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RISE Manager

The STEM Alliance
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Are you looking for a fun summer job where you can make a difference? Co-Op Summer Enrichment is an award winning summer camp for low income children that delivers STEM learning and camp fun.

 

What you'll be doing

You’re joining a dynamic summer camp leadership team where roles and tasks are collaborative and shared. As the RISE Manager you’ll be the responsible person for one the most integral populations of our Co-Op community, our future leaders of tomorrow. Providing guidance, growth, structure, community and most importantly fun for these critical helpers.


 

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Reporting to the Camp Director and Lead Administrator, you’ll work as part of the Co-Op Leadership Team to handle advanced planning for the Co-Op program and full implementation during the summer program dates with emphasis on the RISE Leaders in Training.  Everyone on the Leadership Team supports each other in completing tasks while specializing in specific areas. The specialized work areas, for this role, include but are not limited to:

  • Participating in the RISE Leader in Training (LIT) selection process including, reviewing candidate applications and making the final selections
  • Planning and designing the RISE LIT program content emphasizing social, emotional, and academic growth as well as summer fun
  • Creating a feedback rubric for the RISE LITs giving them written feedback during the program cycle
  • Creating supply requisitions keeping within budget allowances
  • Facilitating the RISE Leadership learning experience each day for a minimum of one hour presenting insightful and relevant topics to mold and shape future leaders
  • Setting program expectations for all participants and benchmarking them against those evaluation metrics
  • Conducting observations of RISE LITs in action to give them onsite advising about their leadership skills in action
  • Supervise and manage LIT behavioral, emotional and mental well being, including implementing disciplinary and restorative practices as outlined in the camp code of conduct
  • Manage RISE LITs break times ensuring breaks are taken and returned from promptly in correct locations in an appropriate manner
  • Meeting 1:1 or in small groups with RISE LITs throughout the week as necessary to provide small group opportunities to explore topics more deeply
  • Ensuring that all RISE students complete an end of program survey to use for program feedback

Beyond the specialized work requirements, the Leadership Team works together to complete many shared tasks and meet these overall goals:

Pre-season

  • Attend weekly Leadership Team meetings via Zoom
  • Meet as a full Leadership Team team for a minimum of 9 hours shared planning time before mid-June
  • Attend and help organize pre-camp related functions and activities such as, fundraising events, parent orientation, and registration days

Camp-season

  • Supervise all staff in the completion of their duties providing regular feedback through managers
  • Collaboratively lead weekly staff meetings
  • Collaborate on weekly staff incentive activities to motivate and engage staff 
  • Communicate with families, staff or community partners regularly, reply to concerns promptly
  • Maintain critical administrative paperwork, such as registration, attendance, payroll submissions, reports and invoices
  • Advise, implement and enforce the highest level of safety for children at all times
  • Supervise lunch room ensuring timely arrival dismissal of all groups adhering to the camp schedule
  • Supervise pool staff and operations including spot visitations to the pool site
  • Stay late (see times below) at least one day per week to ensure all bus campers have been dropped
  • Attend camp trips as a supervisory team member, possibly functioning as a Trip Director, Bus Leader, or Group Leader as necessary 

Post-season

  • Work with Leadership Team to collaboratively determine bonus payments for all head and assistant counselors
  • Gather, summarize and submit post-program feedback from all staff members to inform our Quality Assessment review process (due no later than November 1, 2025) to be presented to the Board of Education as our Co-Op Annual Report

 

What you bring

We are looking for team players who are friendly, flexible, passionate and want to give back. 15%+ of staff have been working for us for 5+ years. We build commitment and community.

 

Requirements

  • Have a bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum 2 years of teaching experience or working professionally in a school setting
  • Experience with mentoring, guiding and advising students working towards a common goal of self improvement, and community leadership
  • CPR and First Aid training from an approved vendor on the NYS Dept. of Health list (we will train you if you do not possess this certification)  

 

Helpful to have:

  • Past experience working with kids in a group recreational setting such as camp or after school
  • A desire to make a difference in the lives of kids
  • Are Bilingual (Spanish/English)

 

All employees must:

  • Posses a valid social security card and NYS state identification
  • Pass a background check with fingerprint approval if you are not a Mamaroneck School District employee (we will provide instructions as part of the onboarding process)
  • Provide two professional references if you are not a Mamaroneck School District employee and are a new Co-Op employee

 

REQUIRED PROGRAM DATES & TIMES: 

  • Pre-season: 
    • Camp planning duties as necessary (approximately 1-5 hours per week) leading up to the start of camp
    • Weekly leadership team meetings via Zoom starting February 2025 
    • Pre-camp related meetings and functions as needed and noted above
    • Attend 3 in-person coordinated Leadership Team Meetings for a minimum of 9 hours (three 3 hour meetings) in May & June
    • Additional meetings at the discretion of the STEM Alliance
  • Camp-season: 
    • June 30, 2025 to August 8, 2025 (No camp July 4th) 
    • 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Regular camp days
    • 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Regular camp days with weekly staff meeting
    • 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Designated weekly late day for bus supervision
    • Additional hours as needed to handle planning or special administrative duties that happen outside of program hours
  • Post-season: 
    • Meet to review assessment data and final presentation to Board of Education (minimum three 1 hour meetings)

*all program start and end times/dates subject to change until program design is complete by June 1st

 

What we offer

  • Highly collaborative, diverse work culture where all are equally valued
  • Opportunity to serve diverse children in Mamaroneck, just .5 miles from Metro North
  • Experience developing professional skills with recommendation letters for school/work 
  • Previous Co-Op employees may be eligible to receive a re-signing bonus if they complete the re-signing interest form before April 1st.  Contact info@coopsummer.org if you are a previous employee.
  • Reimbursement of fingerprint expenses paid in the last salary check based upon full contract fulfillment.


 

Are you excited?

So are we! Apply today!  Please note:

→ Research shows that while men apply to jobs if they meet about 60% of the criteria, women and underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they check all the boxes. If you think you have what it takes, apply even if you don't meet all of our requirements

→ We value the diversity of our colleagues including working with those with special needs. We are an equal opportunity employer and want to work to support you.

 

SALARY

$4,500 - $7,700