Student Activities Leader

1 week ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Celtic English Academy Full time

Job Title:
Activity Leader**
Department:Operations**
Reports to:Operations department**
Contract Hours:Minimum 20 hour contract**
Celtic English Academy, established in 2004, is a friendly and welcoming British Council

and IALC accredited English Language Teaching (ELT) centre in the heart of Cardiff. We

take pride in our small class sizes, great teachers and wonderful support staff.
We offer a range of beginner to advanced level English language courses for international students
including, but not limited to; General English, IELTS Exam Preparation, Cambridge Exam Preparation,
Teacher Development Courses, One-to-One lessons for adult students, and bespoke packaged
programmes for both adult and young learners.
Each year approximately 1300 adult and young learner students study with us from up to 50 different
nationalities. For young learners we also offer a Junior Summer Programme in Monmouth (Wales). We
teach students at any one time and our students are accommodated in local homestays or
private student residence accommodation.
We strive to foster a friendly, motivating and student-focused environment where we can offer a great
service to all that study with us. We work as a team to support our students to meet their goals;
whether they are learning English to go to university, for their career or to simply communicate more
easily in our globalised world - we teach English today, so they can start their tomorrow.

Purpose of the Post


The main role of an Activity Leader is to engage with the students when they are outside of lessons and make sure they are communicating in English, interacting with one another, safe at all times and having an enjoyable experience.


The postholder needs to be flexible and communicative, adapting to the needs of the business and be prepared to work during the day, evening and weekend as required.


The Activity Leader will work a minimum of 20 hours per week with overtime of at least one Saturday a month required (paid on top of the regular hours) and possibly the occasional Sunday for new arrivals.

Overtime will also be available during the Summer and Winter social programmes when groups attend the school requesting activities, depending on the needs of the business

From January 2024 the hourly rate for this role will be £12 per hour


The postholder needs to be flexible and communicative, adapting to the needs of the business and be prepared to work during the day, evening and weekend as required.


Key responsibilities

  • Leading organised local and regional trips and excursions on a weekly basis to places of interest e.g. Bath, St Fagans, Caerphilly Castle, etc. responsible for the safety and wellbeing of students throughout the course of the trip or excursion
  • Leading tours of Cardiff City centre to familiarise students with the city
  • Communicate clearly and with sensitivity for the needs of students for whom English is not the first language
  • Communicate with the holder of the academy emergency phone if there are any problems with trips or excursions out of hours (e.g. evening or weekend).
  • Completing any relevant paperwork, such as risk assessments
  • Being responsible for administering First Aid if necessary
  • Be prepared to follow procedure in the event of a Major Incident
  • Supervising during breaks and lunchtimes when students are out of class
  • Providing welfare support for students and reporting potentially harmful situations or any safeguarding concerns.
  • Help to deal with student enquiries, requests and grievances, reporting these to the Group and Junior Programme Officer and/or Group Sales Manager as appropriate
  • Assist with the induction of new students
  • Welcome new groups of students at the point of arrival and help them meet their homestay provider or get a taxi to where they are living
  • Supporting Cafe's barista during lunchtimes and break times

Professional Development

  • The post holder will be responsible for their professional development through ongoing training as provided by the company.
  • The post holder will have to complete Prevent training, Safeguarding L1 training and First Aid as a requirement of the position.

Other information applicable to post holder

  • General
  • The post holder may be required to carry out other duties and responsibilities
  • Data Protection & Confidentiality
  • The post holder must maintain the confidentiality of information of students, staff and business following the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 and subsequent amendments. All employees must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding students or staff
  • Equal opportunities
  • All employees must fully understand and practise the Academy's Equality & Diversity policy, being particularly aware of religious, cultural and linguistic differences of students and employees
  • The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with regard to the company's Equal O


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