{"id":3872839,"url":"https://alion.io/job/summer-boarding-courses-social-programme-manager","title":"Social Programme Manager","company":{"id":4372561,"name":"Summer Boarding Courses","domain":"summerboardingcourses.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/summerboardingcourses","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eploy","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Leeds, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GDPR","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-06T11:35:27Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-06","last_verified_at":"2026-11-08T13:57:25Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"About The Role\nThe Role\n The Social Programme Manager is responsible for planning and delivering the Summer School Social or College Programme, including a varied offering of daytime group activities and entertaining whole-school evening events, ensuring engaging and safe experiences for students. This role involves managing resources, logistics, and a team of staff, while upholding safety and welfare standards. Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills are essential to creating vibrant and unforgettable student experiences.\nLocations\nThe Role of Social Programme Manager will be at one of the following sites:\nSBC at Eton College\nCamp Headington\nCamp Dragon\nSBC at Headington School\nSBC at Oxford College\nSBC at Dulwich College\nDukes Cambridge \nEarlscliffe \nWays we support our Managers:\nWe will cover the full cost of a new DBS (if required) for your first contract working with SBC. We encourage all staff to sign up for the Update Service. \nExtensive, paid, on-site training prior to student arrival\nAccommodation included\nCPD and Appraisals\nStaff Wellbeing Initiative\nAccess to Employee Assist Programme (EAP)\nContinual support for all staff from the Head Office Team, both on the ground and via phone/email\nOnline safeguarding and prevent training\nProfessional, fun and supportive environment\nRemuneration: The salary for the Social Programme Manager role is £1025 per week (subject to tax and national insurance), paid weekly in arrears (for the avoidance of doubt this sum includes a holiday allowance at 12.07% of basic pay in the sum of £110.39), plus accommodation at the summer site.\n\nA normal working week for Social Programme Managers will consist of up to 70 hours per week over six working days.\nAll staff will receive one full day off per week.\nMain Duties:\nProgramme Delivery\nCoordinate the activity and evening event programmes, including scheduling, planning, preparation, and promotion.\nDevelop and communicate an engaging, age-appropriate weekly timetable for activities and events, maintaining relevant noticeboards.\nEnsure the provision of organised, engaging and student-appropriate activity plans.\nEnsure all resources (e.g., signage, materials, equipment) are prepared ahead of time.\nManage student sign-ups, including resource creation, data entry, and registers.\nLead student Activity Meetings, ensuring all students are allocated to activities \nBrief staff for activities and events, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities are outlined.\nProvide support and feedback during and after sessions to ensure high-quality delivery.\nCollaborate with external providers to ensure seamless delivery.\nAttend excursions and off-site activities, taking the role of Excursion Leader when necessaryTeam Management\n\nLead and manage a team of staff to plan, prepare and deliver activities and events, ensuring high levels of support, supervision, and engagement.\nLead daily team meetings, conduct staff observations and manage appraisals.\nWelcome, train and support Activity Leaders during the staff induction week.\nAddress performance issues and provide ongoing guidance in collaboration with the Course Leader and Head Office.Resource, Facilities, Safety & Compliance\n\nOversee the procurement, storage, distribution, and maintenance of all activity and event resources, ensuring compliance with financial and quality guidelines.\nCoordinate with the host site to secure and book appropriate facilities.\nEnsure social programme spaces are clean, organised, and meet safety requirements\nEnsure staff are briefed and carry out equipment setup and pack-down efficiently.\nEnsure the safe delivery of all activities and events, adhering to safety protocols and conducting risk assessments, with findings documented and communicated to staff.\nEnsure all activities and events align with safeguarding and welfare policies, maintaining appropriate student supervision.\nGeneral Managerial Duties:\nTeamwork & Communication\nCollaborate with the Management Team, attending meetings and maintaining open and proactive communication. \nCommunicate clearly and professionally with students, staff, parents, agents, site hosts, and external stakeholders.\nWork with SBC Head Office to complete necessary paperwork and share updates.\nStudent Experience\nEncourage student engagement in the programme, promoting communication, confidence, and social skills.\nPromote a culture of equality, respect, and diversity, ensuring students adhere to the Student Code of Conduct and assisting staff in managing behaviour.\nEncourage student feedback and promptly address concerns or complaints.\nContribute to hosting arrival and departure days, ensuring a welcoming and professional experience for students and parents\nSupport the safe delivery of the programme, covering sessions, attending off-site activities & supporting breaks, meals, and welfare duties where needed.