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You are UAC. We are UAC. And together, we can make school holidays unforgettable and your CV incredible. 

 

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Ultimate Activity Camps around the country are known for outstanding childcare and exciting activities. We’re a holiday club with a difference, for the children we look after and the people who work for us. What could you achieve with UAC?

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Ultimate Activity

Exciting activities and outstanding childcare for children ages 4-14. From archery to zorbing, sports, arts and play, our day camps are bursting with fun for both staff and children.

We are looking for candidates with heaps of enthusiasm and experience working with and caring for children of all ages!

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Activity Instructor

 

£95.26 - £120.41 (including 12.07% holiday pay)

The Activity Instructor will deliver outstanding structured sessions on camp in a mixture of sports, creative activities and games, whilst maintaining child welfare and offering the highest standard of childcare. If you have experience leading sessions and working with children of all ages, this is the role for you!

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Early Years Instructor

 

£95.26 - £120.41 (including 12.07% holiday pay)

With support and direction from the Early Years Leader, the Early Years Instructor will have a pastoral role with the 4 and 5 year olds on camp. You will take a lead role maintaining their welfare and providing high quality childcare and activities, in line with the EYFS and Ofsted requirements. If you have experience working with younger children, and catering to their specific needs, this is the role for you.

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Early Years Leader

£114.03 - £145.54 (including 12.07% holiday pay)

With support and direction from the Camp Manager, the Early Years Leader will be responsible for delivering our Ultimate Juniors programme on camp, leading high quality activities in line with EYFS and Ofsted guidance, and supporting Early Years Instructors. A pastoral role, you will deliver outstanding childcare on camp, maintaining the welfare of the children in your care to exceptional standard. If you are qualified (minimum Level 3 or higher) with excellent knowledge of the EYFS and experience in working with younger children, this is the role for you!

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Camp Manager

£133.93 - £166.09 (including 12.07% holiday pay)

The Camp Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of our multi activity programmes, managing a team of staff to ensure they are delivering activities to the highest standard, whilst maintaining child welfare and offering the highest standard of childcare. Usually a qualified teacher, the Camp Manager will be the key point of contact on camp, ensuring our key stakeholders (children, parents, host school, staff and Ofsted) receive the Ultimate experience! If you have heaps of experience leading children, and have worked in a senior/managerial role, this is the role for you!

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Specialist Instructor (Lifeguard)

£10.39 - £14.89 (Inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay)

The Specialist Instructor (Lifeguard) is responsible for maintaining pool safety. Qualified (NPLQ or NARS) and experienced, you will lifeguard from poolside during all water activities, whilst maintaining child welfare and offering the highest standard of childcare. You will also have the opportunity to deliver a range of different activities according to your skills and expertise.

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Senior Activity Instructor (Roamer)

£97.94  - £136.42  per day (Inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay)

A roaming role, the Senior Activity Instructor (Roamer) will not be assigned to any one site, but will instead travel from camp to camp, delivering a range of different activities and providing support to other staff and managers, whilst maintaining child welfare and offering the highest standard of childcare. As well as heaps of experience delivering a wide range of activities to children of all ages, flexibility is a must in this role, as you will be required to react quickly in an ever-changing camp environment!

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Climbing Instructor

The role of Climbing Wall Instructor is to deliver a fantastic climbing experience to children aged between 7 and 14 years, whilst ensuring their welfare and safety are always maintained. This role involves traveling between our 2 sites with climbing walls – St Gabriel’s School in Newbury and Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning. 

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EFL Teacher

Competitive pay rates

In partnership with our sister company, Summer Boarding Courses, we run our Ultimate English programme at select locations. The role of EFL Teacher is to deliver English lessons to classes of up to 12 international children enrolled on our Ultimate Activity programme. If you are TEFL/CELTA qualified and have a passion for developing children's English language ability then this is the role for you! Running this summer in Headington (Oxford), Chandlings (Oxford), Holy Cross (Kingston) and Sutton High (Sutton).

