Arts & Crafts Instructor - Summer - Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Barracudas Activity Day Camps; Welwyn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading activity day camp in Welwyn Garden City is seeking an Arts & Crafts Instructor for the summer season. The role involves engaging children in creative activities, ensuring their welfare and creating an inviting environment. Candidates must have experience in arts and crafts, a caring attitude, and excellent communication skills. Additional responsibilities include supervising activities and ensuring safety protocols are followed.

Qualifications

• Experience in Arts and Crafts required.
• Must be 18 or over by start date.
• Must obtain an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver creative activities for children.
• Ensure safety and enjoyment of children in care.
• Maintain a tidy and stocked Arts & Crafts area.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Caring

Creativity

Job description

Arts & Crafts Instructor - Summer - Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Hours of work: 08:30 – 17:30

Salary: £412.00 – £559.17 salary per week dependant on age, internal/external experience, andqualifications.(February Half Term Contracts to be issued on 2023 wage level. 2024 wage level effective from 1st April.)

Reportable to: Camp Senior Team, Area Manager and Central Office

Barracudas are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect allstaff to share this commitment.

ARTS & CRAFTS INSTRUCTOR DUTIES

• Set up and maintain your Arts & Crafts area so that it is suitable and inviting for the children – keeping your work area tidy and resources regularly stocked up
• Follow policies and procedures to make sure the children in your care will have fun in a safeenvironment
• Plan and deliver a wide variety of exciting and safe creative activities that are age relevant
• Providing safety instructions and demonstrations of equipment whilst ensuring these areadhered to
• Working alongside other staff members who may assist with your sessions
• Take responsibility for general welfare and safeguarding
• Ensure that the needs of the children in your care are met with active supervision andattention throughout the day including breaks and lunch times
• Creating prototypes to display
• Encourage maximum participation of the children in the group
• Deliver & oversee the Discovery Squad skills builder, ensuring resources & equipment areutilised fully in accordance with the manual
• Depending on the size of your camp there may be more than one Arts & Crafts Instructor,therefore, you may need to job share and liaise with each other
• Ensure the safe use of equipment provided for your sessions
• Maintain a tidy site/base rooms and ensure all equipment is packed away

REQUIREMENTS

• Have experience in Arts and Crafts
• Be aged 18 or over by the start date of your contract
• Be eligible to work in the UK
• Provide satisfactory professional/academic references
• Be enthusiastic, caring and organised with excellent communication skills and be able to useyour initiative
• Obtain an enhanced DBS check through Barracudas or have an existing enhanced DBS onthe Update Service
• Attend a Virtual Assessment Event if you’re new to Barracudas (See Staffroom for dates)
• Complete Online Training annually
• Attend Induction Training Day ahead of your first working season (this will most likely takeplace within the 7-day period before your camp opens)
• Assist with pack up at the end of camp

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that the company fulfils all its Health and Safety obligations by carefully followinginstructions and showing a proactive and diligent approach to all safety issues
• Any activities that you organise and deliver must be appropriate for the children in your carewithin the scope of your qualifications, skills and knowledge.
• Encourage the children to take part in new activities and ensure the activity programme is asdirected on the timetable
• Ensure the children under your supervision behave in a safe manner. Always know thechildren’s whereabouts, respect them as individuals and communicate with them dailyabout codes of behaviour
• Carefully follow all camp systems, including registration and collection procedures, Healthand Safety systems and all guidelines on good practice in child welfare whilst supportingyour colleagues to do the same
• Assist the team to fulfil additional duties that will be allocated to you when required duringyour contracted time at camp
• Be a positive role model to the children in your care by promoting a healthy lifestyle, goodhygiene precautions and always considering their welfare
• Report any concerns regarding Child Protection to your Senior Team or a Designated Personat the Central Office
• Make reasonable adjustments to accommodate and understand the requirements ofchildren in your group who may have additional needs (including dietary needs) or a medicalcondition
• Pending staff availability, you may be required to deliver Skills Builder sessions
• All staff may be required to support a swimming session – you’ll need to bring swimwearand a spare t-shirt will be available at camp

Barracudas are committed to equal opportunities in employment and this post does require an Enhanced Disclosureand Barring Service Check.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides thatwhen applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This meansthat they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them intoaccount. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.