Bournemouth, Cambridge, Kent, Oxford, Windsor

Non-Academic

£560 per week PLUS Holiday Pay

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About The Role

Contract Dates - 27/06/2024 - 18/08/2024

The Role

Communication is an integral part of a successful summer. Students study in the UK with their parents remaining overseas, being able to represent the dynamic course content through our online communication channels, helps students get excited for their upcoming experience and keeps parents updated and assured while their children are away from home.

The ability to capture the essence of summer school through news updates, summer blog, photography, video and social media ensures the SBC summer is shared around the world and lives on year-round.

As a Content Creator, you’ll move between our summer sites in a non-obtrusive manner to capture the natural essence of the summer experience while also possessing the ability to engage with students and make them feel at ease to secure the summer content communicated from our Marketing Department.

Ways we support our Content Creator:

Fully paid DBS check
Extensive, paid, on-site training prior to student arrival
All meals and accommodation included
Travel between sites paid
CPD and Appraisals
Staff Wellbeing Initiative
Access to Employee Assist Programme (EAP)
Continual support for all staff from the Head Office Team, both on the ground and via phone/email
Online safeguarding and prevent training
Professional, fun and supportive environment

Remuneration: Paid weekly, one week in arrears. The weekly rate received for the Content Creator is £560 PLUS any accrued holiday to be paid at the end of contract)* Food and accommodation are included for all residential SBC staff.

Working Hours: A normal working week for the Content Creator will consist of up to 50 hours per week over six working days.

Main Duties:

Capture lessons, activities (onsite and offsite), excursions, accommodation, big group and classrooms for social media and the blog.
Capture the summer school experience through the lens, and produce high-quality video to be used on social media, blogs and across other marketing channels.
Capture case studies of students and staff, organise interviews and images, film video interviews, write up transcripts and add appropriate quotes, images, videos on social media and the blog as well as build up a bank of case studies/ testimonials to use throughout the year.
Edit video footage to create engaging social media content for Instagram and TikTok throughout the summer and beyond
Drive student/staff social engagement over the Summer.
Travel to allSBC campus locations around the UK on excursions with the students and document their experiences.
Manage time sufficiently to produce quality written content each day to document the Summer School experience that we can share with the parents of children attending the school and publicly to new families to support the increase of engagement and support SEO.
Send images, videos, blog articles and case studies to Head Office (via One Drive or using another safe File Sharing method as agreed with Head Office).
Be proactive, take initiative and control of the daily schedule, understand changes and challenges which may mean things change and adapt to these, i.e. the weather
Be the main point of contact for and support the onsite Campus Photographers an videographers communicating anything necessary to the Head of Marketing.
Travel to other school campus locations to support the gathering and generating of social media content so that we can showcase the various locations, activities and age ranges across our offering.

Please see the attached Job description for a more complete list of the duties associated with the Content Creator role.

About You

SBC PERSON SPECIFICATION

All members of staff employed by SBC will be expected to bring certain key qualities to the operation. There must be a professional interest in working with young people and particularly international children. Safety and welfare of the students is of paramount importance at SBC and a practical enforcing of this belief should be a quality exhibited by all staff.

We look for staff who are:

Approachable & empathic to the needs of students
Enthusiastic & engaging
Diplomatic, responsible & motivated
Flexible within the summer school environment

We expect all SBC staff to be able to communicate effectively with our students, using an appropriate level of language to suit the group. SBC staff must demonstrate patience, empathy and an emotional awareness towards students both individually and in within a group setting. We expect all staff to take control of students and to manage discipline and behavioural issues in a firm, positive and constructive manner.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Essential

Confident to take charge of situations and set up shots, interviews and social media content videos
Video editing experience
Works well under pressure and is adaptable
Can multi-task and is good at their own time management
Professional Social Media experience
Proven ability to write articles and posts

Desirable

• Experience working with young people

• Experience working in a school, summer school or similar environment

• Experience of the UK boarding environment

• Experience working within the education sector

About Us

Founded in 2008, Summer Boarding Courses have united students from around the world through education. Delivering award-winning, future-focused courses that strike the perfect balance between academic and social enrichment.

Our courses unlock potential and ignite a spark for long-term success.

Our residential summer courses take place at some of the UK’s top boarding schools and university college campuses, including Eton College, Oxford University Colleges and Headington School. We carefully select our campuses to ensure that they provide the perfect environment for our students to live and study.

Over 15,800 students from 152 nationalities have been welcomed to study with us to date.

Whether it’s preparing for future studies, developing 21st–century skills or building confidence, the knowledge gained on an SBC course allows students to go forward and apply what they have learnt to other areas of their education and beyond; giving them the necessary skills to achieve their future goals.

The EL Gazette publishes a league table based on British Council inspections, and SBC have been ranked Number 1 from 2018 to 2023. We are very proud of this achievement and will continue to grow and develop our courses to offer students extraordinary experiences.

SBC is the only multi-campus summer school provider in the UK to have achieved a perfect 15/15 areas of strength by the British Council. A true hallmark of educational quality.

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: [email protected]

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 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 SBC may conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates as part of our legal duty to meet out safeguarding duties.

SBC SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Summer Boarding Courses is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a comprehensive Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which all employees, volunteers and contractors are expected to adhere to.

SBC EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT

We operate a policy of equal opportunities and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of sex, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin or disability.

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