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Our summer study school is buzzing with activity!

That’s why we need a team of well organised, professional, and fun Senior Activity Leaders. Your job is to manage, supervise, and support our Teachers and Activity Leaders in delivering our high-quality summer activity programme to our students.

We have positions for Senior Activity Leaders based at one of our English Language schools, in Canterbury, Cambridge, London Uxbridge, Central London, Bournemouth, or Oakham. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to meet new people and cultures. You’ll further your leadership experience and earn money over the summer months. If you’re not local to us, we can even support you with a residential accommodation package.

You will be instrumental in coordinating events and activities for our overseas students who generally stay with us for 7-14 days to learn English. With your help and guidance, they are immersed into the UK culture, supporting them on their English language learning journey.

What’s in it for you as a Senior Activity Leader?

• A great opportunity if you are pursuing a career in education, sports, or drama, with appraisals and training, ideal for your continuous professional development
• It is also an opportunity for leadership experiences, while you earn over the summer holidays
• Accommodation + food included if you are residential
• You are welcomed and supported with a full induction and training
• Earn while gaining experience in supporting young people in a multi-cultural environment
• Lots of our Senior Activity Leaders return during the following summers, which gives them the option to progress even further within our Study Holiday programmes as an Activities Manager

Here’s some of what you’ll be doing:

• Working closely with the Activities Manager, you will be supporting and the team of Activity Leaders. This includes supervising and briefing them on their duties, procedures and any risk assessments involved in the activity session or excursion. These may include sports, competitions, quizzes, workshops in craft/dancing/magic and excursions or events (to name a few)
• Encouraging and supporting students to take-part in fun activities or events, while maintaining accurate registers and reporting feedback to Activities Managers
• Carry out mealtime and free-time supervision; with some ‘lights-out’ duties (if residential)
• Caring for the health, safety, and wellbeing of our Activity Leaders and students
• Join us for contracts of 2-6 weeks over the summer
• Working 48 hours per week over a 6-day week. This is a fully immersive working experience
• Basic rate of £500.16 per week for 23+, £488.64 for 18-22 + holiday entitlement. Increments available.

Some of what you’ll need to be a Senior Activity Leader:

• You will need experience of organising activities for this senior position
• Lots of confidence and enthusiasm. Be flexible, adaptable, and able to think on your feet
• Be a great communicator with a good level of spoken and written English equivalent to CEF level C1/CAE/IELTS 7.0
• You must be professional and friendly. Safeguarding is a big part of the job, and we take it very seriously. So, as you would expect, if successful we will facilitate an Enhanced DBS check as part of our safer recruitment policy
• Previous experience of working in a Summer School would be advantageous

Who are we? For more than 70 years we have been providing high quality English Language and activity courses for young learners. We offer 6 fantastic study locations within the UK with a wide range of courses to choose from including English Language and activities, creative Art & Design, sports, and academic preparation courses.
Stafford House International is part of CATS Global Schools (CGS), a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING
Stafford House and CATS Global Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect everyone connected with the organisation to share this commitment. All positions are subject to safer recruitment Pre-Employment Checks in line with KCSIE guidelines which includes an enhanced DBS check (DBS process paid for by CATS Global Schools), 2 references and if applicable, an overseas police check

OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values - Pioneering, Persevering, People - we pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to ensure we offer respect and understanding to all communities

AND FINALLY
What are you waiting for? We look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!