At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead inspiring bilingual holiday camps, ensuring safety and delivering engaging activities.
- Company: Douce France, a vibrant organisation dedicated to immersive bilingual experiences for children.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, opportunities for progression, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Join a growing organisation committed to excellence in childcare with exciting seasonal work opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on children's holiday experiences while working in a fun, dynamic setting.
- Qualifications: Fluency in French and English, Level 3 Early Years qualification, and childcare management experience.
The predicted salary is between 37800 - 46200 £ per year.
Locations: Fulham, Notting Hill, South Kensington
Contract: School Holidays (with opportunities for recurring seasonal work)
Hours: Monday to Friday | 7:30am – 5:30pm
Dates:
- Half Term | October 19th - 30th 2026
- Half Term | February 8th - 19th 2027
- Easter | March 29th - April 9th (including Bank Holidays) 2027
- Half Term | 31st May - June 4th (including Bank Holidays) 2027
- Summer | July 5th - July 30th (Fulham camp continues until August 6th) 2027
Rate: £200 per day
Lead inspiring bilingual holiday camps in the heart of London. As Douce France Holiday Camps continue to grow, we are looking for exceptional Holiday Camp Managers to lead our teams across our three London locations. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced childcare professional who is passionate about creating unforgettable experiences for children while leading a motivated team in a dynamic bilingual (French-English) environment.
As Camp Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of one of our holiday camps, ensuring the highest standards of safety, care and programme delivery. You will inspire your team to provide children with a fun, creative and active holiday experience built around our core values of learning through play, creativity, sport and movement.
About Us: Since 2022, Douce France has been delivering bilingual holiday camps for children aged 3 to 11. Our educational approach combines immersive language learning with play-based experiences, enabling children to discover and strengthen their French while developing their creativity, confidence, imagination and physical skills. We also place great importance on helping children learn to work, play and grow together, encouraging collaboration across different age groups.
At Douce France, play is at the heart of everything we do. Through arts, creativity, imaginative play, movement and sport, we create engaging experiences that nurture children's natural curiosity and instinct to learn through fun. Our holiday camps are inspired by the traditional French activity center model, where each camp is built around an immersive theme that connects games, activities, creative projects and storytelling. This thematic approach stimulates children's imagination and curiosity while ensuring that every holiday camp offers a fresh and memorable experience.
About the Role: As Holiday Camp Manager, you will:
- Lead, motivate and support a team of activity leaders and childcare professionals.
- Foster a positive, collaborative and supportive working atmosphere where staff can thrive.
- Ensure the camp operates safely, efficiently and in full compliance with Ofsted requirements.
- Maintain an environment where children's welfare and wellbeing are paramount, ensuring full compliance with safeguarding, health & safety and operational procedures.
- Build positive relationships with parents through professional, warm and confident communication.
- Oversee daily camp operations, including staff management, risk management and incident and safeguarding reporting.
- Coach and develop your team, leading by example with enthusiasm, professionalism and high standards.
- Support the delivery of engaging activities including creative and artistic workshops, sports, outdoor games and outings.
- Ensure every child feels included, valued and encouraged throughout their time at camp.
About You: We're looking for someone who combines excellent organisational skills with genuine warmth and outstanding leadership. You will have:
- A Level 3 Early Years/Childcare qualification (essential).
- Fluency in both English and French (essential).
- Previous experience managing teams within a childcare, holiday camp, nursery or educational setting.
- Excellent knowledge of safeguarding procedures and Ofsted standards.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Confidence communicating with parents, children and staff.
- The ability to remain calm, organised and solutions-focused in a fast-paced environment.
- A genuine passion for children's development and wellbeing.
- A positive, energetic attitude and the ability to inspire those around you.
- Right to work in the UK.
- Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one).
- Two satisfactory professional references.
Why Join Us? Join a friendly organisation with exciting opportunities for progression. Work within a vibrant French-English environment. Lead passionate, supportive and energetic teams. Make a real impact on children's holiday experiences. Help shape the future of a growing organisation committed to excellence in childcare.
If you are an experienced childcare leader looking for your next challenge and share our passion for outstanding holiday camps, we'd love to hear from you.
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