Holiday Lead/Assistant Coach

Job Specification

Apex 360 looks to provide exciting multi-sports activity holiday experiences for children between ages 8-11. Children have the opportunity to take part in a variety of sports, arts, and enrichment activities. We have partnered with Herts Sports Partnership (HSP) to offer free activity camps to school-aged children, with an aim to tackle the inequalities of holiday hunger, social isolation, physical inactivity, and educational attainment experienced by children from low-income families during the school holidays. These include visits from HSP partners on the program, Hertfordshire Libraries, Herts Fire & Rescue Service, and Herts Constabulary. The fourth partner, Herts Catering Limited provides the children with a hot meal each day. What Are We Looking For? We are actively recruiting Sports coaches, teachers, arts & crafts, and people who have experience & enjoy working with children & young people. Each day of camps offers children sports and physical activity, enrichment (soft starts, themed arts and crafts, outdoor activities and games), and lunch. Roles: - Head Camp Leader - Activity Leader - Assistant/Support Worker (Please specify which role you're applying for) Locations, Working Hours & Pay... Locations: Our camps run in the following locations: 1. Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead 2. Cowley Hill, Borehamwood 3. Holywell, Watford 4. Sopwell, St Albans 5. South Oxhey Working hours: 9.30 am to 3.30 pm (camp runs from 10 am to 3 pm), Monday to Friday Wage: Competitive hourly rate (Experience & qualification dependent) Future Fit, Fed & Read camps will run during all school holiday periods – summer, Easter, Christmas, and half-terms. Our aim is to retain our hired staff members through these future camp phases, so there is potential for work at other times of the year as well. Delivery Staff As a member of our delivery team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the program; leading and supporting fun, engaging, and inclusive activities, as well as ensuring the safety and well-being of the children and young people attending. Taking control and making decisions depending on what role you've applied for. You will be responsible for: ● Ensure strong time management of your scheduled activities is held so that the camp day runs smoothly. ● Planning and delivering, engaging and inclusive activities for up to 30 children, alongside other delivery staff. ● Being innovative and creative with activity ideas to ensure children are engaged and needs are met throughout the day. ● Assisting externally run activities (from partners of the program), including taking part and making it as engaging as possible. ● Understanding and complying with program policies and procedures relating to safeguarding and protecting children, health, safety and security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting all concerns to the FFR Lead. ● Ensuring the daily register is recorded accurately and communicated with the program leads. ● Ensuring the venue chef has an up-to-date number for lunch and accurate dietary and allergy information for the children attending each day. Preparing the children for lunch, assisting with serving food, and supporting clean-up after the meal. ● Keeping the camp venue clean and free of a mess – at some sites, this will include cleaning bathroom areas. ● Participating in mandatory training and other learning activities as required. ● Completing statutory records, monitoring, and reports as required. Person Specification We are looking for energetic, confident, and fun individuals who can demonstrate the following skills and experience: Essential: A passion for working with children and young people. Evidence of ability to plan engaging and inclusive activities for a diverse range of ages and abilities. An ability to build rapport with children and young people is derived from a professional and trusting relationship. Hold a First Aid Qualification (you must be able to show a valid certificate from the last 3 years or agree to complete the course prior to starting work) Hold a minimum level 1 Safeguarding qualification & enhanced DBS certificate. (you must be able to show a valid certificate from the last 3 years or agree to complete the course prior to starting work)). A willingness to liaise with parents, delivering high-quality customer service. Ability to independently travel to and from camp locations. A proactive team player who can work collaboratively with other delivery staff members to deliver high-quality provisions and activities. An ability to communicate effectively with the Line manager, project staff, and other key partners. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. Possess a basic understanding of the statutory health and safety requirements expected of a coach/ teacher/ camp leader or similar role. Desirable: GCSE Maths and English Possess a qualification in one of the following fields: Primary or Secondary teaching or equivalent experience Sports Coaching (minimum NGB Level 2) or equivalent Physical Education SEND Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience Experience working with children with special needs or learning difficulties. Hold a specialist skill that could be shared with your colleagues, or the children attending camp, such as Performing Arts, Singing, Sport, Art, Design, Magic, etc... Experience working or volunteering with 8–11-year-olds in the last two years. Experience in supporting children with challenging behaviors. Full driving license and access to a vehicle. Experience coaching a sport, leading games, or delivering activities. Experience in leading arts and crafts-based activities Experience working with different people in a team environment. Hold a valid food hygiene qualification and/or food handling qualification Previous experience in relation to delivering, managing, or coordinating after-school activities or holiday camps. Before any delivery commences, you will be expected to read literature on all our policies and procedures, hold a safeguarding and first aid qualification (opportunity to achieve these will be offered), and attend any mandatory training sessions – these training sessions will be online and in person. There will also be opportunities to attend further CPD courses free of charge. How to apply Please apply by email with your CV & cover letter. A satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this role. Closing date: Ongoing Job Type: Freelance Salary: Starting from £10.00 per hour... dependent on experience and which roles applied for. Schedule: Monday to Friday Ability to commute/relocate: Hertfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Childcare: 1 Year (preferred) Coaching: 1 Year (preferred) Teaching: 1 Year (preferred) Work Location: One location Expected start date: 13/02/2023 Job Type: Freelance Schedule: Monday to Friday Ability to commute/relocate: Hemel Hempstead: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred) Application deadline: 12/02/2023