Gryphon Go Camp Coordinator

University of Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An academic institution in Leeds is seeking a Camp Coordinator for summer camps aimed at children aged 5-11. The role involves planning, coordinating activities, and ensuring safety standards are maintained throughout the camp operation. Candidates should be organised, proactive, and enjoy working with children. This position offers flexible working arrangements and valuable experience in managing camps. Benefits include generous holiday allowance and access to health and wellbeing services.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays

Discounted staff gym membership

Access to childcare and shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Organised and proactive individual who enjoys working with children and young people.
• Ability to manage a large customer-facing operation.
• Experience in planning and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Support the organisation and coordination of summer camps.
• Create registers and activity rotas for the camps.
• Supervise lunchtime and manage activity transitions.

Skills

Organisational skills

Proactive attitude

Experience working with children

Job description

This role will be based on the university campus. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an organised and proactive individual who enjoys working with children and young people?

The Sport & Physical Activity service are seeking to appoint a Camp Coordinator for our Gryphons Go Summer camps for children aged 5-11 years.

Our multi sports camps make use of our fantastic on campus facilities at the Edge and children have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports including football, racquet sports, climbing & swimming. The camp activities are delivered by individuals with Level 1 and 2 coaching qualifications in Camp Assistant & Camp Leader roles.

As a Camp Coordinator you will be responsible for supporting the organisation and coordination of the camp during the delivery phase in both March/ April & July/ August 2026. This will include working alongside our staff team to ensure you have a full understanding of all of our policies and processes before the camps go live and supporting with the administrative planning & preparation needed.

During the course of the camps, you will be responsible for daily tasks such as creating registers and activity rotas, coordinating specialist activities and creating resources. You will support our Camp Manager and help ensure the camp schedule is followed as closely as possible; this may include supervising lunchtime and breaks, escorting children to specialist activities such as swimming & climbing and tidying up between activities; ensuring the health & safety of all participants at all times and maintaining high standards throughout.You will implement all of our policies and procedures to a high standard at all times as well as role modelling excellent and consistent standards and behaviours in line with the University values.You will gain valuable experience in planning & organisation, engaging children in a positive way and managing a large customer facing operation.

The Camp Coordinator will be required to work for a period of 8 weeks (3 weeks at Easter & 5 weeks in summer), encompassing the training and organisation stage of the camps as well as staff training and camp delivery. Camps will run from 8am-5.30pm daily Monday-Friday during the Easter & Summer breaks. Staffing ratios and shift times for any given day will be determined by the number of children we have attending but the Camp Coordinator will need to be available for the duration of the camps. You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role and hours may vary particularly during the course of the lead up period and the camp delivery.

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

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Please see details of the University’s Pre-employment Health Assessment within the Candidate Brief.