Activity Leader

1 week ago

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom PLUS Ltd Full time

Activity Leaders are responsible for leading students on excursions, conducting walking and bus tours of sights, interacting with, and engaging with students on campus and on excursions by conducting activities and assisting with check-ins and check-outs.

Activity Leaders work under the direct supervision of the Activity Manager.

All PLUS employees are expected to work a flexible schedule and be able to work long hours. Late evenings and weekend work is expected to meet the demands of the programme. Full board accommodation is provided.

The summer programmes run between mid June - mid August (varies from campus to campus), please see the estimate dates of the programmes at the bottom of this job advertisement. We have campuses in Uxbridge, Kingston, Epsom, Hatfield, Windsor, Chelmsford, Bath, Ellesmere, Stirling, and Edinburgh.

Duties and responsibilities:

Off-Campus Activities (Excursions)

  • Lead groups of students and their Group Leaders on offcampus excursions, while providing them with information about tourist sights
  • Interact with participants on the coach buses on the way to and from tourist sights, doing activities, playing games, etc.
  • Engage with and conduct activities with students during their "free time"
  • Conduct walking and bus tours of sights for participants; be familiar enough with the PLUS Manual to present the information and tours in a highquality manner
  • Assist the Activity management team in ensuring that excursions run smoothly
  • Coordinate and lead day and overnight trips, as instructed
  • Supervise students on the buses and at the tourist sights
  • Greet students and their Group Leaders at the airport
  • Provide a "welcome speech" upon picking them up and coordinate with bus drivers to ensure groups are transported safely back to campus
  • Assist with checkins and checkouts and be onduty and oncall on a rotating basis

On-Campus Activities

  • Supervise and participate in oncampus activities
  • Coordinate and lead oncampus activities, as requested
  • Attend and participate in all the following activities: talent shows, graduation ceremonies, and presentations that orient students to the PLUS programme
  • Conduct campus tours for participants and encourage student participation in events
  • Liaise with Group Leaders, understanding and addressing their expectations and concerns
  • Attend and/or conduct meetings with Group Leaders, as needed

Participant Interaction

  • Interact with groups of international students and their Group Leaders in a professional, enthusiastic, and customer serviceoriented manner
  • Engage with students as much as possible to help improve their conversational English skills
  • Encourage student participation and involvement in the PLUS programme
  • Eat and converse with PLUS participants during mealtimes

Student Supervision

  • Supervise students in the residence halls and dining hall
  • Supervise students during excursions and oncampus events, as instructed
  • Be onduty on a rotating basis

Office & Miscellaneous

  • Attend daily staff meetings
  • Responsible for tracking Company spending
  • Responsible for appropriate use and documentation of company card, as needed
  • Assist in the distribution, tracking, and reconciliation of travelcards, meal vouchers and other
  • Assist in administrative tasks, including assisting the Academic Supervisor to ensure all academic needs are met
  • Assist in preparing the campus for students' arrival
  • Assist in participant checkin and checkout processes and changeover periods
  • Assist the Activity team as necessary and as requested
  • Assist in the distribution of boxed meals
  • Walk students to and from classroom buildings, as instructed

MUST:

  • Must be eligible to work in the UK
  • Being available for at least 2 consecutive weeks of the programme
  • Minimum of two references are required. All references will be contacted and specifically asked whether there is any reason that the applicant should not be working with anyone under the age of 1
  • Preferrably available for the whole month of the July as that is the busiest period in all of our campuses

Skills required

  • Native or C1/C2 level English speaker
  • Enthusiastic and positive, take initiative and be creative
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
  • Willing and able to work long hours

Desirable Experience

  • Working with children and/or young people
  • Leading tours and/or excursions

OUR CAMPUSES & estimate running dates of the programmes:


  • Please note that the exact start and end dates are still yet to be confirmed._
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The minimum required stay for AL is 2 weeks._

  • Uxbridge 17th June 21st August
  • Kingston 8th July 14th August
  • Epsom 1st July 15thAugust
  • Hatfield 1st July 14th August
  • Windsor 1st July 14thAugust
  • Chelmsford 1st July 14th August
  • Bath 5th July 4thAugust
  • Ellesmere 1st July 15th August
  • Stirling 1st July 1st August
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