Children's Holiday Camp - Area Manager

Let Me Play; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Area Manager to oversee holiday camps for children aged 5-12 across multiple sites. The role focuses on ensuring high standards in program delivery, motivating teams, and engaging with parents and children. Ideal candidates should have strong leadership skills and a passion for facilitating fun and inclusive activities. This position offers opportunities for progression and further qualifications.

Benefits

Professional sports kit

Opportunities for progression

Further qualifications

Qualifications

• Keen interest in working with primary-aged children.
• Experience working at children's holiday camps.
• Punctual, reliable, and committed.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate a team to ensure high-quality program delivery.
• Liaise with parents/carers and the staffing team.
• Create a positive learning environment for children.
• Ensure sessions are challenging, realistic, and fun.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to engage with children

Education

Completed appropriate courses at Sixth Form, College or University

Job description

About the Job

Let's Play are looking for an experienced and motivated with leadership experience to oversee and manage our 4 sites based in the Midlands region: Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre, Studley Leisure Centre, Tudor Grange Leisure Centre and Stratford Leisure Centre. The role will include ensuring site leaders and staff are keeping the children safe, leading activities and generally ensuring the programme is being delivered to a high standard, catering for all children of mixed ability, aged between 5 and 12 years of age.

The daily programme will include activities delivered from our schedule which aim to have a positive impact on young children. The sessions will range from: Multi-Sports, Performing Arts / Dance, Swimming, Bouncy Castle, Team Games, Esports, Lego Building and Arts n Crafts.

About Us

Let's Play are a childcare provider based in the South East of England, Sheffield, Bristol and The Midlands, with a clear philosophy of ensuring everything we deliver to children is Fun, Inclusive & Educational. We have an outstanding reputation of delivering fun holiday camps suitable for all children in our care. For more information on our sites and our company, please go to: www.lets-play.org.uk.

Essential Requirements

• Has a keen interest and passion in working with and facilitating fun games for primary-aged children.


• Has vast experience working at children’s holiday camps and / or a childcare setting.


• Demonstrates willingness to develop their skills and general practice.


• Punctual, Reliable & Committed.


• Has experience in delivering activities to primary-aged children.


• Strong communication & organisational skills.


• Able to interact well with staff, parents / carers and children.

Preferred Requirements

• Clean UK driver’s license.


• Experience and / or willingness to deliver other activities during our Fun Week provision, such as: Arts n Crafts, Multi-Sports.


• Completed appropriate courses at Sixth Form, College or University.

Duties & Responsibilities for this role

• Manage and motivate your team, to ensure they are delivering the programme to a high standard.


• Liaise with parents / carers, staffing team and the Directors on a regular basis.


• Ensure sessions delivered are challenging, realistic & fun for primary-aged children.


• Create a positive learning environment for the children in our care.


• Deliver the coaching programme to a high standard consistently.


• Follow our coaching philosophy, ensuring everything we deliver is: Fun, Inclusive & Educational.


• To understand the individual needs of the staff and children in our care and challenge / engage them appropriately.


• Deal with any first aid / emergency situation.


• Approachable in liaising with parents / carers.


• To be committed to ensuring every session is delivered to the best of your ability.


• Be creative and passionate in your delivery.

You will be provided with

• Professional sports kit.


• Opportunities for progression and additional work opportunities.


• Further qualifications.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV to i [e-mail] with the subject line ‘Area Manager Role’.

About Let Me Play

Let's Play are an Ofsted registered childcare provider, delivering holiday camps to children aged 5-12. We are currently based in the South East of England & The Midlands and are in the process of an exciting expansion. All sessions follow our clear philosophy of ensuring everything we deliver to children is Fun, Inclusive & Educational. We have an outstanding reputation of delivering fun holiday camps suitable for all children in our care.