Twin Group is an award-winning provider of education, travel, work experience, accommodation, and employment services, with offices in London, Leicester, Eastbourne, Dublin and Valencia. We offer a diverse number of life enhancing services to our clients and every member of our team is essential in achieving this.

JOB TITLE: Activity Leader - Residential

SALARY: £12 per hour

LOCATION: Eastbourne

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

Deliver a high-quality activity and excursion programme; ensure integration of language learning with the social program; maintain proper levels of student safety, discipline and welfare; Ensure a safe environment within the residence, supporting student welfare and following Twin guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing and planning activities and excursions in advance
• Leading and delivering activities and excursions
• Daily maintenance of the activities notice board and sign-up sheets
• Completing risk assessments including any extra risks for individual students
• Implementing Health & Safety standards/procedures for each tour/activity/event
• Preparing for student arrivals including checking bedrooms are ready
• Taking registers for all activities, excursions and meal times
• Attending excursion, activity and staff meetings
• Participating in monthly activity leader development sessions
• Report any accidents/ incident, safeguarding or health and safety concerns immediately, and complete necessary documentation
• Report any issues with cleaning, maintenance or health and safety within the accommodation
• Settle student into accommodation and ensure bedtimes are respected
• Wake up, lights out and bedtime duty staffed on a rota basis.
• Induct new students on fire exits, assembly points and emergency procedures
• Provide new students with a tour of the centre
• Act as a “Group Leader” for individual students, on our junior programmes; providing encouragement, support and pastoral care
• Provide emotional support to any homesick student. Look after any sick students who need to stay in bed
• Maintain adequate levels of student discipline and deal with any incidents of unacceptable behaviour including bullying immediately
• Supervise students during meal times, breaks and free time when needed
• Take registers for all activities, excursions, meal times and bed times
• Assist group leaders with any special requests
• Be familiar with and complete risk assessments including any extra risks for individual/ under 18s students
• Manage procedures for valuables and pocket money
• Safekeep/ administer of medication for individual students on our junior programmes.
• Lead and deliver evening activities and/or be available during evening duties to provide assistance to group leaders.
• Check for damages before student departures and assist with student departures
• Take on the role of fire warden
• Take on the role of first-aider
• Any other reasonable/appropriate duties

knowledge and experience required

Essential requirements:

Applicants should be at least 18 years old with the necessary maturity to undertake responsibility for groups of students aged between 10 and 17 years old.

Desirable, but not essential: