LIU Post Long Island Teen Travel Director

Posted by Oasis Day Camp at LIU Post on 03/15/2025

Job Basics

Industry Sector: Outdoor

Job Categories: Camp Staff & Counselors

Company Type: DoesnotApply

State: NY

City: Brookville Long Island

Country: United States

Required Experience: 3 - 5 years

Job Type: Seasonal Full Time

Salary: 5,600

Required to Relocate:

Required to Travel:

Employee May Telecommute: No

Job Seeker Must Live Within: 25 miles

Job Description & Requirements

Responsibilities

 

Safety & Trust

• Collaborate with Oasis HQ and its partners to keep campers and employees safe

• Maintain an active presence at camp prioritizing time with campers and staff vs in office 

• Review and update emergency response plans

 

Branding & Enrollments

• Be the brand ambassador and the ultimate champion of Oasis Day Camp

• Represent Oasis at school and community events

• Communicate with families, staff, and prospects in the off-season

• Coordinate and help facilitate correspondence to registered families prior to the start of camp

• Respond to new parent leads and referrals to drive new enrollments

• Review enrollment reports with the Oasis HQ Leadership Team

• Lead and collaborate with the Oasis LIU and Central Park Teen Travel Leadership Team on retention efforts

 

Budget Management

• Manage all expenses to come in below the budget you are provided

• Ensure buffer in the budget in case of unforeseen issues (eg, transportation breakdown, weather)

• Prepare future season tuition pricing for review with Oasis HQ

• Track and record all invoices promptly using company accounting tools, policies, and processes

• Operate within your authorized levels (spending, signing) in accordance with company policies

 

Programming

• Build a program that develops campers into twenty-first century leaders

• Manage the Oasis LIU Teen Travel summer staff

• Develop daily stand-ups and talk tracks for each trip, such that new staff feel equipped with a script, playbook, or checklist for each day, with clear progression of programming throughout the course of a session/summer. 

• Train summer staff on each activity and trip.

• Develop programming for downtime (eg, buses) to build relationships and develop culture. 

• Support the Camp Director and Director of Operations in facilitating the collection of family feedback process for trips programming during the summer. 

• Support the Camp Director Operations Director to communicate to parents and families the “substance” and “why” of Oasis Teen Travel.

• Inject new all-camp traditions that align with values and draw new camper families 

 

Operations

• Oversee the scheduling and scheduling changes of trips in the summer, and communicate with the Camp Director, Director of Operations, staff, and vendors if and when changes arise throughout the summer

• Coordinate the safety and arrangements for group trips and group overnights for all Oasis Camps

• Coordinate the safety and arrangements for bus and charter bus transportation for all daily and overnight programming

• Ensure all campers are fed at meal times and depart camp safely each day

• Review inventory from previous summer and create a “wish list” for upcoming summer

People Operations

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• Deliver orientation with the leadership team for sta? training

• Provide administrative and programmatic oversight for all Oasis Teen Travel 

• Champion Oasis staff training and impart our guidelines of safety and excellence with all staff

• Work within the defined budget and be accountable for all salaries and spending

• Champion and lead training for staff throughout the course of the summer

• Lead staff recognition and awards ceremonies throughout the summer

Who You Are:

• Enthusiastic about camp and developing children through camp experiences

• Comfortable in a group dynamic setting and with public speaking

• A strong analytical decision-maker thru organized, structured, and detailed thinking

• A strong people manager committed to high standards of performance

• An outstanding communicator and able to build trust through empathy with staff and families

• Strong relationship builder, which translates into camper enrollments 

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills thru organized, structured, and detailed thinking

• Dependable, enthusiastic, levelheaded, flexible and team oriented

 

Qualifications: 

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Education required (Master’s Degree in Education preferred)

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience working as a teacher

• Experience in program and activity planning for children grades 6-12.

• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace productivity tools

• CPR and First Aid certified or willing to obtain within 30 days of being hired and update annually

 

About Oasis Day Camp at LIU Post

Founded over 25 years ago by experienced childhood educators, psychologists, and developmental specialists, Oasis Day Camp prides itself on nurturing children ages 3 to 16 to feel safe and confident both physically and emotionally. Our camp directors and leaders are school teachers and senior youth workers who painstakingly hand select counselors, activity specialists, and instructors with experience and passion for child development and emotional growth.

 

At Oasis Day Camp, we believe that each child is unique, filled with potential and curiosity. Our dedicated team of educators and caregivers is committed to nurturing this potential through engaging activities, supportive interactions, in a safe environment. We emphasize social and emotional development, helping children build confidence, self-esteem, resilience, and vital life skills.