Roaming Activity Instructor

Ultimate Activity; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Seasonal holiday work

Full-time or part-time roles

Pre-camp training programme

Competitive pay

CPD opportunities

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Ultimate Activity Camps is seeking a Roaming Activity Instructor to deliver structured sports sessions, arts and crafts and games to groups of children across our UK camps. The role emphasises participation, structure, and development, with you acting as a group leader and key contact for the children on camp.

This is a roaming, senior role with weekly routes between camps, requiring flexibility to adapt to emergencies and to support the Camp Manager and new staff.

Qualifications

• Hold a Paediatric First Aid qualification (12 or 6 hours).
• Qualified in, or working towards, childcare, sport, art or education.
• Ability to lead and tailor sessions for different ages.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured sports, arts and crafts and games to groups of children.
• Act as group leader and main contact on camp across roaming routes.
• Support Camp Manager and fellow staff; adapt to camp changes and emergencies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisation

Child safety

Customer service

Education

Paediatric First Aid

Childcare qualifications

Job description

The role of Roaming Activity Instructor is to deliver outstanding, structured sports sessions, arts and crafts and games to groups of children across our Ultimate Activity Camps, with emphasis on participation, structure, and development. You will also have a pastoral role, being a group leader and key contact for the group of children on camp., This is a roaming role and so you will not be assigned to one camp. Instead, the Roaming Activity Instructor will be assigned a weekly route across camps within their local area but will have to react to any emergency changes at short notice. This is a Senior Role with successful candidates working across multiple programmes and roles. You may be required to support the Camp Manager in performing their duties, supporting new staff and liaising with the Head Office.

• Ideally have worked with Ultimate Activity Camps before so that candidates can reliably benefit any camp in any situation and lead activities across a range of ages.
• Some management or supervisory experience is desirable.
• Hold a Paediatric First Aid (12 hour or 6 hour) qualification.
• Qualified in, or working towards relevant qualifications in childcare, sport, art or education, with experience taking sole charge of a group of children.
• Able to tailor the delivery and structure of a session according to age and ability.
• Have a valid driving licence and use of your own car so you can travel to and from camps in your local area.
• Have a mobile phone so that you can keep in touch with the Recruitment and Operations Team who will be deploying you as and when camps require support.
• Be enthusiastic, energetic and passionate about working developing children through play and activity.
• Good organisation and communication skills. Candidates must be confident in their ability to lead a group of children and not shy away from responsibility.
• Excellent communicator, with great face-to-face customer service skills. Candidates must be confident in their ability to interact with parents.
• A proactive and conscientious team player, able to adapt to dynamic situations and challenges on camp.
• Someone looking for a sometimes challenging but hugely rewarding and enjoyable job in the holidays, looking to broaden their career in the childcare industry.

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.

• Contract: Seasonal holiday work available. Opportunities in Easter, Summer and other half term holidays.
• Hours: 8am - 18:00pm weekdays. Full time or part time roles available and additional hours available for staff that hold a paediatric first aid qualification.
• 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, 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 relevant check 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.