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Good with kids? Come and coach with us.

We run holiday camps and after-school clubs across five North London boroughs, and we’re always looking for coaches. If you’ve got the right attitude, we’ll help you get the rest.

The roles we recruit for

Specialists and all-rounders are both welcome. Pay and hours depend on the role, and we’ll talk you through both.

Holiday camp coach

School holidays, Monday to Friday.

Leading sport, games and gymnastics at our day camps for ages 3 to 15. Camps run 9am to 4pm, with early drop-off from 8am and late pick-up until 6pm.

After-school club coach

Term time, after school.

Running multi-sport or single-sport clubs in primary schools across Haringey, Barnet, Enfield, Walthamstow and Mill Hill.

Arts, crafts and activities

For the children who need a breather.

Not every child wants to run for seven hours. If crafts or quieter activities are your thing, there’s a place for you at camp.

Experience with SEN or additional needs is genuinely valued here.

What we’re after

Attitude first. The qualifications can follow.

  • You actually like children. It shows in about four minutes, and it can’t be trained.
  • You’ll be reliable. Parents plan their working week around us being there.
  • Any sport, or none in particular. Multi-sport coaches are as useful to us as specialists.
  • Arts, crafts and quieter activities count too.

What you get

We’ll get you checked and trained

Enhanced DBS and safeguarding training are required before you work with children, and we’ll support you through both rather than expecting you to turn up with them.

You won’t be thrown in

Every new coach shadows the safeguarding lead or an experienced coach for the first three months. Nobody runs a group alone on day one.

Work that fits around things

Holiday camps run in school holidays, clubs run after school. It suits students, teachers, and people building coaching hours around something else.

How to apply

No portal, no application tracking system. It’s a small team.

Fill in the form

Tell us who you are, what you’ve done and why you fancy it. A few honest lines beat a polished CV.

Have a chat

An informal conversation, then a proper interview. We’ll take two references and check your ID and qualifications.

Get started

DBS and safeguarding sorted, induction done, then three months shadowing before you lead your own group.

Apply to join the team

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