Activities Leader
Abbey College
Worcestershire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £310-£380 a week depending on experience and qualifications
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 2 to 11 weeks between 16th June and 1st September
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2019
Job overview
Activities Leader
We are now looking to recruit enthusiastic, dedicated and creative Activity Leaders for our Summer School Courses running at Abbey College in Malvern between June and August (contracts vary from two to eleven weeks). Activity Leaders will plan, prepare and lead sports, drama and arts and crafts activities to groups of students each afternoon and play a key part in organising evening events. They will also monitor activities being led by other staff (archery, fencing, horse riding), assist on excursions, airport responsibilities and undertake pastoral duties.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Keen interest in sports/drama/arts and crafts
- Experience organising/supervising/leading activities and events
- Ability to lead with confidence
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Good team player
- Proficiency in time management
- Ability to multitask and work to deadlines
Desirable:
- Degree qualified or equivalent
- Previous experience working with children/teenagers
- Qualified lifeguard
- Coaching experience
- Residential experience
Eligibility and Safe Recruitment
Applications MUST be eligible to work in the UK
Abbey College is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the same commitment:
- A DBS check will be requested in the event of a successful application
- All gaps in CV's must be explained satisfactorily
- Proof of identity and qualifications will be required
- All references will be followed up and reference requests will ask specifically whether there is any reason you should not be engaged in situations where you have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18
- Appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment
Benefits
Full board and accommodation is provided free of charge
£310-£380 a week depending on experience and qualifications
About Abbey College
- Abbey College
- 253 Wells Road, Malvern Wells, Malvern
- Worcestershire
- WR14 4JF
- United Kingdom
Abbey College is a mixed, independent, non-denominational, secondary international boarding school, situated on a 70-acre campus in Malvern, Worcestershire. There are 49 students aged 14-19 on the school roll, 46 of whom are boarding students.
The site of the current Abbey College has been used for education since 1874, with the original main building built in 1863. Facilities now include a library, computer rooms, three science laboratories, 15 classrooms, common room areas, cinema, disco, multi-gym and sporting facilities.
Principal
Malcolm Wood
Values and vision
Abbey College believes its picturesque setting provides a spacious and peaceful place for students to focus on achieving their full academic potential. It provides a large range of sporting and social activities on campus and a high level of residential and personal care to each student.
Students attend Abbey College from all around the world; the school believes they are attracted by the opportunity to interact, develop and learn from staff experienced in dealing with international students in a location that is perfect for focused study.
The secondary school aims to provide a setting where young people from around the world can prosper, developing the skills they need to become the leaders of tomorrow.
Ofsted report
“The quality of education is good. Students make good academic and personal progress from their starting points. Teachers provide good individual help because class sizes are small. The good educational provision enables students to go on to university and study courses relevant to their future careers. The quality of this aspect of the college’s provision has been maintained since the last inspection.”
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