Activity Leader

Job Description

If interested, please apply directly on our website: https://www.plus-ed.com/work-with-us

Activity Leaders
PLUS Education is a global organisation established more than 50 years ago. We plan, organise, coordinate, and run residential English summer camps for international young learners between the ages of 8 and 17, and we are currently recruiting over a hundred Activity Leaders for our UK-based 2023 summer programme.

As an Activity Leader, you will report to the Activity Manager and the Campus Manager, working as part of the Campus Leisure Team, taking responsibility for the supervision of students throughout the day and evening according to the roster.

Your main duties will be communicating, promoting, organising, and running daily activities and events. These include activities on campus such as sports activities, movie nights, themed discos, dance sessions, and meal supervision; and activities off-campus such as excursions to major cities and nearby attractions either on public transport or by coach.

Duties and responsibilities

• Ensuring student well-being in collaboration with the Activity and Campus

Managers and PLUS Head Office, adhering to our safeguarding policy.

• Being a positive and enthusiastic presence on campus, interacting with students to aid English practice.
• Promoting, organising, and running all activities set out by PLUS and coordinated by the Activity Manager.
• Encouraging and motivating students to participate in activities.
• Supervising groups on trips and excursions.
• Working with various departments including Group Leaders to ensure the smooth running of the centre.
• Ensuring student satisfaction is at a high level.
• Supervising meals in the canteen, eating, and interacting with students.
• Working as part of a team following the direction of the Activity manager.

Skills required

• Native or near like native level English speaker.
• Enthusiastic and positive.
• Initiative and creativity.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Willing and able to work long hours.

Benefits

• Salary of between £397 - £553 per week based on experience, the size of the centre, and age.
• Full board accommodation in student halls of residence or similar
• Valuable experience of working with children and young people.
• Experience of an international environment with different cultures and backgrounds.
• Opportunity to live and work in a new city and/or visit attractions.
• Full training and induction prior to student arrivals including safeguarding and prevent training.

Requirements

• Must be 18 or over
• Must have already the right to work in the UK
• Native or near like native level of English

To apply please enter your details at

https://www.plus-ed.com/work-with-us

If you are an enthusiastic, outgoing, and hardworking individual, we would love to hear from you. We have campuses in various places in the UK such as Greater London, Bath and Edinburgh and more!

All PLUS employees undergo DBS checks; identity and addresses will be verified. All gaps in employment will need to be explained, and a minimum of two references are required.

Please note: 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.

Roles start from mid-June/July 2023 and run for 2 - 10 weeks.

We are also hiring Campus and Activity Managers as well as English Teachers, for full job descriptions you can visit our website www.plus-ed.com

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract

Salary: £397.00-£553.00 per week

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location