Camp Instructor

Discover Activity Camps; Cotswold District; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Discover Activity Camps is looking for instructors to join December Holiday Camps in the UK. You will ensure the wellbeing of children aged 4–14, deliver engaging activities, supervise groups, and reinforce safeguarding practices while interacting with parents and staff.

Successful candidates will work in a busy, friendly team, adapt to various situations, and be a positive, approachable role model for children during daily activities and outings.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children aged 4–14 years.
• Experience coaching, teaching or instructing young people is desirable, but not essential.
• Ability to work in a busy environment as part of a friendly team and adapt to different situations.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the wellbeing and happiness of the children in your care.
• Help deliver a programme of daily activities suitable for the age range in a safe environment.
• Follow activity plans and instructions provided by the Camp Manager.
• Lead and supervise a group of children during daily activities, games and outings.
• Promote the ethos of Discover Activity Camps and provide an exceptional role model.
• Promote safeguarding practices at all times and report in accordance with policy.
• Be responsible for the security of the premises during activities.
• Ensure buildings and rooms are secured on departure using door codes and locks.
• Provide a friendly welcome, sign children in/out and greet parents.
• Accompany children around site, supervise lunch and open play sessions.

Skills

Experience with children

Coaching or teaching

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Instructor at Discover Activity Camps

is one of the most rewarding jobs you will ever have.

Our staff have the ability to be mature, responsible and dependable while also being fun and easy going! We are recruiting for December Holiday Camps - 14th- 18th December. Training day is 13th December.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the overall wellbeing and happiness of the children in your care.
• To help deliver a program of daily activities suitable for the age range of the children in a safe environment.
• Follow activity plans and instructions provided by the Camp Manager.
• Lead and supervise a group of children during daily activities, games, and outings.
• To promote the ethos of Discover Activity Camps, providing an exceptional role model to children in your care.
• Promotion of exceptional safeguarding practices at all times, including awareness or recording and reporting procedure in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.
• To be responsible for the security of the premises in which activities are undertaken.
• To ensure that buildings and rooms are adequately secured upon departure through the use of door codes and locks.
• Provide a friendly welcome to all holiday club attendees, meeting and greeting parents, signing children in at the start of the day and out at the end of the day.
• Accompanying children around the site to different activities, supervising lunch and supervising open play sessions.

Experience & Experience working with children aged 4 - 14 years old. Experience coaching, teaching or instructing young people is desirable, but not essential. We also want to hear about any experience you have delivering other activities such as arts/dance/music/computing/science. We would love to hear about any, You will be able to work in a busy environment as part of a friendly team, interfacing with parents, staff and most importantly the children. You will have the ability to adapt to different situations and think creatively. Enthusiastic with a genuine passion for working with children. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.