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Activity Leader - Summer - Salisbury, Wiltshire, Salisbury
Client: Barracudas Activity Day Camps
Location: Salisbury, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: f88f889cce36
Job Views: 4
Posted: 14.03.2025
Expiry Date: 28.04.2025
Job Description:
Salary: £412.00 – £559.17 salary per week depending on age, internal/external experience, and qualifications. (February Half Term Contracts to be issued on 2023 wage level. 2024 wage level effective from 1st April.)
Reportable to: Camp Senior Team, Area Manager and Central Office
Barracudas is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Activity Leader contracts are based on a minimum of 4 days per week. You will have an allocated day off each week, confirmed by your Recruiter/Camp Manager. While the contract is based on a minimum of 4 days, there could still be a requirement to work the full 5 days depending on booking numbers and staffing requirements. Notifications will be provided towards the end of each week. If you need a particular day off, this must be authorized ahead of camp.
*Easter and May half term contracts will be based on 3-day weeks, as the operating week is a normal 4 days due to bank holiday.
ACTIVITY LEADER DUTIES
* Assist with the setup and maintain a suitable base room area that is inviting for the children while ensuring it is kept tidy and all equipment is packed away.
* Follow policies and procedures to ensure the children in your care have fun in a safe environment.
* Follow the prepared activity timetable each day to deliver the variety of activity sessions that Barracudas promises.
* Work with the wider staff team to deliver sessions.
* Ensure the needs of the children in your care are met with active supervision and attention throughout the day, including breaks and lunchtime.
* Use available resources to plan and deliver a variety of age-appropriate activities.
* Encourage maximum participation of the children in the group.
* Get to know the children in your group as individuals, incorporating their interests into their day at camp.
* Take responsibility for general welfare and safeguarding.
* Ensure the safe use of equipment provided for your sessions and that it is packed away appropriately.
REQUIREMENTS
* Experience or qualifications working with children.
* Aged 18 or over by the start date of your contract.
* Eligible to work in the UK.
* Provide satisfactory professional/academic references.
* Enthusiastic, caring, organized with excellent communication skills, and able to use your initiative.
* Able to adapt to effectively deal with unpredictable challenges within a childcare setting.
* Obtain an enhanced DBS check through Barracudas or have an existing enhanced DBS on the Update Service.
* Attend a Virtual Assessment Event if new to Barracudas.
* Complete Online Training annually.
* Attend Induction Training Day ahead of your first working season.
* Assist with pack-up at the end of camp.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
* Ensure that the company fulfills all its Health and Safety obligations by carefully following instructions and showing a proactive approach to all safety issues.
* Activities organized and delivered must be appropriate for the children in your care within the scope of your qualifications, skills, and knowledge.
* Encourage children to participate in new activities and ensure the activity program is as directed on the timetable.
* Ensure children under your supervision behave in a safe manner, always knowing their whereabouts and respecting them as individuals.
* Carefully follow all camp systems, including registration and collection procedures, Health and Safety systems, and guidelines on good practice in child welfare.
* Be a positive role model by promoting a healthy lifestyle and good hygiene precautions.
* Report any concerns regarding Child Protection to your Senior Team or a Designated Person at the Central Office.
* Make reasonable adjustments to accommodate children in your group with additional needs.
* Pending staff availability, you may be required to deliver Skills Builder sessions.
* All staff may be required to support a swimming session.
* The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role.
Barracudas is committed to equal opportunities in employment, and this post does require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers.
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