Residential Activity Leader - YL Summer Contract 2025

Are you passionate about working with young people? Are you a natural leader, with a flair for creating fun and engaging events? Do you thrive in a team environment? If this sounds like you, we’d love you to join our talented team of Activity Leaders, working on our UK based residential young learner courses this summer. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to plan, prepare and deliver a diverse range of activity to learners aged 7-17.

As a Residential Activity Leader, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that students have a safe, enjoyable, and enriching time. From organising sports and creative workshops to supervising excursions and evening entertainment, this dynamic role is perfect for individuals with energy, enthusiasm, and a passion for working with young people. Contracts of varying lengths are available between June and August 2025.

As an Activity Leader, you will:

• Plan and lead engaging activities in performing arts, sports, arts and crafts and large group games and evening events. Encouraging active participation, engagement and inclusivity in your sessions.
• Accompany and guide students on cultural trips to local attractions, ensuring students complete all work required.
• Act as a role model, always ensuring students’ safety and well-being, both during activities and within the residential setting.
• Provide pastoral support to students adjusting to the summer school environment, including meal and house supervision.
• Work closely with other staff members to maintain a high standard of service and ensure smooth delivery of the program.

• Previous experience working with young people in a residential, educational, or activity setting is desirable.
• First Aid and relevant coaching qualifications are desirable.
• A positive, flexible, and proactive approach with a high level of energy and enthusiasm is essential.
• A sensitivity to working with diverse groups and a genuine interest in cultural exchange is essential.
• Must be willing to live onsite at the residential school for the duration of the contract.

We are especially interested in hearing from candidates with expertise, coaching experience or a specialist interest in any of the following areas:

• Sports – Football, tennis, cricket, archery, volleyball, badminton, basketball and hockey
• Art and design
• Cookery
• Photography and film making
• Performing arts – dance, drama and music
• Lifeguarding – holding a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)

If you don’t have experience in the above activities, we are still keen to hear from you. If you can engage young people, bring energy and infuse fun into the course, you will make a great Activity Leader!

Bell is a leading language school and education provider delivering unforgettable learning experiences that transform lives. At Bell, we believe that English is more than a language. It's a stepping stone that will help you achieve your dreams. For over 70 years, we have provided unforgettable learning experiences to students and teachers from around the world, transforming the lives of over one million. Through our teaching approach we encourage students to aim high, exceed their learning goals and become confident users of the English language.

Our five Young Learner schools in Cambridge, Oxfordshire, Bristol and Hertfordshire provide both staff and students with excellent premises and facilities. As well as a competitive salary, staff will also benefit from:

• Free onsite accommodation and all meals provided.
• Holiday pay (12.07% paid on top of salary for any accrued but untaken holiday).
• Company paid induction upon arrival onsite.
• Full training and ongoing support, providing opportunities for future career growth and promotions.
• The opportunity to work in a diverse, multicultural environment, with students and staff from across the globe.
• Free access to excursions and activities, including trips to London, Cambridge and Brighton.
• Company paid Enhanced DBS check.
• Discount of 50% on a future CELTA course after successful completion of a full summer contract.

Bell is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

• A DBS/Police Check will be requested in the event of a successful application.
• We do not accept DBS Checks undertaken by other organisations (unless you are on the update service).
• All gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily.
• Proof of identity and qualifications will be required.
• All references will be followed up and reference requests will ask specifically whether there is any reason you should not be engaged in situations where you have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18.
• Appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.

Opportunities for future career growth

Working for Bell on our Young Learner courses offers a valuable experience for individuals looking to work with children in the future. You will develop your skills in planning, leadership, communication, teamwork, time management and youth engagement whilst making a positive and long-lasting impact on the lives of young people.

For individuals seeking longer term work, we also have opportunities for further work, year-round, on our residential courses.

Apply now to join our team and play a key role in shaping unforgettable experiences for young learners this summer.