Create a lasting impact as you guide students through activities, excursions, and daily life, promoting a safe and positive experience.
Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap.
About the role Role type: Fixed term, residential Dates: For course dates between end of June and end of August 2025 Working pattern: Saturday to Saturday, up to 60 hours per week on a shift pattern with overnight duties.
1 day off per week.
Reports to: Deputy Course Director As a Course Leader, you'll be responsible for a group of up to 25 international students on our residential summer courses.
You'll foster a positive and welcoming residential environment, manage student welfare, lead trips and activities and ensure the smooth running of the programmes.
Main duties Responsibility for students - Building rapport and following the course structure, including taking a register at set times each day and setting behaviour expectations.
Pastoral care - Ensuring a swift response to any welfare, safeguarding, disciplinary or other issues whilst on course.
Activity planning and delivery - Supporting the Course Director and Activity and Excursions Coordinator in delivering the social and cultural programme including excursions, day trips, and restaurant meals for your group.
Staff management - Managing the performance and behaviour of a small team of Course Coordinators.
Atmosphere - Fostering a positive work environment within your team and the wider team on site.
Residential duties - Up to 10 hrs per week, as part of the residential team including morning registrations, meal time supervision, curfew checks and overnight phone duty.
About you You're a great planner and are well-organised.
You're able to look after a group of students, with a firm but friendly approach to maintain discipline whilst ensuring a great student experience.
You have a strong passion for education, student experience and development.
You're comfortable managing a range of responsibilities, including admin and ensuring student engagement in all aspects of the course.
Essential Experience of working with young people in a residential setting.
Clear evidence of excellent communication skills and an ability to lead a team and a diverse group of students.
Proven ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing situations.
Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Desirable Knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety procedures in a residential or educational setting.
Experience planning and conducting activities to a set budget.
Familiarity with Oxford and/or Cambridge.
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