Arts & Crafts Coordinator

Overview

Come join us on the Mountain! Located on 1400 acres on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, camp has some of the most beautiful views of any camp in the country. Share in the beauty and traditions that has made Camp Greenville a special place for over 100 years. You can be part of a dynamic team making an impact on all that we serve.

Camp Greenville is an overnight camp established in 1912 that hosts boys and girls from throughout the region and the world for summer camps, retreats and specialty camps. You will get to experience what the great outdoors of Western North Carolina and South Carolina have to offer.

YMCA Camp Greenville is looking for a cause-driven leader to fulfill the role of the Arts & Crafts Coordinator. This person will lead arts & crafts activities for all age groups in our arts & crafts building we refer to as Hill Skills. They will come up with fun and creative projects for our campers and allow them to express their creativity in a variety of media. During the summer, this person will manage all materials in the arts and crafts area and will also have the responsibility of decorating our dining hall on Friday evenings for our weekly theme dinner. This person would bring a passion to creative expression and have a great sense of organization.

We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. 

We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. 

We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. 

We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. 

We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering supply needs to Program Coordinator, scheduling and implementing creative projects and classes for cabin rotation and truddy time, teaching skills and supervising campers and staff while in Hill Skills (the arts and crafts building).
• Responsible for helping with camp’s special events and decorations for theme weeks.
• Management of supplies and program space (includes management of groups of campers and staff)
• Ability to work with participants of all backgrounds.
• Support cabin leader staff when not in program area and fill in for cabin leaders at times.
• Serve as a role model, upholding our camp values, and working with integrity, creativity, and safety in mind at all times.
• Responsible for the health and well-being of the campers mentally, emotionally, and physically, during their time at camp
• Must approach responsibilities in a fun, creative, enthusiastic, and professional manner.

Other Responsibilites

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers
• Attend/complete required abuse risk management training
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers
• Follow mandated reporting requirements
• Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities

Qualifications

• CPR/First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain certification by June 2027.
• Must be 18 years old or older or graduated high school by June 2027.

Preferred:

• Background or interest in art and teaching.
• Any specific artistic skill (Ex: pottery, drawing, painting, etc.)