Activity Guide

2 weeks ago


Torquay, Torbay, United Kingdom International House Torquay Torquay International School Full time
Hours: 37.5 hour per week. Your normal hours of work are variable.

The actual hours and days of work will vary depending on the activity schedule of the week, but at a minimum, each week you will be required to guide the following:

  • Monday afternoon welcome driving tour (1 1⁄2 or 3 hours when we have a large intake)
  • 1 or 2 evenings activities per week normally a driving pub tour but we can also do bowling, sunset walking tours etc (normally 3 hrs)
  • Up to 5 afternoon half day trips per week by bus (between 45 hours)
  • 2 or 3 weekend excursions per month

Requirements:

  • UK driving licence and confidence in driving an 8 seater minibus
  • Local knowledge regarding places of interest, cultural activities and history
  • Experience in working in a language school or in the leisure industry (desirable but not essential)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • To undergo an enhanced DBS (criminal reference) check (paid for by IH Torquay)
Closing date: 24 March 2023

Interviews:
w/c 27 March 2023

Start Date:
April 2023

Purpose of role:

  • To ensure the smooth running of the adult social activities and to carry out tasks in a manner conducive to the school's ambition to become a centre of excellence.
  • To ensure the safety and welfare of the students is of primary concern.
  • To ensure the School provides a welcoming environment, maximising students' study and learning opportunities.
  • To contribute to ensuring the School is a harmonious, efficient and nondiscriminatory work place for all staff.
  • To contribute to the effective and profitable management of the School as a business.

Main responsibilities:

  • To promote and run the social activities and trips for adult students at IH Torquay
  • To encourage, enthuse and involve students during the activities and excursions.
  • To plan the schedule of the day, to ensure timings are met.
  • To research destinations to ensure students are informed and interested during the trips
  • To complete and maintain risk assessments for each activity.
  • To carry out fortnightly minibus checks to ensure it is clean and roadworthy.
  • To be aware of and adhere to Health and Safety procedures at the school, reporting any areas of concern to the management.
  • To assist with the daily pick up and drop offs for our Young Learner students.
  • To research new and seasonal events in the area to enhance our social programme.
  • To gain feedback from students and respond to requests.

Expected behaviours:

  • Excellent organisation and time management skills
  • Effective communication with students, clients, staff, and external providers.
  • Demonstrate a supportive, willing, responsive, and positive approach to all interactions with students.
  • Demonstrate professionalism and positivity in all interactions with internal and external clients.
  • Have a flexible approach to working hours.
  • Maintain a clean driving licence with insurance for business use and an uptodate MOT.
  • Demonstrate an innovative and dynamic approach to improving the school's service provision and supporting the drive towards the school's ambition to become known throughout the industry as a centre of excellence.


The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.


Salary:
£23,400.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Flexitime
  • Free parking

Schedule:

  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Torquay: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 01/04/2023

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