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Ultimate Survival

Adventurers aged 7 to 14 years can go wild during the summer holidays with our Ofsted-registered Ultimate Survival programme. Spending time being fully-immersed in the natural environment, outdoor summer day camps are fun and adventurous for both staff and children.

We are looking for candidates with heaps of enthusiasm for the outdoors and experience working with and caring for children of all ages!

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Ultimate Survival Instructor

£108.28 - £137.87 per day (Including 12.07% Holiday Pay). As well as the additional 3 hours' pay for evening duties on Thursdays

The role of an Ultimate Survival Instructor is to use supporting resources to deliver high level (structured) outdoor activities and workshops to groups of children aged 7 to 14. You will be expected to guide groups of children through week-long (timetabled) courses with emphasis on fun, excitement, teamwork, and skill development. You will have a pastoral role in being a group leader and be a key contact for children on Camp while taking a lead in ensuring their welfare.

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Ultimate Survival Camp Leader

£132.44 - £149.48 per day (Including 12.07% Holiday Pay) As well as the additional 3 hours pay for evening duties on Thursdays

The role of the Ultimate Survival Camp Leader is to oversee the effective running of our Ultimate Survival courses. Along with your team of Ultimate Survival Instructors, you will deliver outstanding theatre-based, structured outdoor education activities and workshops to groups of children. If you have heaps of experience working with children in an outdoor setting and have worked in a senior or managerial role, this is the role for you!

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Senior Ultimate Survival Instructor (Roaming)

£108.80 – £149 per day (inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay) + 22p per mile, as well as the additional 3 hours pay for evening duties on Thursdays.

The Senior Ultimate Survival Instructor (Roaming) will not be assigned to any one site, but will instead travel from camp to camp, able to deliver a range of different activities and workshops and provide support to the Ultimate Survival staff teams when needed. As well as heaps of experience delivering a wide range of outdoor activities to children, flexibility is a must in this role, as you will be required to react quickly in an ever-changing camp environment!

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Ultimate Tech

Aspiring technologists will get hands-on experience with todays and tomorrows tech, spending 4 days discovering, learning and creating fun and engaging tech projects.

We are looking for candidates with an interest in IT, computer science or coding - we will fully train you - just bring your enthusiasm and energy to excite children about the world of tech!

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Ultimate Tech Instructor

£96.88 - £121.46 (including 12.07% holiday pay)

The role of the Tech Instructor is to deliver outstanding, structured technology and coding activities to small groups of 8- to 14-year-olds on our Ultimate Tech Camps. Ideally our Tech Instructors will cover back-to-back courses across a selection of camps in their local area. If you have an interest in working with children in an IT setting, this is the role for you!

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Ultimate Tech Leader

£132.44 - £149.48 (including 12.07% holiday pay)

The Ultimate Tech Leader is responsible for the successful delivery of our Ultimate Tech programme. Our Leaders manage, motivate and support the Tech Instructors to collaboratively deliver fun and exciting technology and coding activities small groups of 8- to 14-year-olds attending our Ultimate Tech Camps.

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ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE

Our Ultimate Performance provides an opportunity for develop the three fundamental elements of a performer by creating an overall Triple Whammy! Children aged 7-12, will showcase a variety of popular Musical Theatre movies moments through scripted scenes, choreographed dance routines, and large chorus numbers, all leading towards the end of the week star dazzling performance!


We are looking for candidates qualified, or working towards relevant qualifications, in Performing Arts or Musical Theatre. 


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PERFORMANCE LEADER


The Ultimate Performance Leader is responsible for the successful delivery of our Ultimate Performance programme, whilst ensuring the welfare and safety of the children on camp is maintained at all times. We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Performing Arts teachers or professionals qualifications (Drama school/University degree) to help us follow through on our commitment: Inspire Children Every Day.

PERFORMANCE INSTRUCTOR


Following scripts, choreography and music, the role of the Ultimate Performance instructor is to deliver outstanding performing arts to small groups of 7 to 12 year-olds, through a melody of musicals, and showcasing their talents! You will be responsible for motivating and delivering a fun and exciting group musical theatre workshops to inspire the next generation.

