Course Leader Activity

Create a lasting impact as you guide students through activities, excursions, and daily life, promoting a safe and positive experience.

About the role

Role type: Fixed term, residential

Dates: For course dates between end of June and end of August 2025

Working pattern: Saturday to Saturday, up to 60 hours per week on a shift pattern with overnight duties. 1 day off per week.

Reports to: Deputy Course Director

As a Course Leader, you’ll be responsible for a group of up to 25 international students on our residential summer courses. You’ll foster a positive and welcoming residential environment, manage student welfare, lead trips and activities and ensure the smooth running of the programmes.

Main duties

• Responsibility for students – Building rapport and following the course structure, including taking a register at set times each day and setting behaviour expectations.

• Pastoral care – Ensuring a swift response to any welfare, safeguarding, disciplinary or other issues whilst on course.

• Activity planning and delivery – Supporting the Course Director and Activity and Excursions Coordinator in delivering the social and cultural programme including excursions, day trips, and restaurant meals for your group.

• Staff management – Managing the performance and behaviour of a small team of Course Coordinators.

• Atmosphere – Fostering a positive work environment within your team and the wider team on site.

• Residential duties – Up to 10 hrs per week, as part of the residential team including morning registrations, meal time supervision, curfew checks and overnight phone duty.

About you

• You’re a great planner and are well-organised.

• You’re able to look after a group of students, with a firm but friendly approach to maintain discipline whilst ensuring a great student experience.

• You have a strong passion for education, student experience and development.

• You’re comfortable managing a range of responsibilities, including admin and ensuring student engagement in all aspects of the course.

Essential

• Experience of working with young people in a residential setting.

• Clear evidence of excellent communication skills and an ability to lead a team and a diverse group of students.

• Proven ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing situations.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety procedures in a residential or educational setting.

• Experience planning and conducting activities to a set budget.

• Familiarity with Oxford and/or Cambridge.