Job Description

SBC Activity Leaders are an integral part of a successful summer, it is their ability to communicate with the students in a friendly yet professional manner that ensures students are happy throughout their stay. The importance of the Social & Activity Programme at a residential summer school cannot be underestimated. The success or otherwise of the activities and social events has a huge bearing on how the students interact with each other, which will ultimately contribute to their overall summer experience. A successful Social & Activity Programme can help foster a positive and energetic atmosphere at the school, which is crucial in helping students form friendships and simply, have a great time!

Hours of Work

The SBC day is split into 3 sessions; being a morning, afternoon and evening, Activity Leaders work a 15 session week. These sessions are spent leading the Social & Activity Programme, planning and preparing activities, or on general duties. Activity Leaders will receive one full day off per week.

Activities Duties

The Activity Leaders report directly to the Social Programme Coordinator and all members of the summer school management team and must:

– Help design, prepare and lead daytime and evening activities
– Work to ensure all students are engaging fully in the activity programme
– Lead students on excursions, following the planned itinerary
– Assist with the promotion of activities
– Ensure that the students are safe at all times during an activity or on an excursion
– Assist the management in the effective day to day running of the centre

Summer School Duties:

All members of staff have a general duty of care for the students at the summer school and as such will be expected to carry out the following duties:

– Help transfer students to and from the airport
– Assist with meal time and break time supervision
– Escort students to their boarding houses and supervise while in the houses
– Weekly house duties assisting the House Parent
– Work toward fostering a welcoming and positive atmosphere in the boarding houses
– Assist at any time, whether on duty or not, with an emergency situation, or where a student is ill or injured
– Engage with the students outside of classes and assigned activity sessions in a friendly but professional manner
– Help ensure that the students to not breach the rules of the school

Must have…

– Experience in leading or coaching groups of children in a professional capacity
– Experience of, and genuine enjoyment of working with children
– Strong communication skills, ability to work under pressure, flexibility
– Ability to take control of and lead a group of children on activities and during excursions

Would help…

– Qualifications and experience in leading young people in either tennis, dance, performing arts, music or arts & crafts
– First Aid qualification
– Life guard qualification
– Experience and qualifications in coaching other sport

How to apply
To apply, email your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@summerboardingcourses.co.uk