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Assistant Director – URJ Camp Harlam
- Job Title
- Assistant Director – URJ Camp Harlam
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- Description
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Assistant Director – URJ Camp Harlam
Location: Hybrid (Virtual and onsite at URJ Camp Harlam in Kunkletown, PA)
Organization: Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)
Employment Type: Full Time, Benefits Eligible, Exempt, MNGT
Department: Camps & Immersives
Reporting to: Associate Camp Director
Start Date: ASAP
Salary Range: $52,000 - $60,000 plus competitive benefits package
The Role
The Union for Reform Judaism’s Camp Harlam is looking for an Assistant Director focused on growing and strengthening our camp community by supporting camper and staff recruitment, deepening engagement, and increasing retention year over year. This role sits at the intersection of relationship-building, strategy, and experience design. You will help more people find camp, feel like they belong, and choose to come back, whether as campers, staff, or lifelong community members. If you are energized by connecting with people, building pipelines, and creating meaningful experiences that keep people coming back, this role is for you.
About Camp Harlam
Camp Harlam offers magical summers and year-round experiences where young people from all backgrounds, including Campers of Color, LGBTQ+ campers, campers with disabilities, and others from underrepresented communities, can grow, connect, and thrive. We are committed to building a community where every camper and staff member feels a strong sense of belonging, connection, and joy.What You Will Do
DRIVE COMMUNITY GROWTH & ENGAGEMENT
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Drive and implement camper recruitment, engagement, and retention strategies, contributing to sustainable community growth
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Build and steward strong, trust-based relationships with campers, families, alumni, congregations, and community partners
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Ensure a high-quality, relationship-centered family experience from first inquiry through ongoing engagement
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Partner with program leadership to align programs, connection strategies, and camper experiences with engagement and retention goals
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Support summer and year-round initiatives that deepen belonging and encourage repeat participation
LEAD STAFF STRATEGY & EXPERIENCE
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Lead and implement a comprehensive staffing strategy in partnership with camp leadership, building a strong, diverse, and mission-aligned seasonal team
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Own the execution of the staff lifecycle, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, development, and retention
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Cultivate a high-performing, values-driven staff culture and provide coaching and oversight to staff and supervisors, ensuring accountability, growth, and strong performance
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Continuously assess and improve staff experience and retention outcomes
Lead & Elevate Camp Experience
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Serve as a key member of the camp leadership team, helping shape and deliver mission-aligned camper and staff experiences
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Ensure a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment grounded in Jewish values and REDI principles
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Oversee teen and counselor-in-training experiences, including program quality, staff leadership, and camper well-being
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Partner with the broader URJ system to advance alignment, innovation, and shared learning
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Represent Camp Harlam externally, strengthening visibility and relationships across communities and networks
Who You Are
You are a people-first, creative, and energetic leader who believes in the transformative power of camp. You love connecting with families, supporting staff, and creating experiences that make people feel like they belong. You are collaborative, adaptable, and excited to help the camp community grow.
Keys to Success (the must-haves)
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Relationship-driven: You build trust quickly and create meaningful connections with campers, families, staff, and community partners
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Organized and proactive: You manage multiple priorities with care and follow-through
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Inclusive and values-aligned: You model REDI principles and Jewish values in every interaction
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Data-informed and reflective: You track impact, learn from outcomes, and continuously improve
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Creative problem solver: You bring fresh ideas to enhance engagement, retention, and experience
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree and experience in Education or a related area.
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Experience in residential summer camps or immersive programs strongly preferred
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Ability to live in residence at camp during the summer season
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Weekend and evening travel for recruitment, outreach, and professional development
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Ability to lift and carry up to 15 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation
Application Process
Please apply online and include a resume and a one-page cover letter describing your interest in the role and how your experience aligns with the qualifications listed. We look forward to hearing from you!
About the Union for Reform Judaism
Every team member at the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) plays an important role in advancing our mission to create, connect, and inspire Jewish communities that work toward a more whole, just, and compassionate world. Grounded in our core values of shared humanity, justice, belonging, learning, evolving, and Jewish peoplehood, the URJ provides vision and leadership to help build strong Jewish communities and deepen connections to Jewish life.
As the largest Jewish movement in North America, the URJ partners with more than 800 congregations and operates 14 residential camps and the Religious Action Center in Washington, D.C. Through youth engagement, camping, leadership development, learning, and social justice initiatives, we support communities in creating vibrant, meaningful Jewish experiences. We strive to build communities where people across identities, generations, and lived experiences feel a deep sense of belonging. We are committed to confronting racism, ableism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression, and to strengthening communities that reflect the diversity of the Jewish people. Together with our congregations, camps, leaders, and partners, we are helping shape a future in which Judaism enables all people to experience peace and wholeness (shalom), justice and equity (tzedek), and belonging and joy (shayachut and simcha).
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The URJ strives to be a welcoming and inclusive environment that acknowledges diversity as a critical strength. We promote strenuous policies and practices of equal opportunity and diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is our objective to recruit, hire, and retain the most qualified individuals including those of any race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our equal employment philosophy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, job benefits, and terminations. The URJ encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+, and other often underrepresented groups.
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