[SEMCO] Program Director - Summer Camp

[Elizabeth York]

Hello,

Cape Cod Maritime Museum is looking for a Program Director - Summer Camp.
Would you please post this position on the SEMCO board?

Job Description is as follows:

*Summer Program Director*

*Reports to:* Executive Director

*Position Classification:* Minimum 4 days per week, late June through
August with part-time off-season responsibilities

*Salary:* $30-$35 per hour, 460 total hours

The Young Mariner Program compliments the CCMM mission by actively
fostering an appreciation for maritime culture in kids. Specifically, we
provide a hands-on introduction to a wide array of maritime activities,
including marine biology, navigation, maritime history, sailing,
seamanship, and naval architecture.

To do this, we integrate the Museum’s exhibits, our Dyer 29 research
vessel, ADVENTURE, our historic catboat, SARAH, and the “classroom” of
Nantucket Sound to provide a fun, high content experience. Our hope is that
no middle schooler will ever look at the water the same way after
participating in Young Mariner.

*Program Scope:*

The Young Mariner Program summer camp participants attend four, half day
sessions (either morning or afternoon). Each session consists of twelve
(12) kids that spend half of their time on the water and half their time at
the Museum. The program runs for nine (9) weeks from June 27, 2022, to
August 22, 2022. This program may be expanded to five days.

The Program has capacity for 24 kids per week or a total capacity of 216
kids. The Museum aspires to offer at least 50% of these slots on a
tuition-free (scholarship) basis.

Summer 2021 staff consisted of a Program Director who acted as the onboard
educator, ADVENTURE boat captain, two shoreside assistant educators and a
part time SARAH boat captain. We expect to determine the summer final
 levels in conjunction with input from the new Program Director.

It is expected that the Program Director will spend the majority of class
time as the onboard educator aboard ADVENTURE.

*Curriculum:*

An overview of the 2022 curriculum is below. This is subject to
modification with input from the Program Director and Program stakeholders
during the spring.

·         40% Local Marine Biology  - The basics of local water quality and
an introduction to the fish, birds, and mollusks that they will see every
day they are on it. In addition to onboard and shore side experiments and
specimen collection, kids will visit a local oyster farm in Lewis Bay.

·         20% Navigation - A basic, hands on, understanding of navigation
(and its history) and the tools and rules that are used by people to get
from here to there safely and

·         efficiently. Kids will use traditional as well as modern
navigation techniques to hunt for local spots of historical and geographic
interest.

·         20% Naval Architecture and Marine Physics – This section is
designed to have kids understand the types of boats that they see on the
water and the basic physic underpinning their operation. This includes an
understanding of how a sail works (lift) and how a boat floats (buoyancy)
and why hull shape makes boats go fast (plane).

·         20% Sailing and boat building history– Kids will visit the Cook
Boat Shop and spend a few hours on SARAH, a traditional Cape Cod Catboat
experiencing hands-on boat handling.

Our goal is to continually upgrade the rigor and content of each of these
sessions. A perfect day is one where kids are moving fast and seeing as
many new things as possible. While seamanship is not taught as a separate
section, kids are encouraged to help with the lines, bumpers, try steering
by the compass and all the other teaching moments that a skilled and
energetic educator can conjure up while onboard.

*Specific responsibilities:*

The Program Director will have day to day responsibility of running the
summer camp and is expected to act as the face of the summer camp,
including (some) marketing, budget oversight, daily execution of camp,
daily safety of camp and participants, and quality of product delivered.
Staff support is currently envisioned to include a licensed captain, and an
assistant teacher and counselor. Our highest priority is the safety and
education of  participants and ensuring they have an excellent experience
on the water and ashore.

An approximation of the time commitment is below.

·         February – April – 4-5 hours per week (13 weeks) (65 hours)

o   Get to know the program and commit time to understand its history and
aspirations.

o   Provide input on and finalize the curriculum and the development of the
specific summer 2022 schedule and required materials.

o   Develop job descriptions for staffing based on above and lead in
interviewing and hiring.

o   Review existing marketing strategy and participate in marketing start
up and some initial meetings with participating schools and other local
organizations.

o   Review allotted budget and create and manage the working program budget.

o   Review state and local summer camp guidelines and schedule necessary
site inspections.

o   Review and advise changes to website, reservation/camp sign-up system

·         May – Mid June 6-10 hours per week (8 weeks) (80 hours)

o   Host and lead all site inspections for state and local requirements.

o   Assist in marketing, particularly personal visits to schools, yacht
clubs and other organizations.

o   Manage Camp budget and report to ED and Program stakeholders
periodically.

o   Purchase materials for summer camp as needed for curriculum or
participants (clothing, crafts, etc.).

o   Complete hiring and other logistics preparation (orientation and
training of staff, curriculum finalization).

o   Keep camp records and documentation processes in line with MA State
summer camp guidelines.

·         July – August - 35 hours per week, full time - (9 weeks) (315
hours)

o   Full responsibility for Program operations including overseeing program
staff, participant drop off, check-in, on water teaching, safety, trouble
shooting, safety, and pick-up, check-out processes.

o   It is envisioned that the PD will be required to be available for 2-3
Saturdays during the summer for off-site program promotion.



*Thanks,*
*Elizabeth York*
*Executive Director*
*Cape Cod Maritime Museum*
135 South St
Hyannis, MA  02601
*eyork at capecodmaritimemuseum.org <eyork at capecodmaritimemuseum.org>*
508-775-1723
508-815-4149
www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org
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