Camp Manager - Summer

The Details

Contract: Seasonal work available in school holidays (Easter, Summer and half terms).

Hours: 8am – 6pm weekdays. Full season or part season roles available.

About the role

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'.

Responsibilities

• Manage, motivate and support your staff team in order to create fun and exciting holiday camps which promote participation, structure, care and development.
• Ensure successful execution of all policies and procedures, liaising with parents, school representatives and Head Office.
• Lead sessions, contributing to the high standard of physical, emotional, and social care offered by Ultimate Activity Camps.

Essential Requirements

• 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 judgements.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

Schedule

8am – 6pm weekdays. Full season or part season roles available.

Pay

Competitive pay and opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

Qualified or working towards a qualification in childcare, teaching or coaching, with significant experience of working with children.

Skills

Excellent communicator, with strong face-to-face customer service skills. Pro-active and conscientious, able to adapt to situations when required.

Benefits

• Paid pre-camp training programme to prepare you to be an Ultimate staff member.
• Subsidised First Aid qualifications and CPD opportunities.
• Refer a Friend scheme.

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.

Company Commitment

Ultimate Activity Camps Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity and satisfactory references.