Activity Leader

**Activity Leader (Summer**2025**)**

**Brighton Juniors**

**(Full Time, Fixed Term)**

Are you a confident and outgoing person? Do you enjoy cultural exchange, events and visiting world-famous destinations? Would you like to provide international students from across the globe with an invaluable experience in the UK? If so, EF wants you

**Careers at EF | Open the world with us**

EF Education First’s mission is opening the world through education.

A career with EF combines the support and opportunity of a large international organisation, with the spirit and energy of a small business. We look for thinkers and doers - creative, collaborative, and motivated people who are excited by education, communication, and travel.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries. In the UK and Ireland, our core presence is felt at our international language campuses and summer schools, where we welcome students from around the world to participate in language learning and cultural exchange. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and encourage you to open the world through education.

**Your Role**

We are looking for natural leaders who will help organise and deliver activities, events and excursions for groups of our summer school student body. Every day is different from taking students on unique excursions, to running epic themed murder mysteries while dressed as your favourite film character There are also opportunities to go on overnight trips and party nights within the UK, as well as the chance to participate in the many fun activities and events you will be leading.

These roles are offered on a full-time, flexible basis that will involve evening and weekend shifts (Monday to Friday: morning and evening, or afternoon and evening plus Saturday or Sunday full day). Roles are available throughout June - August 2025, with a minimum commitment of three weeks.

**Responsibilities**
- Leads groups of international students on a variety of activities, events, ceremonies and day trips
- Creates a lively atmosphere during excursions, delivering excellent customer service
- Takes responsibility for health, safety and well-being of all students, including completing and adhering to risk assessments and emergency situations in line with EF policy and procedures
- Liaises with co-leaders and the Activities and Events Manager to discuss how to improve future activities, events, ceremonies and day trips
- Ensures the EF behaviour code is always followed by all students and informs the management immediately if there are any issues or problems
- Assists with other duties as requested by the Activities and Events Manager or Centre Manager

**Requirements**:

- Highly motivated, energetic and positive with a sociable and outgoing personality
- Confident in leading and managing groups of students
- Comfortable working with kids and teens
- Highly organised and thorough, able to use initiative and work unsupervised
- Ability to handle difficult situations with ease and remain calm under pressure
- Appreciation of cultural differences and sensitive to the needs of international students
- A flexible approach to work and hours of work undertaken is essential
- Experience with 13-18 year olds (preferable but nor essential)
- Right to work in the UK

**Why you will love working with EF**
- Experience working in a diverse and vibrant area
- Work with a huge range of activities in Brighton
- Continuous professional development
- Work in a truly international environment
- Regular social events
- Ambition is nurtured and fast-tracked career enhancement opportunities are provided
- Staff are encouraged to innovate, take ownership of their ideas and bring them to fruition
- Global career opportunities
- Summer camp canteen
- Subsidised accommodation available if necessary
- Pre summer training provided
- Access to EF Hello language learning

**EF Education First - Our History and Values**

**Career Progression at EF**

**What do our staff say?**

“I love being exposed to different cultures and I get to practice other languages.”

“There was never a boring day. I’ll never forget my time with EF”

“I like all the staff and how we work as a team. I also like the diversity we have within the school - both students and staff.”

“I really enjoyed working with amazing kids, having fun and learning a lot for myself.”

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EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be followed up and will ask specifically whether there is any reason that the applicant should not be engaged in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18. Upon interview all gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily and proof of identity and, where applicable, qualifications will be required. Appropriate s