Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Target Resume Now
About the Role
As a full-time, seasonal staff member, you will support students' social, emotional, and cultural development, design and guide excursions, facilitate skill-building activities, and manage child safety and risks. This role offers a chance to develop skills in conflict management, child development, and language teaching within an innovative and collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Deliver fun and engaging activities and excursions to international students.
- Follow Alpadia’s innovative approach to language immersion and experiential learning.
- Ensure students have a meaningful, adventurous time filled with learning and personal growth.
- Provide expert supervision and ensure student safety.
- Take an active role in daily camp operations, including attendance checks.
- Assist with wake-ups and bedtime routines.
- Lead camp-wide Evening Programs.
Requirements
- Experience working with children or young people in a professional capacity.
- Some German proficiency (spoken B1-B2 minimum).
- Ability to learn activity-specific vocabulary to ensure language immersion.
- Fluency in English.
- High physical, mental, and emotional resilience.
- Experience in meaningful, professional teamwork.
- High energy level, excitement, and comfort speaking in front of large groups.
- Availability for at least 5 weeks of the summer.
- Fluency in German and English (desired).
- Experience in outdoor education or summer camps (desired).
- Driver’s License and ability to drive a minivan (desired).
- Availability for the entire summer season (June 27 – August 8) and during pre-camp staff training (June 24-27) (desired).
- Must provide/undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
- Must provide 3 professional references.
- Must provide overseas conduct certificates where applicable.
Skills
- Language Immersion
- Experiential Learning
- Activity Facilitation
- Child Safeguarding
- Risk Management
- Conflict Management
- Child Development
- Language Teaching
- Teamwork
- Outdoor Education
Location
- Montreux
- Berlin
- Freiburg
- Lyon
- North America
Work Type
- Full-time
- Seasonal
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Salary/Compensations
- EUR 710 - EUR 720 weekly
Benefits
- 5 days of pre-summer staff training
- First Aid and CPR Certification
- Full Room and Board
- Travel Reimbursement up to 160 EUR
- Recommendation Bonuses
About the Company
- Alpadia Language Schools, part of Kaplan International Languages, offers year-round schools teaching French and German, as well as summer courses in English, French, and German for juniors and teens.
- The company's mission is to encourage language development through immersion and expand students' horizons.
- Alpadia combines 29 years of experience in language teaching with student-focused, innovative learning approaches.
Equal Opportunity
- Equality and diversity are part of our core purpose. Alpadia summer schools are for everyone, including students and staff.