Camp Manager - February Holiday Camp -Dean Close School, Cheltenham

Ultimate Activity; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's activity provider is seeking a Camp Manager to oversee holiday childcare programmes in Greater London. The role involves managing staff, ensuring child safety, and delivering quality activities while inspiring a fun environment. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications in childcare and prior management experience in camps or educational settings. This position offers competitive pay, training, and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

Paid pre-camp training

Competitive pay

Subsidised First Aid qualifications

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified or working towards a qualification in childcare, teaching or coaching.
• Significant experience of working with children.
• Natural leader with management experience ideally in the holiday camp or childcare sectors.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of staff to ensure quality care and activities.
• Lead staff by example with energy and enthusiasm.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer Service

Adaptability

Decision Making

Education

Qualification in childcare, teaching or coaching

Job description

Job Details

Title: Camp Manager
Reporting to: Head of Operations
Contract: Seasonal work in school holidays
Hours: 8.00am – 6.00pm weekdays
Full season or part season roles available

Overview

The Camp Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of our multi‑activity holiday childcare programmes, whilst ensuring the welfare and safety of the children on camp is maintained at all times. We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced professionals to help us follow through on our commitment to ‘Inspire Children Every Day’. You will be responsible for managing, motivating and supporting your staff team in order to create fun and exciting holiday camps which promote participation, structure, care and development.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of staff selected for you to ensure they deliver both the quality of care and the standard of activities expected at Ultimate Activity Camps.
• Inspire your staff to deliver quality activities by leading by example with energy and enthusiasm.
• Ensure all policies and procedures on camp are adhered to by yourself, your staff and the children in your care, including all health and safety, and safeguarding procedures; implement new procedures to keep camp running smoothly and safely.
• Lead Camp Induction Day for your staff prior to camp opening.
• Work with the Early Years Leader to ensure Ofsted requirements are always met on camp, liaising directly with an inspector in the event of an inspection.
• Liaise with Head Office to provide updates, raise queries and resolve any issues that arise throughout the day.
• Act as the point of contact for parents on camp, in person and on the phone, including feeding back any issues that arise throughout the day.
• Act as the point of contact with the Host School, meeting with their representatives to ensure the smooth running of camp.
• Manage all administrative duties on camp, including sign‑in and sign‑out procedures, registration, staff rotas and changes to the timetable.
• Liaise with the staff teams of specialist programmes to ensure the smooth running of your site.
• Manage any other challenges that come with running a dynamic holiday camp environment.
• Continuously promote the welfare of the children in your care and ensure the provision of childcare is always of a high quality to meet the needs of individual children from differing backgrounds and stages of development.
• Live up to the Ultimate Activity Camp promise of ‘Inspiring Children Every Day’ and behave in a manner that reflects the expectations of the company throughout your employment.
• Show high levels of energy, enthusiasm and professionalism, acting as a suitable role model for the children and staff on camp.
• Bring the energy. Leave with more.

Essential Requirements

• Qualified or working towards a qualification in childcare, teaching or coaching, with significant experience of working with children.
• A natural leader with management experience, ideally within the holiday camp, childcare, teaching or coaching sectors.
• Excellent communicator, with strong face‑to‑face customer service skills.
• Confident in ability to talk to parents and host school staff.
• Good working knowledge of camp activities.
• Prepared to take short‑term cover of groups until suitable cover is sorted.
• Good decision maker, able to quickly assess and make informed judgements.
• Pro‑active and conscientious, able to adapt to situations when required.

Desirable Requirements

• Hold a Paediatric First Aid (12 hour or 6 hour) qualification.

Benefits

• Paid pre‑camp training programme to prepare you to be an Ultimate staff member.
• Competitive pay and opportunities for progression.
• Subsidised First Aid qualifications and CPD opportunities.
• Each day is filled with rewarding work in an enthusiastic environment.
• Refer a Friend scheme.

The Ultimate Activity Company is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to relevant checks in line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, including, but not limited to, DBS Disclosure checks, identity checks, internet search, employment history and reference checks, and international criminal record checks where required.