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SalaryAbout Us
Tech Camp inspires tomorrow’s inventors, engineers and programmers. Our high-impact courses for ages 9-17, teach topics like game design, robot programming, drone building and flying, and 3D design. We run some of the most advanced courses for young people that are available. We are a small company that values integrity and the quality of our provision for young people.
Location & Dates
Winchester Camp (Sparsholt College, Westley Lane, Sparsholt, Hampshire S021) July 27 to Aug 23, 2024.
A manager can work for this four week block, or alternatively just work for the first two weeks (July 27 - Aug 9) or the last two weeks (Aug 9-23)
Job Role
To manage a team of course tutors and camp participants at the residential camp and ensure a high-quality camp provision. This is a perfect opportunity for someone already in the education sector or who otherwise has experience with children and managing a small team.
Pay
from £900-£1100 per week gross
Board and lodging will also be provided, usually in a single en-suite room.
Benefits
- Industry-leading pay
- Comprehensive training and support
- Fully funded paediatric first aid training provided (if required)
- Highly valuable industry work experience
- 50% discount off camp places for your own children
- 15% off camp places for family and friends
Key Requirements
- Right to work in the UK
- Lots of energy and enthusiasm
- Good organisational skills
- Good people-management and team-working skills
- Previous experience managing a small team
- Experience with young people, and the confidence to lead campers in meetings and activities and deal with issues as they arise
- Good written and oral communication skills; you will be the face of Tech Camp to campers and their parents
- DBS Certification – Tech Camp will obtain this on your behalf if necessary.
- Paediatric First Aid Certificate (Tech Camp will pay for this 1-day training course if needed at a venue local to you)
Hours & Days
This is a “live-in” position and as such requires duties and/or being on call for much of the day and evening from around 8am until 10pm but there are large portions of the day (when campers are in courses) when you can manage your own periods of time off as long as you are contactable in case of emergency and present on-site.
You will receive time off between late afternoon / early evening every Friday and the following Sunday morning (except the initial training/setup weekend).
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead the staff and students at camp and ensure that campers benefit from and enjoy the courses
- Oversee and maintain up-to-date, accurate & clear records
- Lead meetings with staff to brief them on logistics, safeguarding, safety and other issues
- Lead camper group meetings
- Support tutors and deal directly with any difficult, challenging or concerning behaviour of campers
- Manage day-to-day staff timetabling and management
- Manage and oversee the initial “meet and greet”
- Ensure all day campers are registered and signed in and out each day and to chase-up any late/no-show day campers, ensure reporting procedures are followed
- Deal with parental queries via phone, email and in person
- Visit courses regularly during the day to ensure tutors are meeting expectations and campers are engaged
- Oversee lunch-time, breaks and activity sessions
- Be the primary first-aider, including maintaining the incident report log for accidents and the medication log
- Oversee the final pack-up at camp with tutors to ensure that rooms are left clean and tidy and raise any issues, such as damage or breakages with the MD.
- Administer and oversee the arrival of residential campers and related issues
- Run the ice-breaking activities during the first evening of camp (training and resources provided)
- Administer and supervise the tutor group emails to parents
- Monitor the provision of evening activities
- Be on-call overnight in case of emergencies referred to you by duty staff.
- Confirm and finalise travel arrangements for campers.
