Juniors Activity Manager

Published at: 2024-01-09

In this pack you will find: a detailed job description, the minimum requirements for this role, the profile of an ideal candidate, information about the selection process, and an introduction to the company for on-course staff.

You can email us at recruitment@oxfordsummercourses.com if you have any questions.

Oxford Summer Courses, a Bridgemark company

Oxford Summer Courses is part of Bridgemark Education, founded by two school friends and Oxford graduates who wanted to open up exceptional educational journeys to more people. In 2021 we ran COVID-compliant in-person courses. Our approach is based on interactive teaching, growth mindsets, small group learning, and tutor autonomy. We channel our passion into making a positive impact on our surroundings whether that be our students, the wider community or the environment.

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Applications are open for 2024 courses. Find out more and explore other roles on our careers page.

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted and that no terminology in this document is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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Job Description

Job Title:

Juniors Activity Manager

Location:

Harrow or Windsor

Reports to:

Course Director and Deputy Course Director

Reports to you:

Pay rate:

£600 per week

Contract type:

Fixed term contract

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Main duties and responsibilities

As the Activity Manager, you’ll ensure the planning, preparation, and delivery of the activities that take place onsite during our summer courses. Additionally, you will liaise with the Head Office Operations Executive (Juniors) and external suppliers to ensure the daily activities, weekly trip and weekend excursion are well-planned and executed.

Location: Harrow or Windsor. Residential role at no extra cost to the employee, meals provided when on duty. You’ll work and live in one of the most prestigious schools in the UK.

Pay and hours: £600 per week on a fixed term contract. Monday to Sunday up to 50 hours per week on a shift pattern with overnight duties, 1 day off per week (Saturday).

Reports to: Course Director and Deputy Course Director

Main duties and responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning and delivery of the social and cultural programme for students aged 9‒12 at one of our boarding school sites.
• Oversee the organisation and delivery of excursions and on-site activities within a set budget.
• Liaise with the host school to ensure spaces are safe and suitable for activities.
• Administrative duties, including registration tracking and gathering marketing material.
• Support other course staff to deliver a high quality programme.
• Build rapport with students, set correct behaviour expectations and ensure swift response to any welfare or safeguarding issues.
• Raise student discipline, welfare, and safeguarding concerns with the Course Director and Deputy.
• Share overnight duties, responding appropriately to any issues that arise.
• Maintain a professional and respectful image of the company and yourself at all times.

Minimum requirements

• Experience in a position of authority working with children or young people
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Extensive experience in activity planning and management
• Strong partnership management experience
• Able to work to a prepared budget
• General competency in IT skills
• Right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor work visas for this role)

Person specification

An ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Good judgement and conviction in decision-making
• Knowledge of health and safety, emergency, and child safeguarding protocols
• Activity planning and management
• Initiative and leadership

Experience you may have:

• Working in a leadership position in summer schools or holiday camps
• Working in activity-based tourism with children or young people
• Working in other roles at Oxford Summer Courses

Personality traits of a great Juniors Activity Manager

• Maturity and resilience
• Charismatic leadership and reassuring authority
• Creativity and a sense of fun
• Always willing to get involved

You may hold, or be working towards your PGCE or similar teaching qualification

About Oxford Summer Courses

Independent thinking through exceptional education. Oxford Summer Courses is part of Bridgemark Education, founded by two school friends and Oxford graduates. Our approach is based on interactive teaching, small group learning, and tutor autonomy. We channel our passion into making a positive impact on our surroundings whether that be our students, the wider community or the environment.

We have six distinct values that underpin everything we do as a community, helping us deliver excellent learning opportunities:

• Growth mindset
• Wellbeing
• Student impact
• Camaraderie
• Agility
• Building community

Selection process

Only successful applicants will be contacted and no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

Pre-interview task

If you are invited to an interview you will be asked to submit a pre-interview task. We ask for this to be sent 48 hours in advance so that your interviewer can review it and consult the wider team if necessary.

Interview

Interviews will take place either online using Google Meet or at our offices in Oxford or Cambridge—you will be informed via an email invitation. After being introduced to the role, you will be asked about your relevant experience. Your interviewer will also find out how you respond to scenarios that often arise in this role. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and find out more throughout. All applicants are required to bring documents to the interview. Details on documents accepted for DBS a check can be found at gov.uk.

Role assignment

Students sign up to courses throughout the year, so positions will be filled on a rolling basis. This may mean that we will be unable to confirm the details of vacancies at the interview. If you are made an offer we will contact you separately to offer specific roles, dates, and location.

Safeguarding

Oxford Summer Courses Limited is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and has robust safeguarding policies. References are requested and will be scrutinised. Where appropriate, they will be validated with the providing referee. We also undertake enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to ensure all our staff are suitable to work with children.