Activity Leader

**About The Role**:
**Contract Dates** -02/07/2025 - 02/08/2025

**The Role**

SBC Activity Leaders are vital members of the Activity Programme, responsible for planning and delivering the wide range of exciting activities that SBC schools offer to students. These activities are a central part of the summer school experience, providing students with opportunities to engage, have fun, and make lasting memories.

Enthusiastic, energetic, and creative Activity Leaders are essential for ensuring the success of the programme and the enjoyment of the students. Beyond the classroom, the Activity Programme offers a dynamic environment where students can practise and develop their English language skills in real-world, interactive settings.

In addition to their role in delivering activities, Activity Leaders support in the boarding houses. This provides an opportunity to spend more informal time with students, helping with their boarding care and contributing to their overall well-being. By fostering a positive and inclusive atmosphere both during activities and in the boarding environment, Activity Leaders play a crucial role in ensuring students feel supported, confident, and fully engaged in their summer school experience.

**The Site**

**SBC at Rochester Independent College (RIC)**offers international students the chance to study at one of the UK’s most established independent colleges, renowned for its academic excellence and innovative creativity. With a focus on individuality, diversity, and flexibility, RIC creates a dynamic environment for students to thrive.
Students aged 12-15 from around the world will have the opportunity to improve their English while exploring their passions, and experience life at a British boarding school. As part of the Dukes Education family, SBC at RIC provides a unique summer experience that blends academic enrichment with personal development.

**Ways we support our**Activity 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
- Access to Employee Assist Programme (EAP)
- Online safeguarding and prevent training
- Professional, fun and supportive environment

**_Remuneration_**: Paid weekly, one week in arrears. The weekly rate received for Activity Leaders is £600 PLUS any accrued holiday to be paid at the end of contract)* Food and accommodation are included for all residential SBC staff.

Main Duties:
- Acquaint yourself with the SBC Social Programme session plans, risk assessments, resources and equipment during the induction period.
- Plan, prepare and facilitate a wide range of activity sessions to groups of students.
- Support in the preparation, planning, delivery and pack-down of whole school events.
- Bring energy and enthusiasm to all aspects of the Summer School programme.
- Alongside the wider staff team, promote the social programme amongst the student body, supporting with sign-up and encourgaing all students to participate.
- Lead a group of students on off-site excursions, following pre-planned itineraries and ensuring thorough supervision throughout.
- Ensure that the students are safe at all times during activities, events and excursions
- Handle administrative tasks to include activity sign-up, registers, risk assessments and accident and incident logs.
- Plan for session observations, reflect upon them, and attend feedback sessions with the Social Programme Manager(s) to discuss potential areas of improvement.

Safeguarding Responsibilities
- Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students in your care
- Complete online safeguarding training and attend on-site safeguarding training during induction week
- To read and understand SBC’s Safeguarding Policy, Staff Handbook, Operations Policy Handbook and Part 1 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (including annexes A & B)
- To be alert to the signs of abuse and neglect, and report any concerns to the DSO immediately (including low level concerns)
- To know what to do if a student tells a member of staff they are being abused, exploited or neglected
- To help students understand how to keep themselves safe and manage risk; earning their trust while maintaining professional boundaries

**_Please see the attached Job description for a more complete list of the duties associated with the Activity Leader role._**

**About You**:
**SBC PERSON SPECIFICATION**

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 with