Operations Assistant
Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire with travel to all camp locations where needed
Rates of pay: £160 per day, dependant on age and experience
Free childcare available for children aged 4-14
Dates: 27 - 31 October plus future school holidays
Hours: between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday
Active Camps has been providing fun holiday activities for children aged 4 -14 years successfully for over 20 years.
If you love working with children and are looking for a job in the school holidays, joining our Team at Active Camps could be the perfect role for you.
We are looking for Activity Leaders to join our Team to provide a safe, welcoming and fun place for children to relax, play and learn, to ensure that the highest possible standards are met, and children have a positive experience at the camp.
Our camps are not residential, and you should be able to commute daily.
Key Duties
- Support the Operations Director with the preparation, setup, operation and pack-down of camp sites
- Assist with the organisation, storage, preparation and transportation of sports and play equipment across all camp locations
- Deliver operational support across multiple sites to ensure camps run efficiently and safely
- Support staffing logistics and provide on-site support where required, including working directly with children aged 4–14 as part of the camp team
- Help the Operations Director to support and advise staff, parents and site partners as necessary
- Check, organise and file paperwork and digital documentation returned from camps
- Provide administrative and operational support at Head Office, including assisting with phone and email enquiries when required
- Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health & safety and operational compliance across all sites
- Assist with additional operational tasks and projects as directed by the Operations Director
Ideally you will:
- Highly organised with excellent communication skills
- Confident in dealing with people at all levels
- A quick learner with strong attention to detail
- Confident using Microsoft Office/Teams and general IT systems
- Enthusiastic, practical and proactive in their approach to work
- Flexible and willing to support across multiple areas of the business
- Able to work independently and manage competing priorities effectively
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced childcare and operational environment
Essential Requirements
- Full UK driving licence and access to own transport
- Experience working with children and understanding how children’s activity settings operate
- Understanding of safeguarding and Ofsted standards, or willingness to complete relevant training
- Willingness to travel regularly between camp locations
Active Camps is committed to safe practice in recruitment and selection that includes consideration of issues regarding child protection, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All staff will be expected to undergo strict safeguarding checks including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
To apply, please complete an application form here
For more information contact j.brookes@active-camps.com