\nSafety & Compliance\nImplement Health and Safety procedures, ensuring incidents are reported and risk assessments are followed.\nKeep staff informed of student welfare needs and maintain required welfare records.\nEnsure staff and students understand Emergency and Fire Evacuation procedures.\nSecurely manage summer camp data, following GDPR and confidentiality policies.\nGeneral\nAttend SBC Management Training prior to arriving at the school to familiarise with all aspects of the programme, roles, and responsibilities\nAssist with Induction Week, preparing the site and inducting staff\nDemonstrate flexibility and assist in emergency situations, whether on duty or not.\nProvide feedback to the Head Office team throughout and at the end of the summer\nUphold the reputation of Summer Boarding Courses and the host venue\nSafeguarding Duties\nBe committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students in your care\nComplete online safeguarding training and attend on-site safeguarding training during induction week\nTo read and understand SBC’s Safeguarding Policy, Staff Handbook, Operations Policy Handbook and Part 1 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (including annexes A & B)\nTo be alert to the signs of abuse and neglect, and report any concerns to the DSO immediately (including low level concerns)\nTo know what to do if a student tells a member of staff they are being abused, exploited or neglected\nTo help students understand how to keep themselves safe and manage risk; earning their trust while maintaining professional boundaries\nPlease see the attached Job description for a more complete list of the duties associated with the Pastoral Activity Leader role. You can also see an overview of our sites and dates.\nAbout You\nSBC PERSON SPECIFICATION\nAll members of staff employed by SBC will be expected to bring certain key qualities to the operation. There must be a professional interest in working with young people and particularly international children. Safety and welfare of the students is of paramount importance at SBC and a practical enforcing of this belief should be a quality exhibited by all staff.\nWe look for staff who are:\nApproachable & empathic to the needs of students \nEnthusiastic & engaging \nDiplomatic, responsible & motivated \nFlexible within the summer school environment\nWe expect all SBC staff to be able to communicate effectively with our students, using an appropriate level of language to suit the group. SBC staff must demonstrate patience, empathy and an emotional awareness towards students both individually and in within a group setting. We expect all staff to take control of students and to manage discipline and behavioural issues in a firm, positive and constructive manner.\n\nExperience Required\nEssential\nExperience delivering activities, events, excursions or youth programmes\nStrong organisation and planning skills\nConfident leadership and staff-briefing skills\nStrong student engagement and behaviour-management skills\nGood health & safety and risk-assessment awareness\nAbility to manage several activities or priorities at once\nExperience using excel\nStrong communication skills\nEnergetic, proactive and hands-on approach\nDesirable\nPrevious Social Programme Manager or activity-management experience\nExperience planning large events or complex excursion programmes\nExperience managing activity/event staff\nExperience working with external suppliers and venues\nExperience in an international summer school or residential setting\nExperience with transfer or arrival/departure logistics\nExperience of residential international boarding.\nAbout Us\nFounded in 2008, Summer Boarding Courses (SBC) delivers award-winning residential summer programmes that combine academic and social enrichment, bringing students from around the world together through education.\nOur programmes take place at leading UK boarding schools and university college campuses, providing students with an inspiring environment to learn, develop confidence and build skills for their future.\nTo date, over 21,000 students from 155 nationalities have studied with us. SBC has also been ranked Number 1 in the EL Gazette’s British Council inspection league table from 2018 to 2026 and achieved a perfect 15/15 areas of strength in British Council inspections.\nOur courses unlock potential and ignite a spark for long-term success.\nTO APPLY\nWe want to make sure we do all we can to set candidates up for success in this process. If you require any adjustments to help you at interview and/or you have any questions at all, please contact us at: \nPlease note, as this post involves direct contact with vulnerable children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.\nSHOULD YOU BE SUCCESSFUL\nAny gaps in your CV will be enquired about and must be explained satisfactorily\nYou will have to prove your Right to Work in the UK\nYou will provide the details of two recent and relevant referees who we will contact and specifically ask about your suitability to work with children and any concerns.\nYou will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), and equivalent if you live, or have lived, outside of the UK\nYou will be asked to state that you have no known reason why you cannot work with children\nOfficial identification and certificates will be required for our records\nPlease be aware that SBC may conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates as part of our legal duty to meet out safeguarding duties.\nSBC SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT\nSummer Boarding Courses is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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