Photographer

SBC Canford Summer School is located in the stunning  campus of Canford School, near the seaside city of Bournemouth - which is the most popular city for learning English outside of London. SBC Canford's magnificent facilities are some of the best of any school in the country, offering students a chance to do a fantastic range of activities. SBC Canford is for students aged 11-15 and the capacity is approximately 290 students per week.

Ways we support our Photographers:

• Fully paid DBS check
• Extensive, paid, on-site training prior to student arrival
• All meals and accommodation included
• 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

• Capture the summer school experience, producing high-quality images to be used for our daily summer blogs which will be accessed by students’ parents and guardians.
• Follow a varied brief throughout the summer which will involve photographing staff training sessions for recruitment promotion, academic sessions, multi-activity programmes, accommodation, excursions and more as required in the brief.
• Manage your time sufficiently within your allocated sessions to capture, edit and upload images to a private shared folder in One Drive.
• Take responsibility for promptly uploading images daily to One Drive for the digital team to select and add them into the daily blog.
• Be proactive, take initiative and control of the daily schedule, discuss with the school management team any changes to the school day, understand changes and challenges which may mean things change and adapt to these, i.e. the weather, changes to the activity timetable.
• Ensure that on a daily basis you capture images that represent the academic, social and activity-based events so that we can showcase these to our families.
• Ensure that we represent all children throughout their 2-week course in our photography, organising and capturing large group shots.
• Work closely with the onsite content creator to capture relevant images for online content.
• Equipment
• You will be expected to provide the following list of equipment
• Digital SLR Camera
• A lens that is capable of capturing photos at a distance
• Laptop with editing software
• Cables required for transferring images
  • Tripod (optional)

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.