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About the Role

Kings Camps is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Camp Manager to lead our team of coaching staff in delivering a high-quality, school-holiday experience for children aged 5 to 17.

As a Camp Manager, you will be responsible for the overall delivery of our program, ensuring that children are active, having fun, and learning together. This includes administration and preparation responsibilities before the season begins, communication with your team, planning timetables, and ensuring your venue is ready.

During the season, you will be onsite from 8am to 5:30pm as the first-point of contact for staff, children, parents, venue, and our central office team. You will be the designated safeguarding lead at a venue, dealing with concerns in a timely manner, completing paperwork and risk assessments, responding to feedback, recording incidents, and managing OFSTED requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of coaching staff in delivering a high-quality, school-holiday experience for children aged 5 to 17
• Ensure children are active, having fun, and learning together
• Administration and preparation responsibilities before the season begins
• Communication with your team, planning timetables, and ensuring your venue is ready
• Designated safeguarding lead at a venue
• Deal with concerns in a timely manner, complete paperwork and risk assessments, respond to feedback, record incidents, and manage OFSTED requirements

Person Specification

• Available between 8am - 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, during the school holidays
• 12 months' experience working with children and young people
• Experience in a management or leadership position
• Childcare, sports, or teaching-related degree (or related qualification)
• Knowledge and experience of Child Protection, Safeguarding, and Health and Safety
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate
• Safeguarding experience and understanding
• Organised and able to follow policy and procedure
• Vibrant, resilient, team player
• Flexible and adaptable

About Kings Camps

Kings Camps is a market-leading not-for-profit organisation offering sports and activity day camps at over 50 UK locations. We are committed to getting children and young people active, having fun, and learning together.

Our coaches (we call them Red Tops) deliver high-quality sports camps with an energy, passion, and commitment to child development that we call the Kings Factor.