Activity Leader

Position Summary

Activity Leaders are responsible for delivering a successful activity programme, providing instruction, guidance and coaching to students while ensuring all activities are delivered in a safe, secure, and tolerant environment with proactive engagement.

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of students with whom I am responsible.
• Ensure activities and excursions operate to the highest standards of Health & Safety and safeguarding practices.
• Manage and instruct onsite activity sessions, ensuring full student participation at all times.
• Lead off‑site excursions, maintaining full student participation.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting teamwork, inclusivity, respect and cultural awareness.
• Maintain high levels of energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism in all interactions with students and colleagues.
• Clearly communicate information, instructions, and expectations to students during activities, trips and excursions.
• Actively engage with students, ensuring they feel included, supported, and encouraged to participate fully.
• Maximise student and group leader satisfaction by ensuring their experience meets or exceeds expectations.

• Lead, supervise, motivate and engage students on activities and trips.
• Enthusiastically promote the Activity Programme.
• Ensure adequate preparation and set up for on/off‑site activities.
• Prepare and deliver engaging information for walking tours with interactive tasks and photo opportunities.
• Escort and supervise students on excursions, walking tours and cultural visits, ensuring they understand schedules, meeting points and expected behaviour.
• Monitor student engagement, attendance, and behaviour, reporting any issues to management as necessary.
• Attend staff meetings, training sessions and briefings as required.
• Maintain levels of student discipline, safety and welfare.
• Assist in day‑to‑day general duties as required.
• Work in a way that promotes the safety and well‑being of children and young people.
• Carry out operational and residential duties to meet centre needs.
• Create a positive, inclusive and safe workplace environment.
• Ensure all stock is returned after each session and report any damages.

The job holder will operate in accordance with the company’s Code of Conduct and all relevant local policies and procedures regarding academic, welfare and safeguarding matters. Employees must cooperate fully with Health and Safety arrangements, including risk assessments and relevant training.

• A‑Level or equivalent.

• Valid First Aid Certificate.
• Specialism in sports coaching, drama or dance.

• Summer school experience, preferably in a multicultural environment.
• Experience in hospitality or a customer‑facing environment.
• Specialism in sports coaching, drama or dance.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to deal with and resolve complex problems and issues.
• Ability to motivate and engage students.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrates the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
• Demonstrates emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviours.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude to the use of authority and maintaining discipline.

• 6 days a week (1 day off per week).
• 42 hours per week.

• Weekly rate for 2026 coming soon.
• Free full‑board accommodation included.

All staff must wear the designated company uniform while on duty and maintain it in a clean, presentable condition in accordance with the dress code standards.

If you do not have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring certificate or are not registered on the DBS update service, we will need to apply for a new Enhanced DBS for you. Please confirm this at the time of application.

Equality and diversity are central to everything we do. Learning opportunities are open to everyone, regardless of background and circumstances, and we apply the same standards to staff employment.