Non-Residential Summer Day Camps Teacher (Chandlings School))

Contract Dates - Monday 21st July to Friday 15th August  

THE ROLE  

Ultimate English Teachers are responsible for delivering engaging English language lessons to international students aged 6-12. Their dedication ensures transformative experiences for each child. Integrated into the Ultimate Activity Camp programme, our Day Camp students participate in activities alongside British children. This setting not only fosters a multicultural exchange but also provides an immersive English learning environment.

This position is for an English teacher for international students at a summer camp. The position is delivered in partnership by Summer Boarding Courses and Ultimate Activity Camps. SBC is responsible for recruiting for this position plus ongoing support through the summer. UAC are the employers, and successful candidates will receive a contract from UAC. The positions are at UAC summer camps and management on the ground is by UAC Camp Managers. SBC and UAC are sister-companies and part of Dukes Education.  

While SBC oversees the recruitment process for Ultimate Activity Camps, all official documentation, including offer letters, reference checks, and DBS verifications, are managed by UAC. If you have questions or seek further details regarding this information-sharing, please get in touch. 

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.

Essential

• A completed undergraduate degree in any subject
• CELTA, Trinity Certificate or PGCE in Primary, Modern Foreign Languages or English 
• Experience teaching children under 12 
• Ability to work independently or as part of a small teaching team 

Desirable 

• Experience working with EFL and EAL children under 12 
• Experience working in a summer school environment 

ABOUT SUMMER BOARDING COURSES  

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 residential summer courses take place at some of the UK’s top boarding schools and university college campuses, including world-famous Oxford University and Eton College. 

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

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.   

ABOUT ULTIMATE ACTIVITY CAMPS  

Ultimate Activity Camps provide outstanding Ofsted-registered activity day camps for children aged 4-14 during the school holidays, where the children's welfare and fun are at the heart of all they do. Children will enjoy a fantastic range of sports, games and art activities every week led by engaging staff at amazing locations.