Director Team

The day camp director is the volunteer or professional on-site conducting the Cub Scout day camp.

The day camp director must be a man or woman 21 years of age or older of well-known good character and ability. In addition to being certified at National

Camping School for day camp administration, the day camp director will do the following:

• Report to the day camp advisor.

• Supervise the personnel and operating details of the day camp.

• Recruit, interview, and train day camp personnel.

• Conduct, in cooperation with the program director, a camp staff training course before the opening of camp to familiarize the staff with the day camp program.

• See that standards for leadership, program activities, and health and safety are maintained.

• Be a freelance person at the day camp.

• Always have a plan B.

• Possess and display a maximum of the day camp director qualities shown above

• Evaluate.

The program director is the volunteer or professional on-site responsible for the Cub Scout day camp program. Program directors plan the program with

the help of the area directors or session directors. The program director must be a man or woman 21 years of age or older of well-known good character

and ability. In addition to being currently certified at National Camping School for day camp administration, the program director will do the following:

• Report to the camp director.

• Promote day camp attendance at roundtables, pack meetings, and activities.

• Help program leads plan and carry out a successful day camp through the use of personal coaching, training, and program aides.

• Help the camp director conduct a camp staff training activity.

• Train and supervise a group of program aides to help program leads.

• Be responsible for program planning, supplies, and personnel.

• Evaluate.

Responsible for the safe operation and training of the Northern Ridge Cub Scout Day Camp range and target activities program. 

• Determine range layout and safe operating area for the range areas

  • Includes documenting the proposed range layout

• Establish what range and target activities will be available at camp

• Work with Director team to establish number of participants that will be in each range and target activities rotation

• Recruit Rangemaster staff to meet establish safe operation guidelines.  

  • Ensure staff is trained

• Manage range setup and tear down

• Must be at least 21 years of age