Senior Activity Leaders - Oxford

Senior Activity Leaders (Residential) - Oxford University

From 16th July to 21st August.

Oxford Spires runs all year round integration and language school programmes offering residential and non-residential courses for young people. Students attending our schools receive 15-21 hours of English language tuition per week and a comprehensive programme of activities and excursions.  We are British Council Accredited, a member of English UK and English UK Young Learners, and strive to offer the highest quality learning experiences for all students who attend our schools.

If you are looking for a job this summer with variety, the ability to use your initiative, and where no two days are the same; if you set yourself the highest standards, are happy to work flexibly and love to work as part of a team, we would love to hear from you.

Contracts are available from two to eight weeks.

Help with finding accommodation at the non-residential Oxford School can be provided.

Overview

The Senior Activity Leader is responsible for overseeing the planning and delivery of all on-site and off-site activities, supporting activity staff team and ensuring the safety and welfare of staff and students during all activities.

Key Duties

Staff Management

• With the support of the Centre Manager, lead a team of Activity Leaders to ensure they all adhere to high professional standards, and to ensure the safety and welfare of all staff and students
• Arrange and attend regular meetings with Activity Leaders and Senior Managers to ensure good communication between team members
• Induct any new Activity Leaders on site in all company policies and procedures
• Create and implement weekly staff rotas for activities, with the support of the Centre Manager
• Ensure activity staff are fully briefed on all off and on-site activities before they are undertaken
• Ensure activity staff have all the materials they need to lead all activities and excursions
• Oversee planning and delivery of all and on-site activities and excursions, and lead activities/excursions
• Oversee the organisation and execution of Activity Workshops for students
• Conduct formal staff reviews of Activity Leaders with support from Senior Management Team
• Organise and oversee professional development sessions throughout the summer

Student Care

• Prioritise the safety and welfare of students and staff during all off and on-site activities
• Ensure risk assessments are up-to-date and that activity staff have read and fully understood these before undertaking any activity
• Supervise airport arrivals and departures as necessary
• Take part in the overnight on call duty rota, usually once a week
• Support the Marketing Manager by gathering material, eg photos, for social media marketing purposes
• Undertake other duties, appropriate to your post, as may reasonably be required by Oxford Spires Language School

Essential Requirements

• Outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Excellent spoken and written English language skills, with a high level of communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer literate
• Previous experience of working with young people in a leadership role
• Ability to work under pressure, flexible with excellent organisational and problem solving skills
• Hard-working and responsible attitude
• All staff will be subject to safeguarding checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure

Desirable

• Previous experience of working at an EFL summer school
• First Aid Certificate
• Previous experience leading and motivating a team of staff
• Full, clean driving license