Centre Administrator

Vacancy: Centre Administrator
Company: Embassy Summer
Category: Camp Office & Administrative Jobs
Dates: 20th June - 15th August 2010
Salary: Remuneration depends on the size of the centre and the experience of the applicant.

Embassy Summer is part of Study Group, a world leader in the provision of integrated educational packages. We have over 30 years experience in the field of English language provision and we are one of the UK’s largest British Council accredited providers of EFL. We operate over 20 summer schools throughout the UK and Scotland.

Our Courses

Students who attend our summer school courses receive a combination of English language tuition (15 hours per week) and a comprehensive programme of activities and excursions. In full day teaching centres, students may have their lessons in the mornings or the afternoons. In half day teaching centres, lessons will take place in the morning. The activity programme will include daytime and evening activities and at least one half day and one full day excursion per week to local attractions and popular tourist locations.

Please look at the programme specific to your centre as in some cases, teaching may take place at the weekend.

Working week: The Centre Administrator works six days out of seven each week

Reports to: The Centre Manager

Main duties / responsibilities

• To assist in the day to day operations of the centre

• To assist the Centre Manager with student rooming

• To collate the weekly paperwork

• To reconcile the weekly accounts in conjunction with the Centre Manager

• To liaise with the Head Office Admissions department

• To support other managers when required

• To assist with the organisation of departure transfers and ensure student departure runs smoothly

• To carry out residential supervision duties, including meal and bedtime supervision and guardian duties

Person Specification

 Essential:

• Excellent administrative and organisational

• skills

• Computer literate

• Experience of handling petty cash

• Ability to work in a team

• Ability to work in a high pressure environment

• Flexibility

Ideally you will have:

• Summer school experience

• Experience of supervising / working with minors

• Previous office experience

Remuneration depends on the size of the centre and the experience of the applicant.

The post is residential (full board accommodation is included).

Your pay is broken down as Basic Pay + Holiday Pay which will be payable at the end of your employment.

Staff will accrue prorated annual holidays with pay at the rate of 5.6 weeks per annum. Unless there are special circumstances agreed during the interview, this holiday can only be taken at the end of the contract and staff will be paid for untaken holidays at the end of their employment.