Key Stage One Coach - Summer - Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Key Stage One Coach - Summer - Wakefield, West Yorkshire

If you’re looking for an incredibly rewarding way to gain additional experience with children in an out of school setting, which will pay you to keep active and have fun, we’re sure we can find an amazing role for you!

Kings Camps run sports and activity day camps for children throughout the school holidays that deliver our mission – getting children active, having fun and learning together.

We know market-leading programmes don’t deliver themselves - it’s our people who create amazing holiday experiences for children - and we’re now hiring energetic and passionate Key Stage One qualified individuals to deliver our mission in 2026 and beyond.

Why work for Kings Camps?

• Funded residential opportunities
• Employee Awards Programme
• Up to 60% off Paediatric First Aid training
• £30 reward voucher for referring a friend
• Up to 50% off Kings Camps places for your own children, siblings or wider family (5-17yrs)
• Excellent locations – some of the best universities and school sports facilities in the UK!
• Market leading training and development
• Fully funded disclosure for Managerial positions
• Career development and the potential of regular employment with Kings (we always promote from within!)
• Opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of children from all backgrounds
• Free Kings Camps uniform

Job Description

Key Stage One coaches are responsible for the specialist delivery of a high-quality and safe school-holiday experience for children aged 5-7. Working with another KS1 coach with a group of 16 children, or with a group of 8 children independently, you’ll hold specific responsibility for programme delivery and welfare for this age group. Key Stage One Coaches lead active games and fun sports sessions (30-45 mins each), whole camp activities and weekly events from a pre-designed timetable.

You’ll also ensure the welfare of children is paramount, ensuring children get regular breaks and toilet trips, participating in swimming sessions, overseeing the safe use of equipment, promptly reporting any concerns relating to children’s welfare and implementing behaviour management and safety procedures.

We deliver high quality sports camps with an energy, passion and commitment to child development that we call the Kings Factor® so you’ll be expected to be active and on your feet, modelling best practice and providing high-energy, fun and inclusive activity sessions.

Working hours: Between Monday and Friday, 8am-5:30pm, hours vary dependent upon the ages and numbers of children attending

Person Specification (Ideal, but with some flexibility)

• We offer 3, 4 and 5 day experiences for children but we’re ideally looking for candidates to be available for the full season (Mon-Fri, between 8am and 5.30pm) with the exception of summer, where we ask for a minimum of 3 consecutive weeks.
• Required experience
• 6-12 months’ experience working with children aged 7 and under, most recent experience being within the last 12 months
• Experience in leading active games or activities
• Knowledge and experience of Child Protection, Safeguarding and Health and Safety
• Required qualifications
• A Level + qualification (or equivalent) in Childcare, Primary or Secondary Education
• Paediatric First Aid trained (or willing to train)
• Must be eligible to work in the UK

Required attributes

• Warm, approachable and able to communicate with young children
• Organised and able to plan and follow procedures
• Vibrant, resilient, team player
• Flexible and adaptable

Our Safeguarding Promise

Kings Active Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safer recruitment is central to the way we work and all staff and volunteers are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding, always creating an environment where young people feel safe and can thrive.

About us

Kings Camps are a market leading not-for-profit organisation offering sports and activity day camps at over 50 UK locations, getting children and young people active, having fun and learning together.

Founded in 1991, we were inspired by US-style summer camps. We decided that youngsters in the UK would love to experience school holiday camps too, and established a model which meant we could reach even more children through not-for-profit work in the UK and overseas.

Our coaches (we call them Red Tops) deliver high quality sports camps with an energy, passion and commitment to child development that we call the Kings Factor®.