Sports and Social Manager- International Summer School 2026

Summary

We are looking for a Sports and Social Manager to oversee both our junior summer school programme for students aged 8-17 and our senior programme for students aged 12-17. The role will include line managing the Activities Staff members and overseeing the delivery of the sport and social programme.

Detail

Our 2026 Summer School will operate from 12th July to 9th August

Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI.

We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of Schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities. Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 students aged four to eighteen.

We are excited to be running our twelfth on-site Summer School in 2026. Operating during the School Summer Holidays for four weeks, the programme offers students a wide range of academic, sporting and cultural opportunities for c500 students aged 8-17 from every corner of the world. To run our successful and well-established programme, we need creative, enthusiastic and well qualified staff to work with us.

We are looking for someone to oversee both the junior summer school programme for students aged 8-11 and the senior programme for students aged 12-17. The role will include line managing the Activities Staff members and overseeing the delivery of the sport and social programme. The ideal applicant will be enthusiastic and willing to take part in a variety of activities and sport and have previous experience of working with young people. The role will include creating weekly timetables and working together with the relevant coordinators to ensure all academies, events and clubs are well organised and staffed. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.

This is a fixed-term role; Summer School runs between 12th July and 9th August 2026 with inductions being held from 8th to 11th July. The role will require the appointee to be residential for the duration of Summer School, which will involve some boarding duties, as well as involvement in excursions and social activities as required.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 30th January 2026. Initial interviews will be held online.

If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.felsted.org/employment-opps to complete our online application process.

Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Documents

• Sports and Social Manager 2026 PDF Document