Mallinson Sports Centre Activity Leaders
- Job title: Mallinson Sports Centre Activity Leaders
- Job Type: Casual, Fixed Term
- Salary: The hourly rate is dependent on the role and the candidate's age
- Department: Mallinson Sports Centre
- Reporting to: Activities Coordinator
- Location: Highgate, North London
- Start: July, 2024
- Closing Date: 24 May 2024 at 12:00 pm
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join a friendly team dedicated to running high quality Holiday Camps at Mallinson Sports.
Mallinson Sports run a variety of exciting camps and activities for children aged 5-12 years old. Our camps are designed to cater to children of all abilities and are led by energetic and enthusiastic leaders.
The successful candidate will work as part of a team and play a crucial role in delivering high quality activities for children. This is a fast-paced role that requires the ability to work under pressure and communicate well with children.
If you would like to be part of a driven holiday camps team, enjoy organising and leading and like to get stuck in then we would love to hear from you.
The Department
The successful candidate will be joining the School at a truly exciting time during a 10 year development plan of the facilities already in progress. The MSC will be a unique building fit for the 21st century and modern curriculum requirements. As part of this development, our superb, state of the art, 25 metre swimming pool, has been fully refurbished and opened in March 2020.
Sport has traditionally held a significant place in the life of Highgate School, and the sports facilities are excellent. The School has extensive playing fields covering some 20 acres with squash, tennis and Eton Fives courts. The Mallinson Sports Centre consists of a large sports hall, a cricket hall, a swimming pool, squash courts and a weights suite together with a social area, ancillary offices and brand new changing accommodation. The Sports Centre services the needs of the extended school family and the local community as well as those of pupils. During term time the Centre staff work closely with the Sport and Exercise Department (SpEx) and the Centre is used exclusively by the School between 8am and 6pm and outside these times and at weekends the community use programme is in place which includes holiday camps.
The Role
To assist the Sports Centre team in the provision of a high quality service to school and community users. To contribute to the organisation and planning and development of all Centre activities.
Main Responsibilities
- Supervision of groups of children on holiday programmes.
- Entertaining and providing suitable games and activities for groups of children during weeklong programmes.
- Cleaning duties of areas used throughout the building.
- Setting up and safe removal of all equipment used.
- Reporting of First Aid situations to main reception area.
- Attending on-site training and meetings as requested by the Sports Centre Manager.
- Maintaining good staff working relationships.
- Planning of daily activities and end of week entertainments.
- Sit with and supervise children during lunch.
- Register children during the morning, lunch, and at the end of the day.
- Ensure parents sign both drop off and collection slips.
- Ensure the supervision and safety of children at all times.
- Ensure you are aware of the schools H&S policy and evacuation procedures.
- Carrying out any other duties or additional areas of responsibility as may reasonably be required by the Sports Centre manager or Activities Coordinator
These duties and responsibilities are intended as a guide. They are not exhaustive: the Activity Leader will be expected to undertake any reasonable task or responsibility as required by the Mallinson Sports Centre Manager or his appointee.
- Criteria
- How will these be tested or verified?
- Qualifications
Desirable
- A first aid qualification
- Sports Coaching qualifications
- Experience
Essential
- Experience working or volunteering in a sports related environment
- Basic understanding of Health and Safety and risk assessments
- Experience working with children
Desirable
- Experience of working in the education sector
- Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding policies
- Basic first aid experience
- Experience working in a customer care environment
- Skills / Knowledge
Essential
- Capable of working on his/her own initiative.
- Physically fit.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and multi-task.
- Ability to work well as a member of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with visitors to the centre, pupils, teaching and support staff.
- Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident and personable.
- High degree of personal drive and motivation.
- A team player with a flexible ‘can do’ approach.
- A responsible and conscientious approach, especially with regard to health and safety matters.
- A polite and friendly manner.
Benefits
Location | Highgate Village, adjacent to Hampstead Heath, with quaint shops and easy connections across London.
Pension | AVIVA workplace pension scheme offered – employer contribution, with the ability to flex up to 11% of this as additional non-pensionable salary, employees contribute a minimum of 5%.
Personal development | Comprehensive induction support for new staff. Focus on continued professional development for all employees.
