Holiday Club Manager

Job Description

🎄 Holiday Club Manager – Staines TW18 (Christmas Holidays)

📍 Eclipse Leisure Centre, Staines Upon Thames, Middlesex, TW18 1AJ
💷 £13.80 per hour
📅 Casual Contract | Christmas Holiday Club (early finish on Xmas Eve)
⏰ Monday–Wednesday: 8:30am–5:30pm | Thursday: 8:30am–2:30pm
🎄 Christmas Camp: Monday 21st – Thursday 24th December

This is a great opportunity to join our team for Christmas, with the potential to return and lead our club during future school holidays too!

Make a difference. Lead the fun. Love your job! 🌟

Are you a confident leader who loves working with children and enjoys creating fun, engaging experiences?

Do you have experience leading a team, supervising staff, or taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of a setting, activity or programme?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Junior Adventures Group (JAG) is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Holiday Club Manager to lead our Christmas Camp at Eclipse Leisure Centre in Staines.

You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of the club, leading and supporting a small team, and making sure children aged 4–11 have a safe, exciting and memorable Christmas holiday experience.

From sports and team games to arts and crafts, drama, creative activities and structured play, you’ll help create a holiday club where children can have fun, make friends and feel part of the JAG family. 🎨⚽🎭

🎅 Your Christmas Camp

This is a four-day Christmas Camp, giving you the opportunity to take the lead during the festive school holidays.

📅 Monday 21st – Thursday 24th December
⏰ Monday–Wednesday: 8:30am–5:30pm
🎄 Thursday 24th December: 8:30am–2:30pm – early finish!
📍 Eclipse Leisure Centre, Staines TW18

This is a one-week-only opportunity, with the option to work with us during future school holidays if you enjoy the role and would like additional opportunities.

🌟 What You’ll Do

As Holiday Club Manager, you’ll take ownership of the club and ensure everything runs smoothly throughout the day.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supporting and motivating your team

• Taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of the holiday club

• Planning and overseeing fun, engaging and age-appropriate activities

• Organising sports, team games, arts & crafts, drama and creative play

• Creating a welcoming, inclusive and positive environment

• Building strong relationships with children, parents, colleagues and the venue

• Organising daily routines, activities and staff responsibilities

• Ensuring safeguarding, health & safety and company procedures are followed

• Taking responsibility for the welfare and safety of all children

• Leading by example and being a positive role model for your team

• Dealing confidently and calmly with any challenges that arise

💛 What’s in it for you?

• 💷 £13.80 per hour

• 🎄 Four-day Christmas Camp: Monday 21st – Thursday 24th December

• ⏰ Early finish at 2:30pm on Christmas Eve

• 🌟 Opportunities to work during future school holidays

• 📚 Paid training and ongoing CPD opportunities

• 💚 24/7 wellbeing and mental health support through Health Assured

• 🤝 Recommend-a-friend rewards

• 🎟️ Discounts for your own children at our wraparound and holiday clubs, where applicable

• 🙌 A fun, friendly and supportive team

• 🚀 The opportunity to develop valuable leadership and childcare management experience

👑 What We’re Looking For

Leadership experience is essential for this role.

We’re looking for someone who has experience leading, supervising or managing a team and who is confident taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of a setting, programme or activity.

You may have previously worked as a:

• Holiday Club Manager

• Nursery or Setting Manager

• Deputy Manager

• Sports Coach or Team Leader

• Teaching Assistant / HLTA

• Playwork Leader

• Activity Leader

• Youth Worker

• NCS Leader

• Scout or Guide Leader

• Club Supervisor

• Team Leader

You’ll be someone who is:

• ⭐ An experienced and confident leader

• ❤️ Passionate about working with children

• 🎨 Energetic, creative and enthusiastic

• 💬 A strong communicator

• 📋 Organised and able to take initiative

• 🛡️ Committed to safeguarding and child welfare

• 🌈 Positive, approachable and inclusive

• 💪 Calm and confident when dealing with challenges

Previous experience working with children is highly desirable, particularly within childcare, education, sport, youth work, leisure or activity settings.

🎯 Ready to Take the Lead?

If you’re an experienced leader who would love the opportunity to run a fun and exciting Christmas holiday club, we’d love to hear from you!

Whether you’re looking for a new challenge, valuable childcare management experience or some additional income during the school holidays, this could be the perfect opportunity to join Junior Adventures Group.

🛡️ Safeguarding

At JAG, the safety and wellbeing of children is our number one priority.

All appointments are subject to our safer recruitment process, including satisfactory references and appropriate documentation. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List Check and the role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Online searches may be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of our safeguarding and safer recruitment process, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

🌟 Join the JAG Family!

If you’re ready to lead the fun this Christmas, apply today and become part of the Junior Adventures Group team! 🎄❤️

We can’t wait to hear from you!

💛 Join the JAG Family!

If you're ready to take the lead, bring the fun and make this Christmas an adventure, we'd love to hear from you!

📩 Apply today and start your journey with Junior Adventures Group!

▶️ Learn more about us: https://youtu.be/NdyZ78K1Gy8

Junior Adventures Group – Creating amazing experiences for children, every day.

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Qualifications

no needed- management experience preferred

Additional Information

Compensation: 13.8 to 13.8 (GBP) (HOURLY)