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Fish Tank
Issue 12 May 2012
|01480 497533 |jobs@barracudas.co.uk |www.recruitment.barracudas.co.uk
23 Bridge Street, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5EH
Billy’s Eggciting Easter!
Central Office having a wheely good time!
Thank you so much to everyone who worked
over Easter. We have had brilliant feedback from
parents, children and senior teams on camp. 5
camps were visited by OFSTED and all received
overall ‘good’ grades, most with ‘outstanding
features’. This is a fantastic achievement that
demonstrates how all your hard work has paid
off...and a special well done to Hertford who
were awarded ‘outstanding’!!!! Here’s what the
inspector had to say:
“The management team’s infectious enthusiasm
and the staff’s genuine aim to provide
consistently high standards of care means that
they make changes to improve outcomes for
children and parents. Children forge friendships
with the staff and each other and their behaviour
is excellent.”
It’s not just the staff who were having fun at Easter, after you
had all packed up your equipment everyone from Central
Office spent a Saturday morning unloading the lorries. We
had a bit of spare time between loads and took this
opportunity to build a tyre tower...with Alison the Managing
Director inside. Thanks to all staff who stayed to help load
their lorries; it is much appreciated.
Congratulations to Karen from Central Office who had her
baby boy Harry on Christmas Eve, and Claire who had baby
Edward in January.
Training & Set-Up Days For those of you working in the summer, you should have already received information regarding your
set-up and induction days. If not, please get in touch and we can send you details on when and where
these days are going to be for your camp. The set-up days are optional and are both paid days. If you
would like to work these days, please let us know. It is compulsory for anyone who didn’t work on camp
this Easter to attend their induction training day. For those of you who did work during the Easter, then
providing your evaluation is to a certain standard you will not need to attend. We’ll let you know if this
isn’t the case. All three of these days are a great opportunity to familiarise yourself with the site and
meet the people you will be spending the summer with!
As well as your induction training day, there are still opportunities to attend one of our training courses
for the Multi-Activity Award, Fencing Leaders Award, Multi-Skills Award or First Aid qualification. Not
only some of these boost your pay but they also allow you to experience more of camp life and work
with children of different ages and abilities. Upcoming training weekends are: 30th June & 1st July in
Bromley, 7th/8th July in Upminster and 14th/15th July in Godalming. Places are still available on these
courses so please get in contact if you are interested. In particular we are looking for fencers and Multi
Skills qualified staff. Call us to find out what your camp needs.
FUN IS NOW HERE! Many of you have already signed up to www.funisnowhere.com, the site designed by Barracudas
to promote positive thinking and encourage a proactive attitude. You can create your own profile
and join any of the groups that interest you – most camps have their own group! There is also a
chatroom on the site which a lot of staff use if they’re looking for a lift to the set-up or induction
days, or if they have space in their car. It’s worth visiting the site just to watch some of the videos
on the homepage, which feature some quite inspirational people.
BARRACUDAS GOT TALENT! Did you see one of our
children from the
Upminster camp on BGT?
Click here to see if Hope
Murphy got through...
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=kpeaYFmMCik
This year’s infamous mid-season social will be taking place on Saturday 11th August at the Cape
bar in St Katherine’s Docks, London.
The theme for 2012 is...the Olympics! As usual, there will be a prize for the best camp’s fancy
dress so start thinking now. Here’s a few pictures from previous years to give you an idea of
what to expect...
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MID-SEASON SOCIAL!
Going the extra mile Well done to Mark, from Central Office, who completed the Moon Walk
marathon last weekend (in a bra) to raise essential funds for the breast cancer
charity Walk the Walk.
Our Office Manager, Rachel, will also be doing her bit next month by taking
part in the Three Peaks Challenge with Emily Smith from Ripley camp. They will
be climbing 3 peaks in 24 hours to raise money for Harrisons Fund. This charity
aims to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
If you are taking part in any upcoming fundraising activities then let us know!
...or a mechanic? This summer, we are looking for two mechanics who can help repair and maintain the
vehicles should any camps have difficulties with the motocross vehicles and quadbikes. No
specific qualifications are necessary, though the successful candidates will need to be
mechanically minded and have some proven experience of working in this field. There is a
vacancy for a mechanic able to travel to north camps, and one for the south camps. All
applicants must be over 21 and hold a valid UK driving licence.
Please call Central Office for more information.
BILLY
STAFF VACANCIES
SUMMER 2012
Could you be a Mobile Activity Driver? The way the roaming activities are co-ordinated is changing slightly for summer
2012. Instead of having one piece of kit visit the camp for a day, the kit will stay on-
site for up to 4 days, depending on camp and location. Each week there will be a
different activity delivered to the camp, ranging from the climbing wall to dance
mats, the giant inflatable to the zorbing balls. Our drivers need to be at least 25,
hold a valid UK driving licence and be able to cope with the physical demands of
carrying and handling the kit. There may be some involvement in carrying out the
sessions as well. All necessary training will be given, and you will be provided with a
vehicle, mobile phone and fuel card. We have a vacancy for a driver able to travel to
the south camps. If you are interested please call Central Office.
Barnet – Fencing Instructor
Bishop’s Stortford – Childcare qualified staff
Chislehurst – Lifeguard
Cobham – Early Years Co-ordinator
Chigwell – Childcare qualified staff
Godalming – Fencing Instructor & MA Instructor
Hertford – Fencing Instructor
Horsham – Fencing Instructor
Huntingdon – Early Years Co-ordinator
Hutton – Lifeguard
Ripley – MA Instructor
Tonbridge – Childcare qualified staff
STAFF COMPETITION Have a look at the staff website to see our job descriptions – what do you think? We
want to add a short account of what it is like to be a member of staff on camp, written
by one of you. Send in a short piece titled ‘A Day In The Life Of...’ and then your
position, e.g. a Group Assistant, explaining what you do, what the best bits are, and
why prospective applicants should pick that role! The best accounts will be published
on the website in time for summer 2012.
What your Senior Team said about you...
“Helen Fagg has been
fantastic, always having
fun and leading some
great sessions.”
Chelmsford Seniors
Jack Gower has been
massively helpful,
always using his
initiative and the kids
love him!”
Hemel Seniors
“Lacey Cousins is
outstanding, she really
engages and enthuses
the Minnows. She is an
asset to our camp.”
Hertford Seniors
“Our entire Early Years Team
are doing a great and
wonderful job – they are
making my life so easy this
week!”
Ash, Camp Manager at Ripley
“Bob Tinsley and Tania
Pelly are always full of
positivity and willing to do
whatever they can to help
us and the camp as a
whole.”
Twickenham Seniors
“Rach Parkinson is constantly
coming up with new ideas
and initiatives, she never
seems to tire of inventing her
own sayings and songs! We’re
so glad she will be back in the
summer.”
Croydon Seniors
“Emily Crack is always
smiling and turns up early
to make the morning cup
of tea. The Piranhas love
her!”
Huntingdon Seniors
“Emily Reed is a
hard-working and
valued member of
staff. We would be
lost without her”
Watford Seniors
“Lizzie Gunning has come
out on top! All the children
seem to love her and so do
we in the staffroom”.
Upminster Seniors
SEE YOU IN THE SUMMER!
|01480 497533 |jobs@barracudas.co.uk |www.recruitment.barracudas.co.uk
23 Bridge Street, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5EH
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