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Activity Manager
overview
As Activity Manager, your main concern is excursions, overseeing the operational side of each trip including entrances to landmarks and museums, restaurant bookings and transport to and from our centre.
It will be your responsibility to ensure our clients are getting the service they expect, and you need to ensure that your team of Activity Leaders are motivated, energised and have the tools they need to deliver.
You will also oversee the onsite activity programme via your Onsite Activity Co-Ordinator.
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Taking on the role of Activity Manager after 3 summers of working as an Activity Leader was a challenge but hugely rewarding. There is a huge amount of planning and admin involved, and I needed to stay on top of all the different bookings and knowing how many coaches I needed for each trip! But the huge satisfaction of seeing an excursion run well after all the planning, and seeing the happy students return afterwards, is hard to put into words.
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Key responsibilities:
2 or 3 times a week every student will go on an excursion. These require a huge amount of planning and attention to detail.
You’ll be expected to:
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Ensure the right number of coaches are booked and everyone gets to the destination
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Brief your Activity Leaders on the tour route - some may be going to the location for the first time
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Double check bookings and entrance times to any attractions, and amend with the provider directly where necessary
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Make sure the correct plans are in place for any offsite meals - and liaise with the Welfare Manager that all dietary requirements are covered
Excursions
Full Board
Accommodation and meals provided throughout your contract
Salary
£700 per week*
Holiday Pay
12.07% holiday pay will be added to your salary.
Travel Allowance
£30 one off payment to help towards the cost of travel to and from the centre.
Working Hours
Up to 48 hours per week based on 6 working days.
Reporting to
Centre Manager
Locations
York, Uppingham, Edinburgh, Rugby, Bedales & Cheltenham.
Available Contract Dates
Temporary - April, July & August 2025
Pre-joining training dates
Staff are required to attend 2 x paid training days in advance of joining any programme.
Our onsite programmes are a diverse mix of sports, arts and crafts and creative activities; this involves collaborating with external providers such as bushcraft, funfairs and DJs. Your Onsite Activity Co-Ordinator is there to help you with the planning and delivery, however final decisions are always yours.
You’ll be expected to:
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Make sure your OSAC is planning well in advance and has the equipment they need to deliver the programme
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Review the rota with the OSAC to ensure the Activity Leaders' skillsets are being used effectively
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Check facility bookings with our host school and adjust as necessary
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Oversee the onsite activities in person from time to time to ensure the Activity Leaders are performing well
Onsite Activities
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High levels of student and Group Leader satisfaction
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A happy and motivated team of Activity Leaders
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No major financial overspends - surplus coaches or excess numbers on entrance vouchers
Key Performance Indicators
Group Leaders
The Group Leaders are our clients and well executed excursions are crucial in keep them satisfied.
You need to hold regular meetings with them about upcoming trips, be receptive to any feedback they may have and act on it if necessary.
eligibility
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You must
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be over 18 years of age
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be eligible to work in the UK
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get an enhanced DBS check**
You should
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have a keen attention to detail
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have some people management experience
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have client-facing experience
It's a plus if
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your a first aider
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you have a special skill or talent
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you've done this before!
* Salaries correct as of Sept 2024 and might change in 2025
** Dusemond will assist applicants in obtaining an enhanced DBS
check and cover the cost.
Centre Management Support
The management team needs to work together and support each other. You may have to help out other areas on occasion, especially on the busy arrival days
Community & pastoral Care
Be alert to students’ emotional and social needs and take appropriate action when needed.
Community & pastoral Care
Assist with logistical tasks such as “herding groups” or occasional mealtime supervision.
Working for Dusemond means:
Lasting Friendships
Our staff build close friendships and camaraderie that often lasts well beyond the end of our programmes, with the chance to be re-united the next season!
Career progression
If you thrive in the amazing environments we work so hard to create, you’ll want to grow with us. Many first year staff return to become supervisors and managers.
References Provided
The broad range of skillsets required, make Dusemond centres excellent places to develop and substantiate your abilities for future roles.
Year-round opportunities
Flexible, on and off season opportunities in great places from York to Tuscany! Our best teachers and ALs are first in line to be offered!
Full Board
Switch “cost of living” for Costa Coffee! Our programmes are a great opportunity to work and save as all your meals and accommodation are provided on site.
Location, location location!
Beautiful, historic schools and great facilities like gyms and swimming pools for you to use, make your place of work a a pleasure to live in.
Materials & equipment
Everything you’ll need to do a great job is provided, along with the support and input of senior staff to help you excel in your role.
See the UK!
How many other jobs include a schedule of trips and excursion where you’ll take a lead and experience top UK destinations?
