Scott Dunn are a luxury tour operator than run children's clubs in Portugal and Greece. This role is the perfect opportunity for candidates with experience of working with children who wish to progress in the job they love, in a stunning environment, with a growing company. You will be a part of the children’s club team delivering the childcare operation in resort and it will be your responsibility to ensure children are having the holiday of a lifetime by delivering a variety of sports focused activities on and off site. Whether it’s a game of basketball or water polo challenge in the pool, our Activity Leaders are enthusiastic and motivated individuals who provide a really fun and varied activity programme. You will be working within a professional childcare team in order to provide the very best experience for the children. From the moment the children arrive in the club you will ensure they have the holiday of a lifetime experiencing new activities and learning new skills.
Our team are flexible and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure that the children have a fun-filled and enjoyable time, which is what keeps families coming back to us year after year. The resorts may have incredible facilities for children but it is our team that really counts and makes the difference.
If you are looking for a job that pushes you to be your very best, that offers great professional development opportunities and to work alongside some of the best professionals in the industry, then this is the position for you.
We have opportunities in Greece (Crete and Peloponnese) and in the Algarve, Portugal.
Main responsibilities
- Ensure that our guests and their children benefit from the highest level of childcare
- Plan a variety of age appropriate indoor and outdoor activities each week
- Keep an efficient and accurate record of plans and routines
- Be confident in dealing with guests
- Liaise with the UK office, the Children’s Club Manager and other staff and work as a team
Abilities and expectations
- An attitude whereby ‘nothing is too much trouble’
- Team player
- Good self motivation
- Excellent guest relations and interpersonal skills
- Organised and pro-active
- Outgoing and fun
Essential requirements
- Previous experience in a childcare setting
- Excellent English
- Strong swimmer
- Available for the whole season
- EU passport or working visa for Portugal or Greece
- EU driving licence (desirable)
Package and benefits
- A competitive salary
- Live-out accommodation (if required)
- Return travel from your home European country (if required)
- Uniform
- Comprehensive training course
- Career progression within our winter ski programme in France
This role is subject to a satisfactory police check.
We have a number of exciting jobs for nannies, teachers, sports
coaches, childcare professionals and teen leaders to work in our
fantastic children’s clubs in some of Portugal and Greece’s top 5
star resorts.
Our teams’ days are made up of trips to the beach, splashing in the
pool and outings to the local water park – not bad for a day at the
office!
Working with Scott Dunn
For us, our teams are the key to our success; they ensure all of
our guests are happy and that our service levels are kept
consistently high. We look for individuals who have experience,
personality, a genuine love of hospitality and childcare and who
are adaptable in order to offer a truly personal service to our
guests. Our teams are passionate about what they do, have a strong
attention to detail, a professional attitude, are extremely guest
focused and are proud to be part of the Scott Dunn team.
Scott Dunn was founded by Andrew Dunn in 1986 revolutionising the
ski travel market. Since then we have been developing our product,
our knowledge, experience and we know what our guests expect from
us. In order to maintain our standards, Scott Dunn ensure all teams
take part in one of the finest training courses in the
Mediterranean every season. With a high level of returning team
members from summer to winter, our teams are committed and have in
turn developed exciting careers with us.
The Scott Dunn Package
In order to recruit the best people and deliver our product, Scott
Dunn offer a very attractive remuneration package. All of our team
members are offered:-
- A competitive salary
- Live-out accommodation (if required)
- Return travel from your home European country (if
required)
- Uniform
- Comprehensive training course
- Career progression within our winter ski programme in
France
Locations
We recruit for positions in Greece and Portugal