Before reading the job description below, please ensure that you meet the following minimum criteria:
- Previous formal experience of working with children/ young people in a similar or related environment is essential
- Ability and confidence to lead from the front and by example - you will be required to lead and where appropriate, participate in activities on site
- Ability to use own initiative and work as part of a team.
- Responsible, friendly and approachable personality.
- Available to attend induction usually held 2 days previous to commencement of contract at camp location.
Available to work for entire contracted time (EAC cannot accommodate holiday requests during the period of time that summer school is operating)
Job Description
Title: Group Captain
Responsible To: Camp Director/ Assistant Camp Director
Hours: 42 hours per week -
Non-residential Group Captains will work Monday to Friday only, between the hours of 7.45am and 6.30pm. However, if residential on site, employees will also be required to perform limited pastoral duties
Main Duties
The Group Captain is responsible to the Camp Director and is responsible for all aspects of caring for their assigned group of children. More specifically your duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring the children are supervised and safe at all times
- Leading the daily activity programme for your group and ensuring that all activities are covered
- Ensuring that the children are constantly occupied and entertained.
- Help to teach the children new games and activities
- Taking control of the group at all times
- Ensuring the children enjoy their time at camp!
- Any other duties as deemed reasonable and necessary by the Camp Director.
Accommodation and Pastoral Duties:
Where available and in return for pastoral duties, EAC will provide accommodation and full board free of charge if required.
Pastoral duties will include:
- Where required, assisting group leaders with getting students settled at the end of the night
- Where required, assisting the group leaders with getting the students up in the mornings
- Responding to general emergencies (eg: Fire Alarm) at all times
- Each staff member will be timetabled for one evening per week when they will be expected to remain on site and respond to emergencies/ problems as required.
In some centres this duty will also involve "Bedtime Patrol" ie: patrol corridors until the children are settled in their rooms/dorms.
Induction and Set up Days
You are required to attend an induction day and a set-up day prior to camp starting.
Details will be provided.
As well as submitting your application online, please email your CV to websitejobs@eacworld.com.