Camp Manager: Ultimate Holiday Camps - High wycombe

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

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Camp Manager to lead multi-activity holiday camps. This role involves ensuring children's welfare, managing staff, and engaging with parents. The ideal candidate should have experience in childcare and possess strong leadership skills. You'll work in a fun and rewarding environment during school holidays, with opportunities for career progression and a competitive pay package.

Benefits

Paid training program

Competitive pay

Opportunities for progression

Subsidised First Aid qualifications

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with children.
• Ability to manage and motivate a staff team.
• Good decision maker and able to adapt to situations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the welfare and safety of children.
• Manage and motivate staff to create fun and exciting holiday camps.
• Liaise with parents and school representatives.

Skills

Childcare experience

Leadership skills

Customer service skills

Decision-making

Proactive attitude

Education

Qualification in childcare, teaching or coaching

Paediatric First Aid qualification (desirable)

Job description

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. You will ensure successful execution of all policies and procedures, liaising with parents, school representatives and Head Office. As well as leading sessions, staff will contribute to the high standard of physical, emotional, and social care offered by Ultimate Activity Camps. The position of the Camp Manager is a busy but hugely rewarding and varied role, where the experience of parents and children rests on your shoulders.

• 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. Candidates must be confident in their ability to talk to parents and host school staff.
• Good working knowledge of camp activities. You must be prepared to take short‑term cover of groups until suitable cover is sorted.
• Good decision maker, able to quickly assess and make informed judgments.
• Pro‑active and conscientious, able to adapt to situations when required.
• Someone looking for a sometimes challenging but hugely rewarding and fun job in the holidays, looking to further their career in the childcare, teaching or coaching industry.

Desirable Requirements

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

About Us

What Makes Us Ultimate? Ultimate Activity Camps is a leading provider of holiday childcare in the UK. Our trusted holiday camps operate at venues across the country offering outstanding childcare & activity provision to children whilst providing peace of mind to parents.

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.

Contract & Benefits

• Contract: Seasonal work available in school holidays (Easter, Summer and half terms).
• Hours: 8 am – 6 pm weekdays. Full season or part season roles available.
• 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.