Join our team for 2024

We are looking for inspirational and creative outdoor instructors to join our team for the season 2024, who are willing to learn new English language Games and methods to get German students to speak English while attending and Outdoor Education Programme.  Areyou looking for an amazing place to work?
Do you have experience working with schoolgroups and a background in outdoor education? Do you want to combine your skills in outdoor education and language teaching? Our residential camps take place in the German and Austrian Alps, in truly stunning areas. Activities are Rock Climbing, High Ropes Course, Guided hikes, team challenges and English language Games. Our Camps are Overnight camps, based in really nice youth hostels.

Our 2024 Dates and one last opening for 2023:

October: 15. – 19.10.2023
May: 6. – 10.5.2024 and 13. – 16.5.2024
June: 3. – 6.6.2024
Juli: 1. – 4.7.2024 and 8. – 11.7.2024
Juli / August: 28.7. – 3.8. and 4.8. – 10.8.2024 (holiday camps, single enrolement)
October: 7. – 10.10. and 14. – 17.10.2024

Positions on a seasonal contract, up to 9 weeks available.

*UK Passport holders will be employed as seasonal staff on my payrole due to Brexit.

Who we are:

We are a family run company organizing high quality outdoor education camps in the Kleinwalsertal valley in Austria and in the Allgäu region in Bavaria. Our aim is to teach English to kids (ages 12-14) in a fun way while being outdoors and running various outdoor activities. 

Our focus is on speaking as much English as possible during camp. You will have a lot of freedom to design your day to day activities with your favourite team games or problem solving tasks  (within a set programme). You will be asked to debrief your group after activities to activate their English and pick up on group dynamics and issues at the same time. 

 

What we are looking for:

  • your English is close to Native Speaker level
  • qualifications: ML or hillwalking qualification, RCI or equivalent, Outdoor Education Training
  • Experience working with school groups and overnight camps.
  • you are open to new ideas and different ways of teaching English in an outdoor setting. Some teaching experience is of advantage.
  • You should know a lot of team games / Problem solving tasks and you are able to run half a day with a good mix of them while keeping students engaged. 

What we offer:

  • experience in a unique setting – this camp is really special.We give you some training on our methods of outdoor education and language aquisition.
  • you get to design your own outdoor days and are quite free in what you want to run with your group – within your schedule of the other activities that are set i.e. Climbing.
  • We offer half an induction day for you  with our specific language games and methods

Application link for Outdoor Instructor

We have already started accepting applications for our next season.

Interviews take place from now on

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

To apply, Please click on the link below:

 Application Sprachcamp Allgäu

FAQs

Why can I not work as a freelancer?

If you have a UK passport we can only employ you as seasonal staff, even if you work as a freelancer in UK, due to Brexit. 

How does the Visa work?

This is a complicated process, but we will do the work for you – you just need to fill in a bit of paperwork. Visa Fees will be covered by us. This applies to UK visas only.

 

 

 

Language Assistants for our holiday camps

You will be helping our qualified Outdoor Instructors at our residential summer holiday camps. You need to  
…be a native speaker of English or have an Native speaker level of English

…have experience working with kids and teens

…enjoy the outdoors

 

What we are looking for:

  • your English is close to Native Speaker level
  • you like working with kids
  • you are outgoing and full of energy to manage a day at camp
  • you enjoy working in a team and you are confident to run small groups of kids (with the support and help or our qualified instructors)
  • you are open to new ideas and different ways of teaching English in an outdoor setting

What we offer:

  • experience in a unique setting – this camp is really special. We work with small groups and you get the opportunity to learn about our special methods of outdoor education and language aquisition.
  • You never run activities by yourself but you get to work alongside our experienced instructors.
  • You get to run some sessions on something that you enjoy (theatre, musical, poetry, rugby) with support of our instructors.
  • Food and Accommodation during camp is free, please enquire about our payment schemes.

Location – How to get here:

The camps are in close proximity to Memmingen airport and Munich airport (Ryan Air via London Stansted). From the airport to the camp it is another 3 hour train ride. If you arrive at around 6pm you might be struggling to get here on the same day. The closest train station to camp is Oberstdorf station.

 

 

Contact

Katrin Jost

0049 8327  930797

info@sprachcamp-allgaeu.de