Leisure facilities | Free access, at stipulated times, to our sports facilities, including a fitness suite and swimming pool (recently refurbished).
Lunch | A complimentary lunch including hot meals, sandwiches, salads, fresh fruit and dessert.
Help with sustainable travel | Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and a Season Ticket Loan scheme for public transport.
Family-friendly policies | Highgate appreciates that employees sometimes have family commitments so we try to be as supportive as possible, for example with enhanced maternity pay (8 weeks’ full pay, then 10 weeks’ half pay) and paid dependant leave.
Working at Highgate
A culture of community, kindness and belonging
Highgate is a caring, open-minded community, where we promote kindness, empathy and friendship. Everyone who works and studies with us deserves to feel they are part of a welcoming environment that enables them to be themselves and to thrive as individuals.
Our community extends beyond the school, through partnerships, charity work and our commitment to equality, inclusion and sustainability. All members of our school community are encouraged to look outwards and play an active role.
In a recent ISI inspection (Dec 2021), it was noted that “Pupils show exceptional respect for, and appreciate diversity within the school and wider community, and their own and other cultures, demonstrating sensitivity and tolerance to those from different backgrounds and traditions.”
Staff wellbeing
Highgate is committed to staff wellbeing, which we promote by encouraging a strong work-life balance; trying our best to support flexible working requests; providing a nutritious complimentary lunch in the dining hall; and offering access to sporting facilities including our recently renovated swimming pool.
The Staff Wellbeing Committee, with representatives across the School, meets regularly to drive forward initiatives, and a selection of staff have been trained as Mental-Health First Aiders.
We encourage an open culture throughout our school, with regular staff surveys, action committees and opportunities to feedback. We strive for continual learning and improvement, and staff training and development is paramount. There are opportunities to participate in the wider life of our school, such as taking part in trips or societies and getting involved in partnership projects.
More details about working at Highgate can be found here:
Charitable work and sustainability
As an independent school, we want to use our position as a charity effectively: to make high-quality education accessible to as many children as possible – through our bursary programme at Highgate and through our work with local state schools. We have partnerships with over 60 state schools across 7 London boroughs, and we are the principal educational sponsor for London Academy of Excellence, Tottenham – an academically-selective state sixth form in a community where such opportunities are lacking.
Alongside this, our staff and pupils undertake charitable activities throughout the year. These range from staff giving up their time to neighbourhood schools and charitable organisations, focused fundraising campaigns, to pupils undertaking community work in the local area or further afield.
As a school, we have a central role to play in educating our pupils, staff and parents about the importance of environmental sustainability. We are taking positive action to adapt our operational performance to tackle the negative effects of climate change. We encourage all our staff to reflect upon their personal and professional practices, to support our environmental agenda and to make positive changes wherever possible.
Application procedure
- Closing Date: 24th May 2024
- Timing of interviews: ASAP
Contact: Recruitment Team are happy to answer any questions about this post.
Early Application: Applications will be considered ‘as and when’ received and we may close the vacancy if we appoint before the closing date.
Apply hereInclusion
We know that more diverse teams are stronger teams, and that the more inclusive we are, the more our staff and pupils will feel a sense of belonging and will thrive. To enable us to make reasonable adjustments, please let us know of any disabilities (including neuro-divergence) when you submit your application.
Safeguarding
As this role will have regular unsupervised contact with children you must, if appointed, comply with Highgate’s Safeguarding Policy and Staff Code of Conduct. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety and welfare of our pupils, these concerns must be reported immediately in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy. If whilst in the post, Highgate becomes aware of any safeguarding concerns to staff, pupils or the community; these will need to be followed up in line with the safeguarding policy and code of conduct which is underpinned by KCSE and other legislation. These concerns may need to be shared with other agencies. A copy of these policies will accompany all offers of employment. Training will also be provided to all staff to support Safeguarding practice.
Please read before you apply
Highgate is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if necessary. Candidates from overseas must provide information about their past conduct, for example, by providing documents issued by overseas teaching authorities. DBS Privacy Policies
Please note that this role is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. DBS Code of Practice
In accordance with the latest guidance from KCSIE, we shall be conducting online searches on any candidates who are shortlisted.