Activity Leader (Summer)

A career with EF combines the support and opportunity of a large international organisation with the spirit and energy of a small business. We look for thinkers and doers – creative, collaborative, and motivated people who are excited by education, communication, and travel.

Would you like to work with people from around the world, develop your skillset and impact our students’ lives with amazing, new experiences this coming summer? Then this might be the job for you!

We are hiring Activity Leaders for next summer in Málaga starting from the month of June. This would be the perfect job to boost your CV by gaining experience in working in an international and well known company globally.

What will you be doing

While working at our summer camp, you will be responsible for

• Leading activities for groups of international students in Spanish
• Following all the activities as scheduled
• Helping in school events such as welcome parties, EF Discos and graduations
• Ensuring that students adhere to school rules
• Maintaining good spirit in the group and entertain the students
• Answering and resolving any enquiry the student may have
• Ensuring good communication with the whole staff
• Providing feedback about students and/or host families to your superiors
• Making sure the student has the best experience at EF
• Encouraging the constant use of the Spanish language amongst the students

Every day is different from taking students on unique excursions to running epic themed Murder Mysteries while dressed as your favourite film character!

The role may also include admin duties, such as taking registers, basic finance and welfare duties.

If you are part of the non-supervised school, you will also be required to do some admin duties at the reception such as managing phone calls and students’ questions.

What will you take away?

After a summer of working as an Activity Leader, you will leave having created great memories for your students. You will expand your creative skills by organizing and executing activities. Working with students who are traveling to a foreign country your communication skills are maximized to ensure a smooth experience for everyone and your group management capabilities will be enhanced.

Tasked with being the main responsible for your activity group; you will grow your overall leadership skills by guiding your group from the unfamiliar to the unforgettable.

If you become a full-time permanent staff at EF, we offer:

• Global Career Opportunities
• Tuition fee reimbursement for higher education
• English Live training
• Global Professional and Personal Development Trainings
• Discounts on EF programs
• Strength Finder training
• Global trainings
• A friendly and international environment in a central location
• Be part of a truly international environment with an energetic team of co-workers by your side

The ideal Activity Leader:

• Has great communication skills and is fluent in Spanish
• Has a minimum of B2 in English
• Is Customer-Service oriented
• Is energetic and has a positive attitude
• Is at least 21 years old
• Has the right to live and work in this country

In our company, we all have a ‘going above and beyond, never settling for the status quo’ mindset. If you think the same and want to be the person who makes a difference for our students, then don’t hesitate and apply!

About EF Education First

At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than hundreds of schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, São Paulo, Tokyo, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.

EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and and/or reference checks, as applicable.