Senior Activity Leader

Vacancy: Senior Activity Leader
Company: Embassy Summer
Category: Activity Leader 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 Senior Activity Leader works six days out of seven each week

Reports to: The Activity Manager

Main duties / responsibilities

• To ensure successful delivery of the on-site activity programme

• To plan and promote on-site day time and evening activity sessions

• To ensure all notice boards and posters are up-to-date and well presented

• To ensure that all staff are adequately briefed for their activity sessions

• To supervise the on-site activity programme

• To promote activity session preparation

• To carry out Activity Leader observations

• To liaise with service providers for on-site activities

• To support and assist the other managers at the centre

• To carry out the 24hr emergency duties on a rota basis

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

Person Specification

Essential:

• Strong team player

• Excellent organisational skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Ability to work in a high pressure environment

• Ability to lead and inspire a team of staff

• Enthusiasm

• Flexibility

Ideally you will have:

• Summer school experience

• Experience of working in the sport / leisure industry

• Experience of supervising / working with minors

• Residential experience

• First Aid qualification

Additional Notes

Please note that this position requires considerable walking on guided tours, carrying sports equipment from the centre to the fields and moving furniture in preparation for indoor activities.

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.