Camp Manager: Ultimate Holiday Camps - Taunton

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

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in Taunton is seeking a Camp Manager for holiday childcare programs. Responsibilities include managing staff, ensuring child welfare, and liaising with parents. The ideal candidate will be a qualified professional with management experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for working with children. This is a seasonal position offering competitive pay and training opportunities, set in a fun and fulfilling environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Paid pre-camp training

Opportunities for progression

Subsidised First Aid qualifications

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in childcare, teaching or coaching.
• Management experience in holiday camp or related fields.
• Confident in communicating with parents and school staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support staff to create exciting holiday camps.
• Ensure the welfare and safety of children on camp.
• Liaise with parents and Head Office to execute policies.

Skills

Childcare management

Communication

Leadership

Decision making

Proactivity

Education

Qualification in childcare, teaching, or coaching

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.