What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Manager - Nationwide position at Barracudas Activity Day Camps?
Area Manager - Nationwide
Working Hours : 08 : 00-18 : 00, Monday-Friday (Total hours will not exceed 47.5 per week)
Salary : £628.15 - £777.21 salary per week dependant on age, internal / external experience, qualifications, and camp size
February Half Term Contracts to be issued on 2023 wage level. 2024 wage level effective from 1st April.)
Reportable to : Named contact within Senior Leadership Team at Central Office
Barracudas is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
AREA MANAGER DUTIES
- Oversee the Induction Training & Set-Up Days ahead of Camp
- Monitor the registration, collection, and activities on camp, including swimming if the camp has a pool
- Provide feedback following observations on the above
- Conduct audits - camps will have audits throughout every season. This will consist if recording both positive areas and areas for improvement
- Feedback your findings from audits and provide support to camps that need improvement. Follow up these action points in person or via telephone to Senior Teams direct to ensure they have been completed, as well as sharing communication with Management Teams at Central Office
- Assist Senior Team during OFSTED inspections
- Complete paperwork and high-risk activities in accordance with Barracudas Activity Codes of Practice. Provide guidance on admin tasks if completed incorrectly
- Enforce Health and Safety regulations to ensure a safe environment and be ready to answer questions from the senior or general staff
- Update and communicate overviews of assigned camps to Central Office and other Area Managers on a daily / weekly basis
- Monitor equipment is being used correctly
- Cover senior absence and ad hoc responsibilities such as liaising with parents, school contacts & staff
- Oversee petty cash
- Organise staff briefings to ensure communication is shared amongst the team (within the staff’s working day)
- Communicate and support the team to ensure camp runs smoothly
- Ensure site and Baserooms are kept tidy, and all equipment packed away
- Assess and review staff performance throughout the season & complete evaluations
REQUIRMENTS
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Barracudas is committed to equal opportunities in employment and this post does require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Salary : $628 - $777
