Activity Leader

Summer Boarding Courses; Clewer Village; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A summer educational program provider in Clewer Village seeks Activity Leaders to create a supportive environment for students. Your role involves designing and leading activities, ensuring student safety, and fostering independence. Ideal candidates will possess experience in leading groups of children, strong communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. A flexible approach and a passion for engaging with young people are essential. Accommodation and training are provided, with a salary of £675 weekly.

Benefits

Accommodation included

Extensive paid training

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in leading or coaching groups of children.
• Genuine enjoyment of working with children.
• Qualifications in leading young people in sports or arts.

Responsibilities

• Design, prepare, and lead activities and events.
• Ensure student safety during excursions.
• Supervise and interact with students during meals.

Skills

Experience in leading groups of children

Strong communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

First Aid / Lifeguard qualification

Flexibility

Job description

Activity Leaders play a vital role in creating a safe, engaging, and supportive environment for students during their time at the school. They design, prepare, and lead a range of activities and events, accompany students on excursions, and ensure their safety at all times. Their responsibilities extend to safeguarding, where they build positive yet professional relationships with students and maintain vigilance around their welfare, adhering strictly to all safeguarding policies. Activity Leaders assist with student transfers to and from airports and provide guidance within the boarding houses, fostering a welcoming atmosphere and helping students develop independence, confidence, and social skills. They actively interact with students during meals, breaks, and free time, supporting a balanced combination of supervision and encouragement. Flexibility is key, as is a real enthusiasm for working with young people. The Site SBC at Eton College offers international students aged 12‑16 the unique opportunity to study at one of the world's most prestigious schools.

Ways we support our Activity Leaders

• We will cover the full cost of a new DBS (if required) for your first contract working with SBC.
• We encourage all staff to sign up for the DBS Update Service.
• Extensive, paid, on‑site training prior to student arrival.
• Accommodation included.
• CPD and appraisals.
• Staff wellbeing initiative.
• Access to Employee Assist Programme (EAP).
• Continual support for all staff from the Head Office Team, both on the ground and via phone/email.
• Online safeguarding and prevent training.
• Professional, fun and supportive environment.

Remuneration

The salary for the Activity Leader role is £675 per week (subject to tax and national insurance), paid weekly in arrears. This includes a holiday allowance of 12.07% of basic pay (£72.70). Board and accommodation are provided at the summer site.

Working hours

A normal working week for Activity Leaders will consist of up to 53 hours across six working days.

Main duties

• Design, prepare and lead activities and events.
• Lead groups of students on excursions following the pre‑planned itinerary.
• Ensure that the students are safe at all times during an activity or on an excursion.
• Assist the management in the effective day‑to‑day running of the school.
• Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students in your care.
• Adhere to all health and safety measures (including COVID safety measures, risk assessments and other policies and procedures).
• Help with student transfers to and from the airport for any arrivals and departures.
• Be on call/overnight duty.

General duties

• Be responsible for the welfare of students within the boarding house.
• Supervise waking, to, from and while in the houses, ensuring a welcoming and positive atmosphere.
• Help transfer students to and from the airport when needed.
• Actively supervise and interact with students during meal and break times.
• Encourage students to engage in the programme, developing independence, confidence and social skills.
• Show a large degree of flexibility.
• Ensure that students do not breach the rules of the school.
• Engage with students at all times in a friendly but professional manner.
• Assist at any time, whether on duty or not, with an emergency situation.

Safeguarding responsibilities

• Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students in your care.
• Attend on‑site safeguarding training during induction week.
• Carry out SBC's safeguarding policy and ensure others do the same.
• Develop positive relationships with students, earning their trust whilst maintaining proper professional boundaries (e.g., not sharing personal information such as contact details or social media).
• Listen to students and remain vigilant regarding potential indicators of abuse.
• Report any potential concerns to the school's Designated Safeguarding Officer.

Please see the attached job description for a more complete list of the duties associated with the Activity Leader role.

Application requirements

• Provide the details of two recent and relevant referees whom we will contact.
• Undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (or equivalent if you live or have lived outside of the UK).
• State that you have no known reason why you cannot work with children.
• Provide official identification and certificates required for our records.
• SBC may conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates as part of our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties.

Staff qualities expected

All members of staff employed by SBC are expected to bring key qualities to the operation. We look for staff who are:

• Approachable & empathic to the needs of students.
• Enthusiastic & engaging.
• Diplomatic, responsible & motivated.
• Flexible within the summer school environment.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Experience in leading or coaching groups of children in a professional capacity.
• Experience of working with and genuine enjoyment of working with children.
• Strong communication skills, ability to work under pressure, flexibility.
• Ability to take control of and lead a group of children on activities and during excursions.
• Qualifications and experience in leading young people in either tennis, dance, performing arts, music or arts & crafts.
• First Aid / Lifeguard qualification.
• Experience and qualifications in coaching other sports.
• Experience of residential international boarding.

Founded in 2008, Summer Boarding Courses have united students from around the world through education. Delivering award‑winning, future‑focused courses that strike the perfect balance between academic and social enrichment.

Our courses unlock potential and ignite a spark for long‑term success. Our residential summer courses take place at some of the UK's top boarding schools and university college campuses, including Eton College, Oxford University Colleges and Headington School. Over 15,800 students from 152 nationalities have been welcomed to study with us to date. Whether it's preparing for future studies, developing 21st‑century skills or building confidence, the knowledge gained on an SBC course allows students to go forward and apply what they have learned to other areas of their education and beyond; giving them the necessary skills to achieve their future goals.

The EL Gazette publishes a league table based on British Council inspections, and SBC has been ranked Number 1 from 2018 to 2023. We are very proud of this achievement and will continue to grow and develop our courses to offer students extraordinary experiences. SBC is the only multi‑campus summer school provider in the UK to have achieved a perfect 15/15 areas of strength by the British Council. A true hallmark of educational quality.