Summer School Activity Leader (Westonbirt Summer School)

Introduction

Wishford Education offers high quality residential summer schools for international students aged 8-16 at Westonbirt School and Hatherop Castle School.

Our mission

We provide personalised, immersive and enriching educational experiences that foster growth and spark curiosity.

Our values

·       We are honest, caring and student-centred.

·       We operate and communicate with integrity, empathy and respect.

·       We go above and beyond to provide exceptional experiences.

Role summary

We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic Activity Leaders to lead activities and excursions, and to supervise students in a residential setting.

Specialist roles with additional duties in the fields of IT and social media are also available.

The post holder will report to the Activity Manager, and will have no direct reports.

The following vacancies are available for summer 2025:

Westonbirt School 

• Programme dates: 6 July – 3 August
• Paid induction days: 3-5 July (2.5 days)
• Residential: Optional

Duties

The post holder will undertake a selection of the below responsibilities, according to the weekly rota.

Activities: To lead sports and other free time activities aligned with the post holder’s interest and experience in an inclusive way, ensuring that opportunities for improving English language skills and cultural integration between foreign students and UK hosts are maximised throughout.

Excursions: To lead and supervise a group of students during half-day and all-day excursions, keeping to timings and itineraries, ensuring that students are provided with a culturally enriching experience.

Pastoral care: To provide a nurturing environment to all students, showing awareness of their needs as short-term study abroad pupils, taking part in supervision duties both on-site and off-site and acting appropriately on emerging needs.

House parent: To look after students in the boarding houses, ensuring that they keep the house rules including curfew and wake-up times, providing on-call supervision during the night.

IT (specialism): To assist with the onboarding of students and staff on the School’s IT systems and to help troublshoot issues, with the help of the School’s IT Team.

Social media (specialism): To ensure that there is a daily flow of good quality photos of all students for the marketing team to be used on social media.

Other duties: To undertake any other relevant duties pertaining to the summer school provision, as reasonably requested.

Working pattern

The weekly working hours are 48.

Duties will be assigned on the weekly rota for six out of seven days a week.

Pay and benefits

The weekly wage is £480 for 18-20-year-olds and £590 for 21 years+, plus a £25 bonus for specialisms (including holiday pay).

Benefits include:

• Accommodation
• Three meals per day
• Free parking on site
• Fully paid DBS check
• Safeguarding training
• First aid training.