Summer Academic Manager

• Fixed-term contract between June – August 2026
• Accommodation and full board available if necessary

Are you a bold, confident and charismatic language teacher with an eye on a leadership role? Are you ready to support and direct a team of teachers working with students from different cultures? If you thrive in an entrepreneurial, dynamic and busy environment. Then this might be the job for you!

EF Education First’s mission is opening the world through education.

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.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries. In the UK and Ireland, our core presence is felt at our international language campuses and summer schools, where we welcome students from around the world to participate in language learning and cultural exchange. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and encourage you to open the world through education.

EF Bournemouth Summer School is searching for an energetic and organised individual to join our team as Academic Manager this summer. This is the perfect opportunity to develop your managerial skills whilst gaining experience within an international company. We have openings for onsite live in roles at our EF summer camp in the seaside town of Bournemouth! This role is available for 8-10 weeks during June, July & August 2026.

You’ll be working with the school management team and your teachers to deliver an exceptional programme for our students. This means ensuring the students have a smooth experience from being placed in a group at the best level with the right teacher through engaging classes to their unforgettable graduation. Your aim will be to ensure the quality of our academic provision to build students' confidence in actively using the language in the classroom and beyond.

You’ll be supporting the teachers as they plan for lessons, tracking attendance and ensuring the academic facilities and materials are in good order, observing lessons and providing feedback. We’ll expect you to be the academic face of the school visible to and available for students, working closely with the Centre Manager and Activities Manager to ensure that teams work together producing a seamless summer for our students.

With EF, you’ll be part of a fast-paced and dynamic international working environment. With over 50 years of experience, we bring together teenagers from across the globe, turning the unfamiliar into the unforgettable, by giving them the summer experience of a lifetime.

• Working with the summer management team to deliver an exceptional experience to our students, you will have the overall responsibility for the academic programme in your school
• You will schedule all classes, including students and rooms, using our computer systems
• You will be responsible for a team of 20+ teachers. Supporting them to ensure all lessons are delivered to exceptional standards. This will involve regular meetings and feedback sessions, as a group and 1-1
• Teacher observations and discussing the feedback to ensure our teachers continue to develop
• Shares emergency duty on a rota basis
• You will be responsible for line managing an Academic Coordinator
• You will set up and run graduation ceremonies, as well as coordinating the admin that is required for these

• Minimum of a TEFL (CELTA preferred)
• Strong leadership skills with some management/team leading experience required
• Commitment to the highest level of customer service
• Sociable and fun disposition with the ability to motivate and energise others
• Financial and business acumen
• This is a live-in position where accommodation and full board is provided at no extra cost, there are some residential requirements attached to this
• English fluency and excellent communication skills
• Able to work independently
• Ability to work and thrive under pressure
• Clear DBS check and two…