Summer School Activity Coordinator (AC)

We are looking for passionate educators to help give our students an unforgettable summer filled with positive memories and the urge to return again in 2025.

• Fixed Term Contract
• Pay rate £700 per week (plus accrued holiday pay)
• Start date: July 5th to August 4th 2024 (includes pre-course induction)
• All food and boarding included
• Residential on-site at Culford School

Reporting to: Summer School Program Director

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Culford is a boarding and day school for over 850 children aged 1 to 18, set in 480 acres of beautiful Suffolk parkland, with an 18th century grade II mansion at its centre and three separate schools: the Pre-Prep & Nursery (ages 1 to 7); the Prep (ages 7 to 13); and the Senior School (ages 13 to 18).

2024 marks the start of Culford’s Summer School programme, an exciting and dynamic language and multi-activity course for teenagers aged 12-17. The programme consists of two 2 week courses, where students learn English, take advantage of Culford’s impressive sports and classroom facilities, and make lifelong friendships with other students from all around the globe. Students typically have English lessons in the morning, take part in a range of activities in the afternoon, and enjoy an evening social programme. Throughout the 2 week course, they take part in 5 culturally enriching excursions to destinations near Culford.

Job Description:

The Activities Coordinator is responsible for delivering a successful and highly engaging activity and evening social programme, through careful planning and management of a team of activity leaders to ensure all students are able to gain new skills, have new experiences and make great memories during their time here. This responsibility extends to liaising with the specialist coaching team to ensure students are effectively engaged and adequately challenged.

The AC will also work closely with the Programme Director to ensure the excursions are fun, engaging, culturally enriching, and above all safe and delivered in line with Culford’s policies and procedures. They will directly manage the activity team to ensure professional standards are maintained and all risk assessments are followed and adhered to.

The AC will manage each activity session remotely, ensuring that each activity is adequately-staffed, according to school policies and with foresight of any issues that may emerge, and will be on direct call to solve any problems that emerge from the activity, excursion, or social programme.

The AC will support the Programme Director in all aspects of summer school management.

Applicants must be living in the UK and be able to provide suitable evidence of their Right To Work in the UK.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Culford School puts at the centre of its operation the safeguarding of the pupils of the school and encourage a culture of challenge to ensure the risks of harm to the pupils’ individual welfare are minimised.

Successful applicants must complete mandatory pre-employment training in safeguarding and other key areas before commencement of employment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice and have a written policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, both of which are available on request. If shortlisted, you are required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to potential employers, and employers cannot take these offences into account.

If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website.