Activities & Events Coordinator (Summer)
Publication date:
11 January 2025Workload:
100%Contract type:
Unlimited employment- Place of work:Uster
Activities & Events Coordinator (Summer 2025)
Brighton Adults
Full Time/Fixed Term
Are you looking to gain valuable work experience within international business? Do you enjoy working with young people and putting the WOW factor into culturally enriching and entertaining events? If so, EF Education First invites you to join us in our mission of opening the world through education as a Activities & Events Coordinator.
EF Education First’s mission is opening the world through education.
A career with EF combines the support and opportunity of a large international organisation, with the spirit and energy of a small business. We look for thinkers and doers – creative, collaborative, and motivated people who are excited by education, communication, and travel.
When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries. In the UK and Ireland, our core presence is felt at our international language campuses and summer schools, where we welcome students from around the world to participate in language learning and cultural exchange. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and encourage you to open the world through education.
Your Role
We are looking for a summer Activities & Events Coordinator for the Brighton EF International Language School, whose responsibilities will be to offer a varied activities programme and service for international students, creating a dynamic and fun environment for students to enjoy outside class. You will report to the Activities & Events Manager in performing this role and to present themselves as a model of quality and professionalism within the EF Brighton staff. This is full time, fixed term role running from June/July – August 2025. Permanent job opportunities available post summer.
Responsibilities
- To ensure that the Activities department runs smoothly and effectively in all areas
- To organise and implement social, cultural and sporting activities programme appropriate to students’ needs
- To produce weekly activities calendar and make this available to students.
- To promote school events and excursions and design advertising posters, leaflets, etc.
- To accompany activities & excursions as required, including regular evening & weekend work
- To assist with management of EF Brighton Instagram account
- To ensure the highest level of customer service
- To take ownership of student evaluation scores for activities staff and excursions, and continually seek to improve them
- To ensure all health and safety requirements for activities are met, overseeing risk assessments
- To ensure cost consciousness at all times when managing pricing and profit.
- To Liaise with local, national & international service providers to negotiate rates & deals for student excursions
- To help maintain ‘one team’, where the different departments liaise and interact effectively and efficiently
- Where an under 18 student needs medical assistance, the coordinator will be called upon to accompany the student to hospital, medical walk-in centre or any other medically related appointment/treatment
- To be responsible for and maintaining accurate records
- To assist in assigning staff shifts
- Emergency Phone duty on rota
Requirements
- Highly motivated, energetic, positive
- A flexible approach to work & hours of work undertaken is essential
- Sociable, outgoing & confident personality
- Organized and thorough, creative and resourceful, flexible approach at all times
- Customer service minded and quality oriented
- Enjoys working under pressure & able to meet tight deadlines
- Excellent communication and people skills
Why you will love working with EF
- Continuous professional development
- Exposure to international business
- Work in a truly international environment
- Regular social events
- Ambition is nurtured and fast-tracked career enhancement opportunities are provided
- Staff are encouraged to innovate, take ownership of their ideas and bring them to fruition
- Global career opportunities
- Pre summer training
- Access to EF Hello language learning
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EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be followed up and will ask specifically whether there is any reason that the applicant should not be engaged in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18. Upon interview all gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily and proof of identity and, where applicable, qualifications will be required. Appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.
EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity, parental status, experience, and everything else that makes you unique.