Activity Leader - Manchester, United Kingdom - BSC Education Limited

BSC Education Limited

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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What's on the offer:

Salary:
Up to £505pw
/ £26,260 per annum (depending on experience)

Hours: 42 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract June/July
- August 2024

On Site Summer Centres:
Manchester City Football Language School**
Residential (Free Accommodation)

Free Meals (3 per day including days off)

Annual Leave Accrual 12.07%

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

Additional Bonus Pay For Eligible Returners at £20pw (3rd year with BSC onwards. Performance based - consult previous years' appraisals)

Overview:

The Activity Leader (AL) is responsible for planning, implementing and delivering a high-quality social programme of activities and excursions to Young Learner students studying with British Study Centres Young Learners (BSC YL). AL's are required to motivate and encourage students to fully participate in the programme and to ensure the safety of students remains paramount at all times. They are required to adhere to BSC Rules and follow all BSC safeguarding policies. AL's are also required to adopt welfare duties when required.

The main duties and responsibilities are listed below:

Duties:

Activities

Work with the team to design, organise and run the activity programme.
Follow activity programme set out the activity manager unless requested to change due to weather or other circumstances.
Support the Activities Manager to develop materials for Social Programme.
Manage time appropriately by arriving early to set up activity and gather resources.
Promote and update the activity programme using posters, noticeboards, signup sheets and in communicating with the students.
Make sure you take a first aid kit on the activity.
Complete a register for the activity and hand into the activity manager.
Participate in all activities with enthusiasm.
Encourage all students to participate in all activities.
Make sure all students feel included in all activities.
Report all incidents on activities, excursions or elsewhere, using the incident report form process.
Attend and participate in all activity team meetings and excursion briefings.
Support the Activities Manager to create Activity Packs.
Consult the Risk Assessments before each activity.
Familiarise yourself the Activity handbook.
Ask the Activities Manager about any aspect of delivery that you are not sure about.

Excursions

Accompany and fully supervise students in your care.
Familiarize yourself with excursion material and the excursion itinerary (these will be provided to you in the preexcursion briefings the evening before the excursion).
Attend all preexcursion briefings.
Ensure you have any required tickets for attraction bookings.
If you are responsible for the packed lunches, arrive at breakfast early to eat and collect the trolley.
Communicate the weather forecast to the group before leaving so they are prepared.
Ensure students are wearing their lanyards containing their school ID, emergency contact information and wristbands.
Ensure students are wearing appropriate clothing for the weather. For example, a jacket for rain, etc.
Complete a student register before leaving on the bus.
Carry a first aid kit on the excursion.
Build rapport, agree drop off and pick up location and time, and exchange phone numbers with the coach driver.
Complete regular head counts and dynamic risk assessments.
Support the Activities Manger to create Excursion Packs.
Consult the Risk Assessment before every excursion.
Remain alert to ensure the students stay safe.
Communicate updates regularly with the activity manager.
Wear the BSC branded green uniform during working hours.

Pastoral Care

Provide Welfare Leader duty cover as and when required.
Be allocated a specific student group for the week (where necessary.)
Check on students that are having a difficult time becoming comfortable.
Communicate to all members of the team any particular student welfare related information they need to be aware of.
Actively supervise mealtimes on a rota basis.
Complete wake up/night duty on a rota basis.
Help with laundry duty as and when required.
Assist in keeping the school clean and organised.
Collaborate with team members to ensure safety and security within accommodation.
Provide basic first aid to injured students.
Attend the hospital with a sick or injured student.
Intervene in situations of conflict or disruption between students.
Be a role model for the students.
Wear the BSC branded green uniform during working hours.

Transfers

Carry out duties associated with the transfer of students on arrival and departure days as required by the Centre Manager.
Prepare a plan with your activity manager to get to the airport for an appropriate time.
If necessary, take a printed Unaccompanied minor form with a form of your ID.
Monitor the flight progress with the flight number to stay up to da