ULTIMATE COOKERY

Childcare just got tasty with a fun new cookery and activity course!

This inspiring and hands-on 4 day course will see children spend half a day each day preparing and cooking exciting and contemporary recipes. The other half of the day they will get to re-join their friends on the Ultimate Activity programme.

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Ultimate Cookery Leader

We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced food technology teachers or kitchen professionals to help us follow through on our commitment to 'Inspire Children Every Day'.
Following guided recipes, the role of the Ultimate Cookery Leader is to deliver outstanding cooking tutorials to small groups of 8 to 14-year-olds, sending them home with a delicious creation of their own making! 
 

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SPORTS ACADEMIES

Our academies provide an opportunity for budding sportsmen and sportswomen, aged 7-14, to receive elite coaching from qualified coaches and elite sports stars!

We are looking for candidates with coaching qualifications in hockey, cricket, netball, football or athletics or experience playing to a high level.

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Athletics Coach

The role of Athletics Coach is to deliver excellent, energetic athletics sessions where all children can develop their skills, be challenged and have fun. Coaches will ideally hold a minimum UK Athletics L1 coaching qualification (or equivalent) with experience coaching or playing to a high level.

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Athletics Lead Coach

The Athletics Lead Coach will run the Academy each day and are responsible for ensuring the coaching programme is delivered to a high standard and that each young athlete is participating at a suitable ability level. They will also be the first port of call for parents when dropping off and picking up athletes. Lead Coaches will ideally hold a minimum UK Athletics L1 coaching qualification (or equivalent) with significant experience in coaching and/or playing to a high level.

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Hockey Coach

The role of Hockey Coach is to deliver excellent, energetic hockey sessions where all children can develop their skills, be challenged and have fun. Coaches will ideally hold a UKCC England Hockey Sessional Coach qualification or equivalent (minimum Level 1) with experience coaching or playing to a high level.

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Hockey Lead Coach

The Hockey Lead Coach will run the Academy each day and are responsible for ensuring the coaching programme is delivered to a high standard and that each young athlete is participating at a suitable ability level. They will also be the first port of call for parents when dropping off and picking up athletes. Lead Coaches will ideally hold a UKCC England Hockey Sessional Coach qualification or equivalent (minimum Level 1) with significant experience in coaching and/or playing to a high level.

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Netball Coach

The role of Netball Coach is to deliver excellent, energetic netball sessions where all children can develop their skills, be challenged and have fun. Coaches will ideally hold a minimum level 1 England Netball coaching qualification (or equivalent) with experience coaching or playing to a high level.

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Netball Lead Coach

The Netball Lead Coach will run the Academy each day and are responsible for ensuring the coaching programme is delivered to a high standard and that each young athlete is participating at a suitable ability level. They will also be the first port of call for parents when dropping off and picking up athletes. Lead Coaches will ideally hold a minimum level 1 England Netball coaching qualification (or equivalent) with significant experience in coaching and/or playing to a high level.

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HEAD OFFICE

We want talented, enthusiastic, and hardworking individuals to help deliver our inspiring activity-based day camps - ALL YEAR ROUND! We are always on the look out for new HQ team members, be that on a permanent or temporary basis.

Common roles available include Customer Support, Recruitment, Operations, Finance, Data Analysis and Marketing! Keep an eye out below for our current vacancies!

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Senior Recruitment Coordinator - Full time / Permanent

Our belief at Ultimate Activity Company is that the quality of staff determines the quality of our programmes, and as such the role of the Senior Recruitment Coordinator is crucial to their success.
Working alongside the Recruitment Manager you will oversee and support the recruitment of outstanding temporary staff. With comprehensive training provided, you will take responsibility for the
end-to-end recruitment of our temporary staff who help us deliver the exceptionally high standards we have promised parents, children and schools.


If you are a positive team player who has the drive to recruit the best possible staff who can ‘inspire children every day’ then we want to hear from you!

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CONTACT US

TEL: 01865 582 949

EMAIL: work@ultimateactivity.co.uk

INSTAGRAM: @UltimateActivityStaff

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