Camp Area Manager - Summer - Midlands Region
If you’re looking for an incredibly rewarding way to extend your leadership skills in an out of school setting, which will pay you to keep active and have fun, we’re sure we can find an amazing role for you!
Kings Camps run sports and activity day camps for children throughout the school holidays that deliver our mission – getting children active, having fun and learning together.
Forming part of the wider Kings Camps management team, the Camp Area Manager has overall responsibility for the delivery of a high-quality Kings Camps experience, across a number of camps in a specified region.
Why work for Kings Camps?
Funded residential opportunities
Employee Awards Programme
Up to 60% off Paediatric First Aid training
£30 reward voucher for referring a friend
Up to 50% off Kings Camps places for your own children, siblings or wider family (5-17yrs)
Excellent locations – some of the best universities and school sports facilities in the UK!
Market leading training and development
Fully funded disclosure for Managerial positions
Career development and the potential of regular employment with Kings (we always promote from within!)
Opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of children from all backgrounds
Free Kings Camps uniform
Job Description
Forming part of the wider Kings Camps management team, the Camp Area Manager has overall responsibility for the delivery of a high-quality Kings Camps experience, across a number of camps in a specified region.
The primary role is to travel and visit each venue at least once a week, which may involve overnight stays, flexible working and being on-call to react to the unexpected.
Camp Area Manager are the first point of contact for a number of Camp Managers in a region and are responsible for contributing to successful camps by troubleshooting, resolving staffing challenges, responding swiftly to incidents, and providing advice for safeguarding, health and safety and behaviour management.
During a season, Camp Area Manager liaise with Camp Managers daily or weekly, referring to child and parent feedback and taking appropriate action. We use well-proven programme audit, and staff evaluation processes as important factors in our quality assurance.
Regional Management requires travel throughout a region, so a full driving licence, access to a reliable vehicle, and a willingness to travel is essential. (Travel costs are reimbursed.)
Working hours: Typically 4 days per week, between Monday and Friday, 8am-5:30pm, flexibility is key to respond to last minute and unforeseen changes
Person Specification (Ideal, but with some flexibility)
Required experience
2+ years’ experience working with children from 5 – 17 years
At least 12 months’ experience in a management or leadership position
Experience of management, supervision, observation and feedback
Required qualifications
Childcare, sports or teaching related degree (or related qualification)
Full UK driving licence, access to a vehicle and willing to travel
Paediatric First Aid trained (or willing to train)
Must be eligible to work in the UK
Required attributes
Knowledge and experience of Child Protection, Safeguarding and Health and Safety
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate
Safeguarding experience and understanding
Organised and able to follow policy and procedure
Vibrant, resilient, team player
Flexible and adaptable
Our Safeguarding Promise
Kings Active Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safer recruitment is central to the way we work and all staff and volunteers are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding, always creating an environment where young people feel safe and can thrive.
About us
Kings Camps are a market leading not-for-profit organisation offering sports and activity day camps at over 50 UK locations, getting children and young people active, having fun and learning together.
Founded in 1991, we were inspired by US-style summer camps. We decided that youngsters in the UK would love to experience school holiday camps too, and established a model which meant we could reach even more children through not-for-profit work in the UK and overseas.
Our coaches (we call them Red Tops) deliver high quality sports camps with an energy, passion and commitment to child development that we call the Kings Factor®.
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