Pastoral & Activity Leaders

About The Role

Contract Dates: Fixed term contracts available between 29th June and 29th August:

• Full summer contract employment dates: 29th June – 18th July, 23rd July – 8th August, 14th August – 29th August.
• Medium term contract employment dates: 29th June – 18th July & 23rd July – 8th August.
• Short term contract employment dates: 20th July – 8th August.

The Role: Our Pastoral and Activity Leaders are key in ensuring our students are happy, healthy and engaged throughout their time with InvestIN. Acting as the equivalent of Camp Counsellors and Activity Instructors, PALs will be at the heart of the residential student experience, taking a lead in their social activities and supporting the Senior Centre Team with the day-to-day care of our students.

SITE: During the summer holidays, we deliver immersive Summer Experiences designed to give students a 360-degree insight into their dream career. Led by industry professionals, our programmes offer up to 65 hours of hands-on experience, including visits to real workplaces, professional development coaching, and exclusive networking opportunities. Our Summer Experiences are based on-campus in central London at some of the UK’s most prestigious universities, including University College London (UCL), the London School of Economics (LSE), and the University of London. Students can choose to attend a one-week, two-week, or two-week Premium programme, with the option to study on a non-residential or residential basis. This on-campus setting provides students with a safe, supportive, and inspiring environment while offering an authentic taste of university life in the heart of London.

Ways we support our Pastoral & Activity Leaders:

• We will cover the full cost of a new Enhanced DBS (if required) for your first contract working with InvestIN.
• We encourage all staff to sign up for the Update Service.
• Extensive, paid, on-site training prior to student arrival.
• Accommodation included.
• Appraisals.
• Access to Employee Assist Programme (EAP).
• Continual support for all staff from the Summer Experience Directors, both on the ground and via phone/email.
• Online safeguarding and prevent training.
• Professional, fun and supportive environment.

Remuneration: £575 per week, plus 2 meals per day and accommodation. You will accrue Annual Leave throughout your internship at a standard rate (25 days per year pro-rated).

Working Hours: 51 hours per week on average (you will be asked to ‘opt out’ of the 48-hour Working Time Directive).

Main Duties:

• Take overall responsibility for a group of 25 students, taking care of them outside of programme hours and supporting their well-being throughout their stay.
• Be the friendly face, inspirational role-model and go-to point of contact for the students under your care.
• Be responsible for the health, safety and well-being of students for the duration of their stay, monitoring and reporting on them where appropriate, including escalating concerns to appropriate senior staff members.
• Conduct daily morning, evening and curfew registration, communicating any absences or illnesses with the wider InvestIN team.
• Escort students to their programme site in the morning and collect them in the evening. Methods of travel with students includes the use of London public transport and walking up to 25 minutes.
• Being responsible for signing students out and in for free time.

• Take charge of our exciting social programme for the students, delivering a variety of activities from movie nights to craft nights and cultural activities.
• Bring an enthusiastic, proactive and can-do attitude to a variety of evening activities, driving student engagement and improving overall student experience.
• Supervise your students, making sure every member of the group is in attendance, engaged and having fun.
• Manage students’ behaviour against our Behaviour Matrix, delivering warnings where appropriate and escalating to senior staff.
• Track students’ warnings on Reach (our Student Management Platform).
• Ensure students in your care follow their individual behaviour plans.

• Attend daily full-team meetings for relevant updates.
• Deliver handovers twice daily to Programme Management Interns.
• Maintain regular communication with Senior Centre Staff throughout your time on shift, informing them of any issues as they arise.
• Maintain up-to-date and clear records on all InvestIN’s reporting platforms.
• Understand and act in accordance with InvestIN’s ethos and cultural values.
• Adhere to InvestIN’s safeguarding policy and staff/student Code of Conduct procedures and practices.
• Undertake mandatory safeguarding and child protection training and other professional development activities to ensure that you remain compliant in meeting InvestIN’s duty of care in safeguarding practice. (KCSIE 2024)

About You: Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic, organised and resilient, with a passion for working with teenagers and dedication to their well-being. We’re looking for fast learners who are proactive and thrive under pressure, and strong communicators who can inspire large groups as well as building strong 1:1 pastoral relationships. To thrive in this role, you would be expected to demonstrate a high level of ownership, positivity and professionalism.

