Student welfare and supervision is an important part of our summer schools, and all members of staff are required to take an active part in supervision duties. However, we also take on residential Welfare Supervisors to ensure that these duties are carried out, and that the needs of all students are catered for.
Welfare Managers have overall responsibility for the welfare and safety of students. This is a managerial position, and involves supervising others on lights out duty as well as overseeing the allocation of accommodation and transfers. If you've had experience of working in a residential school, are highly organised and have had experience of managing others, this could be the job for you.
Welfare Supervisors are responsible for the welfare and safety of students in residential accommodation and ensuring that their needs are met. This is a supervisory position and involves acting as a team leader for teachers and activity staff on lights out duty. They also act as a group leader to students who come without a group leader. When required, Welfare Supervisors will lead half-day excursions to various places of interest. This position is ideal if you have experience of working with children and/or working in a residential environment. You will ideally have good administration skills and be able to organise and manage your own time. Click here to see an example diary.
Transfer Coordinator (at selected centres only)
The Transfer Coordinator is responsible for arranging the transfers of groups from the airport and their return. This is a supervisory role and involves organising coach or taxi bookings, meeting groups or arranging for them to be met, and leading student inductions on arrival at the centre. They will also act as Welfare Supervisors when necessary.
Your involvement in the Activity Programme will be restricted to a half day excursion every week, if time allows. This still needs energy, enthusiasm and commitment on your part as a good activity programme has a direct effect on the students' enjoyment of their stay.
The type of study programmes offered at the centre affects
the types of work offered. We offer several types of programmes:
Classic Programme
This is the traditional summer school programme, where students have
classes in the morning and activities in the afternoon. They also have
one or two half-day excursions and one full day excursion per week.
This programme represents the majority of courses sold.
Double Banked Programmes (AKA Zig-Zag)
It is sometimes necessary to run classes in the morning and the afternoon.
In double-banking, if a group has classes in the morning one week, the
next they will have them in the afternoon. This means that the same
activities will run both morning and afternoon.
Choice Programme
Classes and one full-day excursion per week, with the classes in either the morning or afternoon. There is a full evening activity programme, but daytime activities are limited to two guided walks per week. These courses are usually restricted only actively sold in Central London.
Closed Groups
Sometimes the programme is designed specially for the group. Some government
contract groups operate as a closed group e.g. INPDAP courses at selected
centres.
Homestay Programmes
Homestay students generally follow the Classic programme, except that
they live with selected host families off-site. Homestay students only
come in for evening activities twice per week (usually for discos)