Preamble: All Capitol Debate Staff, regardless of title and/or experience, are here to: serve the best interests of the student, make it an amazing summer for all participants, show up every day as their best self, and be present to take on any and all responsibilities that create a successful summer program! All Capitol Debate staff are considered Counselors first and foremost.
Job Overview
As the Director / Program Counselor your job is to empower and support the entire staff to reach greatness. You are to make sure that things are running on time. The Director / Program Counselor is responsible for preparation of the program, the overall success of the program from curriculum development and implementation, staff directorship and motivation, as well as program operations and logistics. Report and work directly with the Capitol Debate Liaison to ensure a smooth program experience.
Director Expectations
- You are the leader
- Empower, inspire, and encourage your staff and students
- Oversee all other roles and delegate tasks to appropriate person
- Coordinate with the liaison(s) from your college/university program location(s) as necessary
- Be involved in the preparation of the program including but not limited to help with assigning students to classes, dorm rooms, communicating needs to campus representatives with home office staff, and the like
- Responsible for creating printing and putting together badges, printing names on certificates, and the like
- Responsible for bringing director bag from campus to campus that might include a small printer, signs, table cloths, banners, signs, and any other equipment needed for the summer program.
- Ensure all activities are handled effectively and running on time
- Involved with curriculum & lectures to ensure effective teaching & learning is occurring
- You are responsible for assisting in judging the student tournament and helping facilitate the student showcase
- Provide support to the parents, staff and students
- Respond to parent questions and concerns
- Order Pizza and Bagels, including arrangement of all logistics surrounding those events
- Responsible for all program equipment (i.e projector(s), signage, etc…) and its shipping, and transporting, as necessary.
- Coordinate with the Support Team in the preparation and logistical elements of the Field Trip
- You are the frontline to any and all crisis
- Attend field trips as Chaperone
- Responsible for building your team by referring, and getting at least one (1) candidate hired, to work on your track
- Participate in 5-10 hours of pre-program training with Capitol Debate Headquarters focused on program planning and curriculum training
- Participate in 5-10 hours of pre-program planning / collaboration meetings with the Residential Life Director and Instructors for each program session
- Dedicate up to 15 hours toward independent pre-program preparation for each program session
- Participate in and help prepare an all-weekend online training summit on March 21st and March 22nd
Requirements & Experience
Director must have extensive experience managing staff and working in youth-based programs. Director must typically possess a degree within the field of Education, Child Psychology, Social Work, or an equivalent field. The Director position requires attending training sessions and/or planning meetings during the months of October - June, as well as facilitating our all-staff orientation and training before our summer program begins.
As programs vary depending on location and need, you may take on other duties to support the functioning of our summer program. Fulfill your contract by helping out and picking up where something is lacking. You are responsible for making our summer program run smoothly. Sometimes this includes going beyond your assigned duties.
