The American Camp Association® (ACA) is a national nonprofit organization serving the more than 15,000 year-round and summer camps in the US that annually serve 26 million campers. ACA is committed to empowering camps to create quality experiences that build a world of belonging and growth.

We are looking for a full-time Assistant Director of Accreditation. Someone to support camps engaged in the accreditation process; manage, retain, recruit, and train volunteers; and support ACA standards.

What would you do if hired?

  • Be responsible for understanding and meeting the needs of various unique camp models in relation to their accreditation and developing capacity and strategies for successful accreditation program implementation.
  • Recruit, train, develop, and engage volunteers essential to the delivery of the verification component of the ACA Accreditation Program in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Engage stakeholders to lead the design and implementation of learning and training objectives.
  • Develop and implement learning strategies and programs that support the accreditation program.
  • Lead the process of association and local accreditationrelated trainings.
  • Collaborate with appropriate cross functional teams to support accreditation objectives and deliverables.
  • Provide strategic direction for robust blended learning architecture that supports the organization’s learning and training needs by serving as liaison with key stakeholders to assess training and deployment needs.
  • Create and implement effective training materials and methods utilizing blended learning for camps, volunteers, and staff, including, manage and develop LMS content for accreditation learning.
  • Support the Director of Accreditation in a leadership role related to the accreditation team and the accreditation program and providing direct leadership and decision making when the Director of Accreditation is not available.
  • Manage and coordinate training calendar for the accreditation program.
  • Conduct evaluations and measuring results of accreditation processes
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on the accreditation program and standards and collaborate on content related to accreditation, risk, and safety across all ACA platforms.
  • Coordinate and execute on special projects related to accreditation.

What are we looking for in a candidate?

  • Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in related field 
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience with ACA (employee or volunteer) or relevant experience
  • Nonprofit management experience
  • Commitment to excellence and high standards
  • Compliance with processes to ensure integrity of data
  • Leadership skills to remote staff and able to co-lead when applicable.
  • Good judgement with the ability to make timely and sound decisions
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with all levels of management
  • Strong presentation skills and adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods
  • Ability to research, design, implement, and evaluate effective training and development programs
  • Creative, versatile, flexible, and an innovative team player willing to work enthusiastically within constantly changing priorities
  • Proficient on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Ability to regularly work within the ACA’s normal hours of operation of 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday – in the time zone of the primary team’s region.

What salary and benefits do we offer?

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance for employee and dependents with limited employer contribution.
  • Retirement plan with generous employer match.
  • Generous time off-plans including sick, vacation, personal, and holidays.
  • Non-voluntary benefits include life insurance and long-term disability.
  • Voluntary benefits offered include additional life insurance, short-term disability, and other supplemental options for
  • employee and dependents.
  • Salary: $63-72k, commensurate with experience.'

Interested?

Send your resume to hr@ACAcamps.org!

This is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.

The American Camp Association celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetics, or any other nonjob-related factor. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

The American Camp Association works to make applying for positions accessible for all, including those with disabilities. If you require alternative methods of application or screening, please email us at hr@acacamps.org.