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BSC Education Limited

London, United Kingdom

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17.06.2025

01.08.2025

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What's on Offer :

Location: London
Salary: £780 per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term Summer Contract (Available During June 2025 – August 2025)
Hours: 48 hours per week

Team Member Benefits:
Accommodation: Free (residential roles only)
Meals: 3 meals per day, catering to dietary and religious requirements
Career Development: Comprehensive paid training & career development
Culture: Friendly & supportive multicultural working environment
Wellbeing: Dedicated Mental Health Champions
Rewards: Team Members Recognition Awards

Annual Leave:Annual leave accrual 12.07% to be paid at end of fixed term contract

Induction:Paid inductions subject to completing full contractual contract

Bonus for Eligible Returners: £20 per week

Centre

• Work with the management team to ensure smooth running of the course.
• Manage day to day running of the centre: arrivals / departures; rooming; catering; housekeeping etc.
• Weekly rota management, including shift changes, sickness and absence management
• Liaise daily with on-site centre team.
• Carry out damage inspections and compile reports.
• Be responsible for implementing Health & Safety and Safeguarding procedures.
• With management team plan and deliver clear and informative student inductions.
• Hold regular centre team meetings and have minutes recorded.
• Hold daily management meetings and have minutes recorded.
• Ensure academic and social teams work harmoniously and programmes are integrated.
• Oversee team performance and motivate team as required.
• Supervise centre finances and ensure the profitability of the centre. Ensuring that all Soldo transactions, expenses, additional meals are limited and used only when necessary.
• Complete weekly meal lists for catering accounting for transfer times, excursions and team members leaving for airport duty.
• Ensure that Management and teams lead and report the analysis of Student Focus Groups.
• Implement COVID 19 Safeguarding procedures and ensure continuous improvements are made.
• Manage centre preparation and audit inspection to maintain British Council accreditation standards.
• Welcome visitors to the programme as required (e.g. third-party agents, colleagues from BSC and BSC YL, language agencies, inspectors from accrediting bodies).
• Complete student induction will all students arriving.
• Liaise with Management to assign Activity Leaders/or Student Mentor to work Transfer shifts.
• Carry out appraisals with all team members.
• Communicate regularly with Head Office (HO) before and during the summer.
• Work with HO to deliver team induction prior to student arrival.
• Respond to all requests/correspondence from HO in a timely fashion.
• Complete any administrative tasks as required by HO in a timely manner.
• Communicate important information/messages from HO to staff as required.
• Ensure that CMs weekly returns are returned to HO before projected deadlines.
• Inform HO of any issues or Safeguarding incidents immediately.
• Provide weekly centre reports to HO.
• Write end of course centre and team member reports.
• Ensure inventory of all materials/equipment is done on set up and close down.
• Maintain all records accurately and send to HO as requested.
• Collect and collate arrival and departure feedback for students and International Group Leaders.
• Ensure all feedback is reported back to HO and acted upon where necessary.
• Manage the centres Key performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Complete honest and accurate Management Team Appraisals
• Be aware of all BSC YL procedures.
• Work with the management team to ensure smooth running of the course
• Hold regular whole team meetings with management team
• Plan and deliver clear and informative learner inductions with the management team
• Communicate regularly with the YL Central Team

Students & Pastoral Care

• Ensure safety and wellbeing of students at all times.
• Work with Management team/IGLs to deal with any arising student discipline issues.
• Collaborate with Welfare Manager to deal with any arising student welfare issues.
• Ensure daily welfare meetings are set up with individual students.
• Ensure all team members are aware of residential duties and what they entail.
• Implement mealtimes, wake up and night duties on a rota basis.
• Be a role model for the students
• Complete Administration for Medicine Training so that you can administer medicine as well as First Aid

