Student Activities Manager – Summer Program 2025 (Residential)

Do you have experience of managing the seamless running of events, activities, or excursions? Do you have great leadership qualities? If so, our Student Activities Manager position could provide you with the diverse challenge you’ve been looking for.

We’re an English Language school, hosted by our state-of-the-art CATS Academy Boston high school located in Braintree, MA.

Our Study Holidays welcome groups of young students (aged 10-18) from overseas. During their stay, they’re immersed into learning with a fun and dynamic academic and activity program, as we believe that the best learning isn’t just in the classroom. That’s where you come in.

As our Student Activities Manager, you will work closely with your team and other managers, having responsibility over the fun and varied student activities & excursions schedule. The dates of employment for this role are 06/04/25 to 08/08/25.

Here's some of what an Activities Manager does:

• You will be taking overall responsibility for planning and delivery of the smooth-running of our activities, events, and excursions program, based around Boston and New England
• Building great working relationships with the management and wider team, to provide our students with the safest and most enjoyable experience
• Playing an active role in the pastoral care of students, including night-duties on a scheduled basis
• Play an active role in the induction, ongoing support and training of Activity Leaders, Senior Activity Leaders and Teachers
• Managing, motivating and briefing the activity team and oversee their designated tasks, reporting to the Director of Studies
• Budgeting for events and activities
• Be responsible for answering student emergency phones during off-hours if necessary. This duty is rotated amongst the management team.
• Working 6 days per week - as part of the management team, this is a fully immersive position

What’s in it for you?

• Experience of working in a fast-paced, fun and multicultural education environment
• Opportunity to gain experience toward a career of working with young people or teaching
• Working with a highly experienced and supportive team
• Fully supportive materials to ensure the smooth running of activities and excursions
• Opportunity to gain or further your management experience with full training and ongoing support throughout your contract
• Board accommodation provided
• $20 per hour, 50 hours per week

Some of what you’ll need to join Stafford House Study Holidays as a Student Activities Manager:

• Previous experience of running and activity/leisure program or similar is essential (preferably in a summer/school setting) would be advantageous
• Be a great communicator with a good level of spoken and written English
• Flexible schedule; sometimes working evenings or weekends
• The ability to perform residential duties
• Be a supportive leader, able to effectively manage your team, ensuring the happiness, safety and well-being of staff and students alike
• Have the legal ability to work in the United States
• Familiarity with the Boston/New England area would be beneficial
• You must be professional and friendly. Safeguarding is a big part of the job, and we take it very seriously

Who are we? For more than 70 years we have been providing high quality English Language and activity courses for young learners. As well as our CATS Academy Boston high school, we offer 6 fantastic study locations within the UK with a wide range of courses to choose from including English Language and activities, creative Art & Design, sports, and academic preparation courses.

Stafford House International is part of CATS Global Schools (CGS), a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING

Stafford House and CATS Global Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect everyone connected with the organisation to share this commitment. All positions are subject to safer recruitment Pre-Employment Checks.

OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values - Pioneering, Persevering, People - we pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to ensure we offer respect and understanding to all communities.

AND FINALLY

What are you waiting for? We look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!

Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal, Temporary

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 50 per week

Application Question(s):

• Please confirm that you will agree to a background/criminal check? All successful candidates will be screened.
• Are you legally allowed to work in the US? (please note we are not able to sponsor any applicants)

Ability to Relocate:

• Braintree, MA 02184: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20