Location: The Marist School, Kings Road, Ascot SL5 7PS
Rates of pay: £115.50 - £135.30 per day, inclusive of holiday pay
Dates: 17 – 28 August 2026 (Plus future school holidays, dates to be confirmed)
Hours: 8.15am to 6.00pm, Mondays to Friday
If you love working with children and are looking for a rewarding and challenging job in the school holidays, joining our Active Camp team in Ascot could be the perfect role for you.
We have been running Active Camps for children aged 4 -14 years successfully for over 20 years and are now looking for Activity Leaders to help 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.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to be part of establishing a brand new camp, to bring your own ideas, enthusiasm and passion to the table so that we can offer the highest quality experience to all children attending Active Camps.
Our camps are not residential, and you should be able to commute daily.
Key Duties
- Work as part of a team to devise and deliver a range of engaging and challenging activities for children aged 4 – 14 years. Our range of activities includes anything from arts and crafts, cooking and swimming to fun sports and games, plus wow activities like bouncy castles and archery.
- Follow signing in/out procedures to ensure the safe arrival of children at the camp and the safe delivery to parents and/or named carers at end of day
- Supervise snack and lunch times
- Keep children safe by following the camp’s policies and procedures at all times, particularly with regard to the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
- Keep premises clean and tidy, and take care of play and sports equipment
Ideally you will:
- Have at least six months experience of working or volunteering with 4 – 14 year-old children in a play, school or similar environment
- Have strong interpersonal and communication skills with children and adults alike
- Be enthusiastic, and have a flexible and positive can-do attitude to work
- Be able to use your own initiative but also be comfortable working as part of a team.
- Be willing to undertake appropriate training
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
