Activity Leader

Job description

Are you looking for a short-term summer job? Do you enjoy working with children and meeting people from around the world? Then we have a great opportunity for you!

We are still actively hiring Activity Leaders for our English Summer Camps that we organise for international students across many locations in the UK.

As an Activity Leader, you will be responsible for leading students on excursions, conducting walking and bus tours of sights, interacting with, and engaging with students on campus and on excursions by conducting activities and assisting with check-ins and check-outs. You will work under the direct supervision of the Campus and Activity Manager.

Locations: Uxbridge, Kingston, Epsom, Hatfield, Windsor, Chelmsford, Bath, Ellesmere, Stirling, and Edinburgh (further details further down)

Some of the other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interact with participants on the coach buses on the way to and from tourist sights, doing activities, playing games, etc.
• Engage with and conduct activities with students during their “free time”
• Assist the Activity management team in ensuring that excursions run smoothly
• Coordinate and lead day and overnight trips, as instructed
• Supervise students on the buses and at the tourist sights
• Supervise and participate in on-campus activities
• Coordinate and lead on-campus activities, as requested
• Attend and participate in all the following activities: talent shows, graduation ceremonies, and presentations that orient students to the PLUS programme
• Conduct campus tours for participants and encourage student participation in events
• Interact with groups of international students and their Group Leaders in a professional, enthusiastic, and customer service-oriented manner
• Supervise students in the residence halls and dining hall
• Supervise students during excursions and on-campus events, as instructed
• Attend daily staff meetings
• Assist in the distribution, tracking, and reconciliation of travelcards, meal vouchers and other
• Assist in preparing the campus for students’ arrival
• Assist in the distribution of boxed meals
• Walk students to and from classroom buildings, as instructed

*for full job description, you can visit our website: www.plus-ed.com

REQUIRED:

• Must be eligible to work in the UK
• Must be 18+
• A minimum commitment of 2 weeks

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE HAS:

• Good level of both spoken and written English
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Enthusiastic, friendly and positive personality, takes initiative and is creative
• Patience and passion to work with children

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

If you will be shortlisted, we will then send you a job offer letter and:

• contact your referees (All references will be contacted and specifically asked whether there is any reason that the applicant should not be working with anyone under the age of 18)
• Run enhanced DBS checks (the cost is covered by Plus Ltd)
• Ask you to complete 2 short online courses (Prevent and Safeguarding)

If interested, please apply online: https://www.plus-ed.com/work-with-us

OUR CAMPUSES & running dates of the programmes:

• Uxbridge – 17th June – 21st August
• Kingston – 8th July – 14th August
• Epsom – 1st July – 15th August
• Hatfield – 30th June – 1st August
• Windsor – 1st July – 15th August
• Chelmsford – 1st July – 14th August
• Bath – 5th July – 2nd August
• Ellesmere – 2nd July – 2nd August
• Stirling – 1st July – 31st August

*you can be either residential or non-residential

*full board accommodation is available if required

*minimum required stay is 2 weeks

Working hours:

• Your shift can be anytime between 7:30 – 10:30pm
• 48hrs per week (6days a week)

Salary wage:

• £66.32 - £92.32 daily rate – depending on the age, in accordance with the national minimum wage
• Pay is inclusive of holiday

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract

Salary: £66.32-£92.32 per day

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Uxbridge: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/06/2023
Expected start date: 17/06/2023