Residential Activity Director

As the Activity Director, you will design, coordinate, and oversee a diverse range of activities that enrich the cultural, social, and recreational experience of our young learner students aged 7-17. Your role is pivotal in fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and unforgettable summer experience while living on-site to help create a supportive, safe and fun environment for students.,

• Program Design: Plan and develop a dynamic calendar of activities, including sports, arts & crafts, team-building exercises, and evening events.
• Team Leadership: Induct and manage a team of activity leaders, ensuring high standards of delivery and professionalism throughout the course.
• Student Engagement: Create a welcoming and inclusive environment where students from diverse backgrounds feel inspired, engaged, and valued.
• Health & Safety: Ensure all activities are conducted in compliance with safety regulations, providing robust risk assessments.
• Resource Management: Manage materials, equipment and onsite activity facilities ensuring all equipment and apparatus are fit for use.
• Feedback & Improvement: Gather and analyse feedback from students and staff to continuously enhance the activity program.
• Student Wellbeing: Ensure the wellbeing and safeguarding of students is prioritised at all times., Bell is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
• A DBS/Police Check will be requested in the event of a successful application.
• We do not accept DBS Checks undertaken by other organisations (unless you are on the update service).
• All gaps in CVs 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.
  
  Experience: Proven track record in activity coordination, event management, or related fields; experience working with young learners in a camp, school or similar setting is desired.
• Leadership: Exceptional organisation and leadership abilities, with experience managing and motivating teams.
• Energy & Enthusiasm - A vibrant personality with a genuine passion for working with young learner students.
• Cultural Awareness - Ability to engage and communicate effectively with students from multicultural and diverse backgrounds.
• Flexibility - Comfortable working in a face-paced unpredictable residential environment that requires creative problem solving and occasional on call work.
• Qualifications: First Aid certification or willingness to obtain is desired.
  
  At Bell, we believe that English is more than a language. It's a stepping stone that will help you achieve your dreams. For nearly 70 years, we have provided unforgettable learning experiences to students and teachers from around the world, transforming the lives of over one million. Through our teaching approach we encourage students to aim high, exceed their learning goals and become confident users of the English language. Frank Bell opened his first language school in Cambridge in 1955, which still operates today. Since then, Bell has grown from one prestigious English language school in Cambridge to an internationally recognised, high-quality education business which unlocks the world for its students through learning English and learning in English. Today, Bell offers English language courses to juniors and adults, prepares students for university in the UK and trains the world's English Language teachers.
  
  Our Young Learner schools in Cambridge, Oxfordshire, Bristol and Hertfordshire provide both staff and students with excellent premises and facilities. As well as a competitive salary, staff will also benefit from:
• Free onsite accommodation and all meals provided.
• Full training and ongoing support, providing opportunities for future career growth and promotions.
• The opportunity to work in a diverse, multicultural environment, with students and staff from across the globe.
• Free access to excursions and activities, including trips to London, Cambridge, and Brighton.
• Company paid induction upon arrival onsite to give you the best start with Bell.
• Company paid Enhanced DBS check.