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Atlas Camps, a well-established, Ofsted-registered holiday club provider, is looking for some very talented and enthusiastic new members of staff.

Our camps are incredibly diverse and we deliver a wide range of activities to children aged 4-14 years. Activities include: football, tennis, dodgeball, arts and crafts, talent shows, and mini-games. We have something for every child to enjoy.

Positions Available

All of the positions are paid, and we invite applications for all roles within the camp, in line with your relevant experience and current circumstances.

To perform the roles of Camp Manager, Senior Play Leader, Play Leader, and Junior Play Leader, you will have the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people at all times. Though each role differs in responsibility, working with children requires individuals to have the courage to take action to protect children from harm, be self-aware, and have a good understanding of how their behaviour impacts on children.

This environment can be challenging and demanding. The successful applicant will have a great degree of resilience and demonstrate a ‘child-first' approach, putting the child's needs above everything else. When necessary, you will be required to share information and not work in isolation.

Atlas Camps strive to be market leaders in child experience. In order for us to achieve this, we are looking for individuals with bags of energy and enthusiasm to join our team. All staff at Atlas Camps share the vision that child experience, safety, and fun (for both staff and children) are fundamental to the success of our camps. This said, successful applicants will require an unwavering passion to work with children, a strong work ethic, the ability to work well as part of a team, and strong communication skills with both children and adults.

Successful Applicants Will Have:

• Own transport or method of access
• Experience in working with children (Camp Manager/Senior Play Leader)
• Willingness to travel to all camps in Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, Frampton, Gloucester & Stroud)

Prior to Commencing Work with Atlas Camps, Successful Applicants Will Need:

• To be available to work during the school holidays (we run during every school holiday)
• To complete an online NSPCC child safety course
• To complete an online prevent training course
• Complete an enhanced DBS check with Atlas or hold a current online update service DBS

If you think you have what it takes to keep groups of energetic children entertained throughout the day and meet the criteria above, then we would love to hear from you!

Please complete the attached application form, along with a signed self-disclosure form (sealed in an envelope marked 'confidential') and hand it to a member of our staff.

Atlas Camps Ltd takes child protection seriously and puts children's wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, which is why we have a robust and comprehensive safeguarding policy. A copy of our policy can be found here: atlascamps.co.uk/policies

Safer Recruitment Process

To ensure that all applicants are suitable for a role working with children and young people, all applicants will be subject to a safer recruitment process. This involves:

• Disclosing any criminal records
• An enhanced DBS check
• Completion of a self-disclosure form
• Completing induction training
• Completing NSPCC child protection course online
• Completing online prevent training

The Interview Process

This policy sets out Atlas Camps' approach to equality and diversity. Atlas Camps is committed to promoting equality and diversity and fostering a culture that actively values everyone.

Atlas Camps aims to be an inclusive organisation, committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment, including in the recruitment, training, and development of employees, and to proactively tackling and eliminating discrimination.

We consider that equality means breaking down barriers, eliminating discrimination, and ensuring equal opportunities and access for all groups in employment.

We consider diversity to mean celebrating differences and valuing everyone. Each person is an individual with visible and non-visible differences, and by respecting this, everyone can feel valued for their contributions, which is beneficial not only for the individual but for Atlas too.

Atlas Commitment

Every employee or potential employee is entitled to a working environment that promotes dignity, equality, and respect for all. Atlas will not tolerate any acts of unlawful or unfair discrimination (including harassment) committed against an employee, contractor, job applicant, or visitor because of a protected characteristic:

• Sex
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race
• Sexual orientation
• Disability
• Religion and/or belief
• Age

Allegations regarding potential breaches of this policy will be treated in confidence and investigated in accordance with the appropriate procedure. All allegations are to be passed to Dan Tanner and will be dealt with in line with our safer recruitment policy.

All application forms will be scrutinised to ensure:

• They are fully and properly completed
• The information is consistent and does not contain any discrepancies
• Gaps in employment/training or a history of repeated changes of employment are identified

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Any anomalies, discrepancies, or gaps in employment and the reasons for these will be noted so that they can be taken up as part of the consideration of whether to shortlist the applicant. This includes a history of repeated changes of employment without any clear career or salary progression or a mid-career move from a permanent to a temporary post.

All candidates will be assessed equally against the criteria contained in the person specification.