Global Achievers Academy - 2026 USA - Activity Manager

Embassy Summer • Boston, MA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

About Global Achievers Academy Our academies offer students aged 13-17 from all over the world the opportunity to join us in prestigious locations renowned for their academic excellence, to take part in a truly unique and exciting academic summer school experience. Our programme has been developed to nurture visionary future leaders who aspire to make a difference and be better prepared to succeed in an interconnected world. As part of EC Young Learners, including our sister brand Embassy Summer, we have been successfully delivering outstanding summer camp experiences to young people for over 45 years. Each year we welcome thousands of students on to our award winning and quality accredited programmes across the globe. Role Summary The Activity Manager is responsible for the organisation and delivery of a high-quality activity and excursion programme for students, which includes inspiring; training and managing activity leaders to achieve this goal. In addition, they also are responsible for the safe delivery and coordination of all logistics necessary for both onsite and off-site activities. Our activity managers work very closely with our centre management team, including the senior tutor to ensure that the non academic elements of the programme complement the academic areas and that the overall student experience is to a very high standard. Our activity managers work 6 days out of 7. This is a residential role and we provide full board accommodation as part of the contract.

Requirements

• Ability to inspire others to deliver outstanding student experiences
• Fluency in English
• Excellent organisational and admin skills
• Practical working knowledge of MS Office packages including Excel

Nice To Haves

• Experience of leading a team and managing staff rotas
• Experience of working with young people age 13-17
• Experience of working in a residential environment, ideally in a summer school / camp
• Experience of working with non-native speakers of English

Responsibilities

• Oversee all preparation of, and the successful delivery of, the activity, events and excursion programme for the Global Achievers Academy students
• Manage, lead, and inspire the activity team to deliver the activity programme to consistently high standards
• Maximise student satisfaction by ensuring their excursion and onsite activity experiences exceed their expectations.
• Ensure the activities operate to the highest standards of relevant Health & Safety and safeguarding policies.
• Deliver the activity and excursion programme in line with the provided budget
• Complete and collate all relevant administration paperwork and documentation relating to activities
• To assist with student arrivals and departures at centre as required
• To carry out operational and residential duties to meet centre needs, as well as emergency phone cover on a rota basis
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of students for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact and create a positive and safe workplace environment

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