Location
Twickenham, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Camp Manager
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Twickenham TW1
Salary: £612.18 - £798.50 salary per week dependant on age, internal/external experience, qualifications, and camp size.
The Charity offers high-quality and exciting activity camps during the school holidays for children aged 4½-14 years. With fun activities such as sports, arts and crafts, fencing, archery, swimming and many more and they are looking for staff to deliver quality sessions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Induction Training and oversee the Set-Up Days ahead of Camp
- Complete paperwork and high-risk activities in accordance with Barracudas Activity Codes of Practice
- Enforce Health and Safety regulations to ensure a safe environment.
- Deputy Designated Person (DP) for Safeguarding (dealing with Child Protection and safeguarding issues)
- Update and communicate with Area Managers and Central Office on a daily/weekly basis
- Complete staff attendance lists
- Daily tasks to ensure camp runs efficiently, including site tours, equipment checks, financial records, stock control, communicating with parents and managing staff team.
- Delegate tasks to members of your team to ensure the workload is completed.
- Organise staff briefings to ensure communication is shared amongst the team (within the staff’s working day)
- Communicate and support your team to ensure camp runs smoothly.
- Liaise with parents and guardians.
- Act as a point of contact for school liaison.
- Assess and review staff performance for end of season evaluation.
Skill and Requirements
- Have experience in childcare settings, holiday camps, and/or leading a team.
- Be eligible to work in the UK
- Obtain an enhanced DBS check through Barracudas or have an existing enhanced DBS on the Update Service
- Provide satisfactory professional/academic references.
- Attend and deliver Induction Training Day (s) (this will most likely take place within the 7- day period before your camp opens)
- Complete Online Training annually
- Coordinate pack up at the end of camp.
- Barracudas aim for a minimum of 1/2 seniors to be Paediatric First Aid trained, this is variable dependent on the size of the camp.
- Fulfil Health and Safety obligations by following procedures and safe systems as detailed in manuals and training
- Be proactive and diligent when approaching safety issues
- Prepare for Induction training using relevant manuals
- Maintain ultimate responsibility for all Health and Safety on camp
- Complete a staff evaluation for each member of staff at the end of their contract
- Report Child Protection concerns to a Designated Person at Central Office
- Ensure staff are aware of any children who have additional, medical, or dietary needs (May need to assist with making reasonable adjustments)
- Ensure necessary medication is administered correctly following EI forms and complete appropriate documentation
- Bring swimwear daily as may be required to support a swimming session
- The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate, and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate to apply.
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Salary
£612.18 - £798.5 per week
