be responsible for developing and teaching nature outdoor education and outdoor living skills activities to campers and providing guidance on utilizingLeave No Traceprinciples. Additionally this position will serve as back-up providing for coverage for Cabin Counselor duties as needed.
- Rockwall Specialist
- This position will be responsible forproviding instruction guidance and supervision to staff and campers during rock wall climbing lessons and camp activities. Additionally this position will serve as back-up providing for coverage for Cabin Counselor duties as needed.
- Counselor in Training Specialist
- The CIT Specialist is primarily responsible for the day-to-day supervision training and coaching of a group of teen campers. They work closely with counselors and fellow specialists to model leadership build skills and help teens engage in a wide range of camp activities.
- Swimming Specialist
- The Swimming Specialist will be responsible for providing instruction and supervision to staff and campers during swimming activities as well developing and executing progressive inclusive and fun pool programming.
- The Swimming Specialist will be responsible for providing instruction and supervision to staff and campers during swimming activities as well developing and executing progressive inclusive and fun pool programming.
- Behavior & Health Specialist
- The Camp Health Specialists provide oversight of maintaining and monitoring youth attendance youth files completing all relevant paperwork and printing in a timely manner meeting weekly with the Camp Fire AK Family Service Manager communicating with parents camper behavior and healthcare and the overall camp health needs.
- Unit Leader
- The Unit Leader is responsible for the overall management and supervision of assigned units overseeing all aspects of youth safety and staff supervision.
- The Unit Leader is responsible for the overall management and supervision of assigned units overseeing all aspects of youth safety and staff supervision.
*To explore more information about Fireweed Positions - please visit the full job postings here* Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Organizational skills
- Data Collection
- Management Experience
- Mediation Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Teaching
- Administrative Experience
- Experience with Children
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Summer Camps, School Programs, Rural Alaska Program. For more than 100 years, Camp Fire Alaska has provided a safe, nurturing place for families to send their children.
