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Summer camp director resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a summer camp director resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in summer camp director-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some summer camp director interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
  2. Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
  3. Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some summer camp director interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a summer camp director resume:

  • CPR
  • Kids
  • Role Model
  • Safety Procedures
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Program Curriculum
  • Mediation
  • Staff Supervision
  • Child Care
  • Incident Reports
  • School Programming
  • Leadership
  • Program Development
  • Character Development
  • Staff Evaluations
  • Summer Program
  • Summer Camps
  • School Administration
  • Administrative Tasks
  • Behavior Issues
  • Mathematics
  • Staff Schedules
  • First Aid Training
  • Allergies
  • ACA
  • Front Desk
  • State Regulations
  • Staff Development
  • Guest Speakers
  • Staff Hiring

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write summer camp director experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are effective examples from summer camp director resumes:

Work history example #1

Head Counselor

Well Spring Retirement Community

  • Completed CPR and first aid certification training.
  • Collaborated with other camp counselors to oversee 30-40 children ranging from ages 5-13.
  • Aligned with other supervisory staff including nurse and program manager resulting in clear communication and strengthened team cohesiveness.
  • Trained incoming membership counselors and service representatives on effective sales and product demonstration techniques.
  • Worked cooperatively with multiple county agencies by attending monthly service meetings and maintaining communication though email and phone calls.

Work history example #2

Preschool Lead Teacher

KinderCare

  • Trained in first aid, CPR, infant care and safety precautions.
  • Worked to establish and maintain open and positive lines of communication with parents and children.
  • Required to complete CPR, First Aide, and Communicable Disease classes.
  • Maintained communication about children with other teachers.
  • Provided activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to the development levels of the children

Work history example #3

Activities Leader

Boys & Girls Club

  • Provided parents with ongoing information about events and activities through a self-created weekly newsletter.
  • Attended special training sessions dealing with Teen Programming and discipline among children, as well as community gang training.
  • Emptied trash, Washed walls, windows, blinds and ceiling fixtures using ladders, scaffolds and safety belt.
  • Dedicated a total of 38 hours to help fifteen students learn electromagnetism concepts and mathematics.
  • Evaluated facility and activities to accommodate children with special needs.

Work history example #4

Recreation Leader

Boys & Girls Club

  • Planned, organized and directed programs and activities for youth members and teens.
  • Scheduled facility activities and maintained record of programs.
  • Advised Keystone Club, a group of teens interested in volunteerism and community service.
  • Scheduled various events to provide teenagers with a safe, interactive environment to connect with their peers.
  • Attended special training sessions dealing with Teen Programming and discipline among children, as well as community gang training.

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Add an education section to your resume

Here is the best way to format your education section:

  • Display your highest degree first.
  • If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
  • If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
  • If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in general education, specific areas

New York University, New York, NY

2004 - 2007

Bachelor's Degree in english

New York University, New York, NY

2006 - 2009

Highlight your summer camp director certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your summer camp director resume:

  1. First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
  2. Child Development Associate (CDA)
  3. Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
  4. Certified Planning Engineer (CPE)

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