Future Foundations is excited to support the delivery of Maths Camps this Summer in partnership with Axiom Maths and Purposeful Ventures. We are recruiting for two Camp Operations Directors.
Deadline to apply: 1st March 2026 (23:59).
Find out more below…
Overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of an exciting initiative delivering outstanding mathematical enrichment to young people across the UK.
Following a successful pilot in 2025, Purposeful Ventures is again working with Axiom Maths and Future Foundations to deliver three residential maths camps for 12 to 14-year-olds in August 2026 at Christ’s Hospital, Horsham and Bootham School, York , for up to 150 pupils per camp.
We are seeking two Camp Operations Directors who will support the Camp Directors to deliver the camps. The curriculum and overall programme design will be developed centrally by Purposeful Ventures.
The Camp Operations Director is responsible for on-site operations across the venue, including managing and overseeing the Operations team and acting as the Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) during the camp. The Camp Operations Director will design and implement the operations plan including timetabling, catering, AV, health & safety and safeguarding to enable – from behind-the-scenes – the delivery of the maths curriculum.
To plan and prepare for the camp, the Camp Director and Camp Operations Director will be supported by the Purposeful Ventures Maths Camp Lead and a central team with representatives from Purposeful Ventures, Axiom Maths and Future Foundations. During the camp, the onsite team will include Maths Coaches, as well as Operations and Pastoral staff.
The Camp Operations Director will support the creation of an environment where enthusiastic young mathematicians can expand their minds with the support of a team of inspiring maths educators and communicators.
Camp Dates & Locations
We are recruiting for two Camp Operations Directors to support the delivery of three residential Maths Camps at two sites.
You will be required to be on-site the day before each camp begins to oversee site setup and team preparation. The role includes a set number of required paid pre-work days from April onwards, alongside on-site delivery days in August, with scope for additional pre-work days to be agreed by mutual agreement.
Site 1: Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, West Sussex
Time commitment:
Approximately 17.5 days in total:
- 6 days pre-camp (primarily during school holidays)
- 11.5 days on site during two residential camps
Camp dates:
- Camp 1: Monday 17 – Friday 21 August
- Camp 2: Monday 24 – Friday 28 August
Site 2: Bootham School, York
Time commitment:
Approximately 12 days in total:
- 6 days pre-camp (primarily during school holidays)
- 6 days on site
Camp dates:
- Monday 24 – Friday 28 August
Job Description
Summary of Role
- Develop and implement Operations Plans for the camps
- Ensure staff are onboarded onto payroll and HR systems of FF
- Serve as the on-site Designated safeguarding Officer (DSO)
- Manage and oversee the operations team
- Liaise with guests, venue staff, and external visitors
- Ensure the Maths Camps team can access and review all relevant FF Safeguarding and Health & Safety policies
Main Responsibilities
Operations Management
You will have an eye for detail, and a practical approach to problem-solving in a live environment, often operating unseen for high impact
- Develop and implement operations plans for the sites to facilitate curriculum delivery
- Coordinate logistics: registration, timetables, classroom allocation, equipment, materials and resources, and guest arrivals
- Create operations plans and deliver logistics briefings for staff and students as appropriate
- Lead site visits with Maths Camps central team to confirm setup and requirements
- Lead venue liaison for catering, AV, health and safety, and safeguarding
- Ensure staff are onboarded onto the payroll and HR systems of FF
- Ensure staff are well-briefed and in position; escalate issues where needed
- Prepare student-specific plans for attendees with additional needs and hold calls with parents/carers to ensure full comprehension of those needs
- Troubleshoot operational challenges quickly and calmly
- Support collection and collation of participant and staff feedback
- Review and be on-site owner for Maths Camps Policies and Procedures
Safeguarding, Pastoral Care & Compliance
You will hold the bar high for student welfare with a “safety-first” instinct, keeping open channels of communication with key stakeholders as needed
- Serve as the on-site Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO)
- Respond to and manage safeguarding concerns, escalating to the Head Office DSO (on call 24/7) when needed
- Ensure all staff follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety, and risk assessment protocols
- Maintain accurate safeguarding records; ensure emergency procedures are followed
- Ensure inclusive and accessible provision for all students
- Manage communication with parents and guardians as required
Team Leadership
You will know how to get the best out of a diverse team, and to work with venue staff and external visitors to optimise the students’ mathematical experience
- Line-manage and coach Student Ambassadors