Child Protection & Safeguarding

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and Young Learners you are responsible for and come into contact with.
• Adhere to BSC Young Learners Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and BSC Safeguarding Policy.
• Acting as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) accordingly and professionally in response to a safeguarding concern.
• Record, report and escalate safeguarding concerns with confidentiality and professionalism in line with BSC Young Learners Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and BSC Safeguarding Policy.
• Ensure a safe environment for Young Learners and team members.
• Familiarise yourself with the BSC Young Learners Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and BSC Safeguarding Policy.
• Ensure student ratios are maintained in accordance with site rules BSC Young Learners Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
• Provide safety and welfare assistance to all students.
• Complete online Safeguarding for Young Learners (Level 3) before arrival and complete an in person refresher during on site induction

Other

In addition to the above, all Centre Managers are required to:

• Work positively as part of a team.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude.
• Attend and lead all centre meetings.
• Act according to accepted professional standards at all times.
• Act in the welfare of the students at all times.
• Comply with centre and BSC rules and regulations.
• Make sure you are clean, neat and presentable during working hours.
• Comply with the BSC uniform policy.
• The CM is required to attend a pre-course training weekend to meet staff from their own and other centres and to be briefed fully on all aspects of running the centre.
• To carry out any duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Young Learners Central Team
  
  
  

• Competitive weekly salary depending on qualifications, experience and centre size. Pay scale available on request.
• All accommodation and board are provided.
• This post is offered on a residential basis. Working hours may be unsociable due to evening activities, night duty and the times of student arrivals and departures.
• BSC YL Managers adopt a smart, casual dress policy in accordance with BSC dress code policy. BSC YL lanyards are to be worn at all times.
• There is at least one full day off per week. To be decided at the centre.
• All references will be followed up and all gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily.
• Reference requests will ask specifically whether there is any reason that they should not be employed in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18.
• Criminal background checks in the form of a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) for UK residents, Garda Vetting for Irish residents, and local police check from your country ofresidence (if not a UK or Irish resident) will be requested.Proof of identity and qualifications will be required. Only those with the right to work in the UK and/or Ireland are eligible for any BSC YL position.

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience working in a senior role at a summer camp
• Experience of working with multi-nationality students
• High level of computer literacy, particularly MS Office, email, and use of databases
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work well in a team
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Enthusiasm for summer school life
• Right to work in the UK/EU (depending on the respective centre)
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance.
• Experience of working with children / teenagers in an educational context
• Experience of running placement tests
• Experience of carrying out teacher observations and feedback
• Experience of holding meetings and writing reports
• Child Protection and Safeguarding training
• Experience of British Council/Equals/ELT Council inspections

Training

Full product knowledge training will be provided

A handbook will be provided giving insights and links to all relevant information

On-going training will be provided on an individual and group need basis

Further Information
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement
At BSC Education we believe in empowering individuals, celebrating diversity and striving for equality. We foster an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all interest in joining our team.

Successful applicants will undergo our safer recruitment checks in line with our Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy & our Recruitment Policy, including Scottish PVG Scheme, an Enhanced DBS Check, Barred List, Prohibition Lists check and overseas criminal record check (if applicable). Overseas criminal record checks are required for anyone who has lived abroad for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years, whilst aged 18 years or older and the applicant is solely responsible for the costs for the overseas criminal record check.

All BSC colleagues must operate in line with our team-led Vision, Mission & Values as outlined below:

BSC VISION: To provide customers with steppingstones to their future by delivering outstanding and transformational learning experiences.
BSC MISSION: By believing that “Great Things Start Here” and standing behind all that this means. If we believe it, our customers will achieve it!

BSC VALUES:
AIM HIGHER: We proactively make suggestions and solutions for challenges and opportunities.
COLLABORATE: We are team players - we treat everyone with respect and understand that we succeed collectively, not as individuals.
COMMUNICATE: We communicate in a timely way with clarity, respect and transparency.
CUSTOMER FOCUS: We seek to provide consistent high-quality experiences that customers will remember.
TEAM FOCUS: We seek to reward and recognise excellence and innovation within our employees.

The above list of job responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope, grading of the post and at the request by management.

We are committed to providing a creative, rewarding and successful learning and working environment for our students and team.