You have, and can demonstrate, the following skills and interests:

• Experience and enjoyment of working with students aged between 15-18, ideally in large group settings.
• Experience of delivering activities to large groups, such as coaching, teaching or running workshops.
• Experience and enjoyment of working in fast paced environments, such as summer camps, hospitality or retail.
• Experience and genuine passion for supporting the well-being and safeguarding of young people.
• A high level of vigilance when working with young or vulnerable people and working knowledge of safeguarding for 15-18 year olds.
• Experience of working with a team.
• Ability to thrive under pressure.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills including strong skills communicating with groups.
• A desire to work in education, childcare or a related field.
• A deeply-entrained sense of personal pride in your work, and a commitment to giving students a 5* experience in every interaction.
• A deeply-invested belief in InvestIN’s sense of purpose and our programmes.

About Us: Since 2012, InvestIN has equipped over 70,000 students from across the UK and 100+ countries with an immersive experience of their dream career. Co-Founders Hitesh Chowdhry and Shameer Thobhani are former professionals in corporate law and investment banking respectively. They were inspired by the opportunity to provide students with a realistic insight into their own fields, by equipping young people with the insider knowledge they both wished they’d had when they were at school. Today, InvestIN delivers immersive work experience programmes across 15 competitive industries, including medicine, engineering, architecture and entrepreneurship.

Our Mission: Life beyond education can feel daunting, as students are expected to make big decisions at a young age that will inevitably shape their future. InvestIN programmes empower students to:

• Make the right career decisions.
• Increase their chances of breaking into a competitive field.
• Develop key employability skills, as well as gaining a certificate and industry reference letter, to boost their university applications and CVs.

What We Do: InvestIN delivers immersive work experience programmes in London for students aged 15-18. With 15 competitive careers to choose from, each programme is delivered by accomplished industry experts to equip students with a 360-degree insight into their respective fields. Our programmes provide students with the ultimate work experience.

Our Impact: Three in four of our alumni who referenced InvestIN on their university application received a spot at their first choice university.

Our Advocates: We’ve built a network of over 1,200 Partner Schools across the world.

Our Feedback: We have excellent ratings based on over 1,500 Trustpilot and Google reviews and 93% of last year’s summer students said they would recommend InvestIN to their friends.

Our Accreditations: We’re the only accredited summer school that enables students to gain UCAS points for work experience. We’re also accredited by the British Accreditation Council, as well as listed as approved activity providers for the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Residential Award.

TO APPLY: We want to make sure we do all we can to set candidates up for success in this process. If you require any adjustments to help you at interview and/or you have any questions at all, please contact us at: recruitment@investIN.org

Please note, as this post involves direct contact with vulnerable children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.

SHOULD YOU BE SUCCESSFUL: Any gaps in your CV will be enquired about and must be explained satisfactorily. You will have to prove your Right to Work in the UK. You will provide the details of two recent and relevant, professional or academic referees who we will contact and specifically ask about your suitability to work with children and any concerns. You will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), and equivalent if you live, or have lived, outside of the UK. You will be asked to state that you have no known reason why you cannot work with children. Official identification and certificates will be required for our records.

Please be aware that InvestIN may conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates as part of our legal duty to meet our safeguarding duties.

Safer Recruitment, Safeguarding and EDI statement: InvestIN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, seasonal workers, and external professionals to share this commitment. InvestIN are committed to making our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values difference, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to InvestIN’s culture.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to work with InvestIN will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of Police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable candidates gaining access to minors or vulnerable adults.

Open Source Searching Guidance: InvestIN are committed to ensuring that we follow and implement legislation and advisories as set out in the KCSIE 2024 framework.