- Oversee and support House Parents, ensuring joined-up care and communication, supporting welfare and behaviour issues where necessary
- Liaise professionally with guests, venue staff, and external visitors
Planning & Preparation
You will ensure the Maths Camp team, as well as venue or partner staff, have all the necessary information to be able to support the success of the camps
- Attend Camp Leadership training with Camp Director
- Pack and prepare programme materials as needed
- Support Camp Director to host Parents’ Evening webinar
- Ensure Maths Camps team have access to, and review FF Safeguarding, Health & Safety and other relevant policies
Candidate Specifications
Essential
- Experience leading operations for education programmes
- Minimum 3 years’ experience acting as a Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) or in a lead safeguarding role
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children training (or equivalent), completed within the past 2 years
- Strong working knowledge of safeguarding, health & safety, behaviour management
- Excellent organisational and logistical skills
- Ability to manage and motivate a team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience working with young people from diverse backgrounds
- Confident liaising with professional stakeholders, venues, and guests
- Uncompromising commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and student wellbeing
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and manage complex situations when things move fast: firm, sound decisions in a changeable, live environment
Desirable
- Experience in delivering a residential camp
- First Aid Certificate (or willingness to complete one – training will be funded by Future Foundations but must be done in your own time)
Remuneration
£300/day inclusive of 12.07% roller-up in respect of statutory annual leave.
Indicative total pay*:
- £ 5,250 (Site 1)
- £ 3,600 (Site 2)
*The Operations Director’s role includes required paid pre-work days from April onwards and on-site delivery days in August, with scope for additional pre-work days by mutual agreement.
Interviews
Between 3rd and 13th March 2026.
Start Date
1st April 2026
Travel
Reasonable travel expenses will be covered to and from the host venue, in line with Future Foundations’ travel policy. All travel expenses must be claimed through our Online Expense Claim system. A receipt must be attached in line with our policy.
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner will be provided as part of the event delivery. You will be asked to submit any dietary needs in advance.
Other Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in the UK.
- All roles at Future Foundations are subject to Safer Recruitment checks in line with KCSIE due to our role working with children and vulnerable people. Checks include but are not limited to; Enhanced DBS Check with Barred List checks, 2 References, Online Searches and Interviews – for further information please read Future Foundations Safeguarding Statement and Policies (Safeguarding Statement – Future Foundations).
About us
Maths Camps 2026 is delivered by the following organisations
Purposeful Ventures
Our vision is of a fairer society where all young people thrive.
Purposeful Ventures partners with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to improve the education and well-being of young people from their earliest years. We do this by selecting, accelerating and, where we find a gap, incubating organisations which tackle particular issues. Together, we test and scale effective solutions and influence system change.
Purposeful Ventures set up and is incubating the Maths Camps programme within its Maths portfolio. Our Maths portfolio seeks to help all young people engage with and excel at mathematics at every stage through high-quality enrichment and educational innovation.
Axiom Maths
Axiom Maths is a charity focusing on helping every child with the heart and head for maths realise the potential of their power. Half of disadvantaged children who are high attainers in maths at 11 are no longer high attainers by age 16. That is a huge loss of human potential that affects both those children as individuals and us as a wider society. We are focused on stopping that loss.
We partner with schools to identify children with the heart and head for maths. We stick with them on a five-year journey, from the first term of secondary school to the end of GCSEs.
We craft curricula that inspire and challenge young minds, with problems that excite them, where they lose themselves in maths.
We create social groups that nurture mathematical talent, where pupils feel at home and valued.
Future Foundations
Our vision is a society where every young person makes the transition into adulthood with the foundations they need for their future. Our mission is to equip young people to thrive.
Founded in 2004, Future Foundations designs and delivers award-winning educational and social action programmes. We have partnered with mission driven organisations reaching over 100,000 young people (aged 7 to 18) in 100 countries.
FF was the delivery partner for Maths Camps in 2025.
Have Questions?
If you have any questions about this role before applying, please contact the FF Maths Camps team:
maths.camps@future-foundations.co.uk
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
