Group Leaders Required for Ardmay House International Summer School 2015
Ardmay House International Summer School is looking for enthusiastic and dynamic 5th and 6th year pupils to act as Group Leaders for our award-winning summer school for students aged 8-16 from all over the world.
The job involves working with young people from many different countries, taking part in outdoor adventure activities, evening activities and excursions. Group Leaders are an integral part of our summer school – you will help look after our students, speak to them in English and make sure that they have a great time in Scotland.
You will be acting as ambassadors for Scotland, leading by example and ensuring our students are happy, included and having fun. You should be outgoing, active and friendly with lots of energy to keep up with the summer school way of life!
Group leaders will:
- Carry out welfare and pastoral care duties
- Accompany groups on excursions
- Act as positive role models for the students
- Assist with supervised activities
– Carry out meal time supervision and domestic duties
Group leaders will be ambassadors of Ardmay House, their own school and Scotland and should be:
- Well organised
- Responsible and mature
- Outgoing and friendly
- Reliable and punctual
- Hard working
- Adaptable
– Enthusiastic
Full board, accommodation and travel expenses provided as well as full training and induction.
This is an ideal opportunity to complete the residential part of Gold D of E Award and/or excellent work experience. We will be happy to provide references to future employers/universities.
Former Group Leader Amy Haddock (Bishopbriggs Academy) describes her summer school experience:
“I thoroughly enjoyed my week at Ardmay House. I met so many amazing people from all around the world and created great memories. My week was fully packed with outdoor activities and tasks around the house. I would definitely recommend this experience as it was a fantastic opportunity and a rewarding experience.”
The summer school runs from 28th June – 8th August inclusive. Group leaders are required to be available for a minimum of one week during this period.
Application forms are available from Gail Ritchie (Summer School Director), gail.ritchie@ahiss.co.uk Please send your completed application form as well as a reference from school to us by 17th March 2015.
Further information about the summer school and the GL programme is available on our website: www.ahiss.co.uk
