Course Leader

**About The Role**:
**Main duties of the Course Leader**:

- Take overall responsibility for all aspects of the summer school
- Be responsible for the welfare and wellbeing of students and staff at all times
- Work closely and on an on-going daily basis to support and lead the other SBC managers.
- Have a close working relationship with the SBC Roaming Managers and the SBC Head Office, communicating regularly so they are kept informed of all goings on at the school
- Ensure the students are supervised at all times and the daily schedule runs efficiently
- Maintain the good reputation of Summer Boarding Courses Ltd and the host venue
- Communicate with students and parents both over the phone and face-to-face in a friendly and professional manner, handling any enquiries and requests efficiently
- Be an approachable and positive presence, engaging with students and staff in all areas.

Please consider the attached Job Descriptions for our **Summer School Director** and **College Principal** for a more extensive list of the responsibilities of a Course Leader at one of our sites.

**About You**:
All members of staff employed by SBC will be expected to bring certain key qualities to the operation. There must be a professional interest in working with young people and particularly international children. Safety and welfare of the students is of paramount importance at SBC and a practical enforcing of this belief should be a quality exhibited by all staff.

We look for staff who are:

- Approachable & empathic to the needs of students
- Enthusiastic & engaging
- Diplomatic, responsible & motivated
- Flexible within the summer school environment
- Although Course Leaders are not required to teach the English language lessons, we do expect them to be able to communicate effectively with our students, using an appropriate level of language to suit the group. _Course Leaders_ must demonstrate patience, empathy and an emotional awareness towards students both individually and in within a group setting. We expect _Course Leaders_ to take control of students and to manage discipline and behavioural issues in a firm, positive and constructive manner._

**Experience Required**

**Essential**
- Experience of, and genuine enjoyment of working with young people
- Experience of managing a staff team
- Strong communication skills, ability to work under pressure, flexibility
- Strong organisational skills
- Previous residential summer school experience
- Experience of managing welfare and behavioural issues effectively

**Desirable**
- Experience of residential international summer schools
- Experience of the UK boarding environment
- Experience of working within the education sector

**About Us**:
Since 2009, SBC International (SBC) has welcomed Young Learners, aged between 8 and 17 years old, from **151 different countries** to study our courses in some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the UK, including Eton College and Oxford University.

SBC is committed to providing our students with an exceptional experience. To create the global citizens of tomorrow, we guarantee a truly multinational learning environment which encourages cross-cultural learning, collaboration and friendship.

SBC is the first, and currently only, summer school provider in the UK to have achieved a perfect 15 Areas of Strength in a British Council inspection. In the EL Gazette ranking tables for UK Junior Courses, SBC has been ranked Number 1 in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. We are very proud of this achievement and will continue to grow and develop our courses to offer students extraordinary experiences.

Whilst international travel restrictions have been in place, we have worked closely with a number of boarding schools to provide holiday courses for their students who have been unable to return home. We look forward to utilising this experience to provide a safe, secure, and enjoyable experience for all of our students and staff in the coming year.

**Ways we support our Course Leaders**:

- Fully paid DBS check
- Extensive, paid, on-site training prior to student arrival
- All meals and accommodation included
- CPD and Appraisals
- Staff Wellbeing Initiative
- Online safeguarding and working with international children training
- Professional, fun and supportive environment
- Paid attendance to pre-course Management Training

**_Remuneration_**: Paid weekly, one week in arrears. The rate for Course Leader is £1115.37 (plus holiday pay £134.63)** **Food and accommodation (worth £60.90 per week) are included for all residential SBC staff. This results in a weekly total of £1250.
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