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Holiday Club Play Leader

Let Me Play

Royal Leamington Spa

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established childcare provider is seeking a passionate individual to lead fun and educational activities for children aged 5 to 12 during holiday camps. This role involves managing a team, ensuring safety, and delivering a variety of engaging sessions, including sports, arts, and crafts. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and organisational skills, with a commitment to creating a fun and inclusive environment for all children. Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a positive impact on young lives and enjoy opportunities for professional development in this rewarding position.

Benefits

Professional sports kit
Opportunities for progression
Further qualifications

Qualifications

  • Experience working at children's holiday camps or childcare settings.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and motivate your team to ensure high standards.
  • Create a positive learning environment for children.
  • Deliver engaging and fun sessions for primary-aged children.

Skills

Communication Skills
Organisational Skills
Team Management
Child Interaction
Punctuality
Reliability
Creativity in Activity Delivery

Education

Courses at Sixth Form, College or University

Job description

About the Job:
Let's Play are looking for an individual to lead a variety of fun-filled activities and supervise the children at our Fun Week programme in the school holidays at Winchester Sport & Leisure Park, Winchester. This will include keeping the children safe, leading activities and generally ensuring the programme is being delivered to a high standard, catering for all children of mixed ability, aged between 5 and 12 years of age.

The daily programme will include activities delivered from our schedule which aim to have a positive impact on young children. The sessions will range from: Multi-Sports, Performing Arts/Dance, Swimming, Bouncy Castle, Team Games, Esports, Lego Building and Arts n Crafts.

About Us:
Let's Play are a childcare provider based in the South East of England and The Midlands, with a clear philosophy of ensuring everything we deliver to children is Fun, Inclusive & Educational. We have an outstanding reputation of delivering fun holiday camps suitable for all children in our care.

Essential Requirements:

  1. Has a keen interest and passion in working with and facilitating fun games for primary-aged children
  2. Has experience working at children’s holiday camps and/or a childcare setting
  3. Demonstrates willingness to develop their skills and general practice
  4. Punctual, Reliable & Committed
  5. Has experience in delivering activities to primary-aged children
  6. Strong communication & organisational skills
  7. Able to interact well with staff, parents/carers and children

Preferred Requirements:

  1. Clean UK driver’s license
  2. Experience and/or willingness to deliver other activities during our Fun Week provision, such as: Arts n Crafts, Multi-Sports
  3. Completed appropriate courses at Sixth Form, College or University

Duties & Responsibilities for this role:

  1. Manage and motivate your team, to ensure they are delivering the programme to a high standard
  2. Liaise with parents/carers, staffing team and the Directors on a regular basis
  3. Ensure sessions delivered are challenging, realistic & fun for primary-aged children
  4. Create a positive learning environment for the children in our care
  5. Deliver the coaching programme to a high standard consistently.
  6. Follow our coaching philosophy, ensuring everything we deliver is: Fun, Inclusive & Educational
  7. To understand the individual needs of the staff and children in our care and challenge/engage them appropriately
  8. Deal with any first aid/emergency situation
  9. Approachable in liaising with parents/carers
  10. To be committed to ensuring every session is delivered to the best of your ability
  11. Be creative and passionate in your delivery

You will be provided with:

  1. Professional sports kit
  2. Opportunities for progression and additional work opportunities.
  3. Further qualifications.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV to letmeplay@play-sport.co.uk with the subject line ‘Holiday Club Play Leader’.

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