Position Summary: 

At Camp Bauercrest, creativity is more than an activity. It's an opportunity for boys to discover new interests, develop practical skills, express themselves, and experience the pride of creating something with their own hands.As Creative Arts Director, you'll lead our arts and crafts, ceramics, and woodworking programs, helping shape a creative experience that encourages imagination, builds confidence, and gives campers opportunities to succeed beyond the playing fields.

You'll oversee the planning and daily operation of our creative arts programs, develop engaging projects, and supervise and mentor staff assigned to these areas. From canvas painting, printmaking, and mixed-media art to hand-built pottery, clay sculpting, and woodworking projects like ping-pong paddles, knock hockey sets, games, and small furniture, you'll have the opportunity to introduce new ideas and help campers bring their creativity to life. We want you to bring your own artistic interests and expertise to Bauercrest, developing projects that are exciting, age-appropriate, and increasingly challenging as campers grow.

Your leadership will help make our creative arts program more than a collection of individual projects. You'll develop opportunities for campers to learn new techniques, build on skills throughout the summer, and take on more ambitious work as they gain experience. Whether a younger camper is discovering how to work with clay for the first time or an older camper is designing and building a woodworking project from start to finish, you'll help create experiences that encourage patience, problem-solving, independence, and pride in their accomplishments.

At Bauercrest, you'll do more than oversee arts and crafts, ceramics, and woodworking. You'll help boys discover talents they didn't know they had, develop confidence through hands-on learning, and create something they can proudly call their own. Those experiences, and the memories that come with them, can last a lifetime.

What You'll Do:

As Creative Arts Director, you'll lead one of Bauercrest's most imaginative and hands-on program areas. You'll oversee our arts and crafts, ceramics, and woodworking programs, develop and mentor staff, and create opportunities for campers to explore their creativity, learn new techniques, and take pride in what they create. Bauercrest will provide training on all woodworking tools, equipment, and projects, as well as the ceramics equipment used in our program, so you can confidently lead and support these activities.

• Lead Bauercrest's Creative Arts Program: Oversee the daily operation of arts and crafts, ceramics, and woodworking, ensuring each area offers engaging, well-organized, and meaningful experiences for campers.
• Develop Creative Projects: Design and introduce hands-on activities such as painting, printmaking, pottery, clay sculpture, woodworking, and other projects that encourage creativity, exploration, and self-expression.
• Build Skills Throughout the Summer: Develop age-appropriate projects that allow campers to learn new techniques, build on previous experiences, and take on increasingly challenging work as their confidence and abilities grow.
• Supervise and Mentor Staff: Provide leadership, guidance, and feedback to staff assigned to the creative arts program, helping them develop their teaching skills and deliver positive camper experiences.
• Teach and Inspire Campers: Demonstrate techniques, encourage experimentation, and help boys work through challenges, discover new interests, and take pride in what they create.
• Manage Creative Arts Facilities and Equipment: Maintain organized program spaces, oversee supplies and materials, care for equipment, and ensure appropriate procedures are followed when using tools and specialized materials.
• Create Opportunities for Every Camper: Adapt activities to different ages, interests, and abilities so that every boy feels welcomed, supported, and encouraged to participate, regardless of his previous experience.
• Collaborate Across Camp: Work with the Program Director and other activity leaders to incorporate creative projects into special events, camp traditions, and the broader Bauercrest experience.
• Contribute to the Bauercrest Community: Be an active, positive presence throughout camp, modeling our Three C's of Community, Confidence, and Competition and helping create an environment where boys feel connected, supported, and inspired to grow.

Why This Role is a Game Changer For You:

This isn't just a summer job teaching arts and crafts. It's an opportunity to develop your creativity, build your professional portfolio, and inspire the next generation of young artists and makers.

As Bauercrest's Creative Arts Director, you'll have the freedom to introduce your own artistic interests, design original projects, and shape a program that brings together arts and crafts, ceramics, and woodworking. You'll create hands-on experiences that encourage campers to explore new techniques, develop practical skills, and take pride in what they create.

You'll gain valuable experience in curriculum development, studio management, staff supervision, and hands-on instruction while building your professional portfolio through original project designs, lesson plans, and examples of your work. Whether you're pursuing a career in art education, ceramics, woodworking, or design, you'll develop skills and experience that extend well beyond the summer.

And you'll experience the moments that make this work meaningful. Watching a camper create his first piece of pottery. Helping a boy design and build something in the woodshop. Seeing a camper who never considered himself artistic discover a new talent. You'll also become part of a close-knit camp community where your ideas are valued, your growth is encouraged, and lasting friendships are formed.

You'll leave Bauercrest having done more than lead a creative arts program. You'll have built your portfolio, developed your leadership skills, and helped boys discover what they're capable of creating.