Head of FunnCamps & Operations
The FunnClubb · Hackney & East London
£35,000 + performance bonus · Full-time · ~75% work from home Start date: September 2026
The role
We run Ofsted-registered holiday camps, football and classes for children across various Hackney venues. We've grown fast and need help running the engine that produces the most funn for the children.
You'll own the operation so completely that the day-to-day stops landing on the founder's desk. It's not a coaching role, your value is in running it, not delivering it.
Your working pattern (please read)
- Term time — ~39 weeks (75%): work from home, 9–5. Rotas, compliance, admin, planning. Occasional days out for school visits, flyering or equipment, one or two a month.
- School holidays — ~13 weeks (25%): on site, 8–6. Summer plus every half-term. This is when it all comes alive — you're across our venues as the senior person on the ground: setting the standard, running quality control, holding 1-1s with your leads, meeting the team and the parents, and making the call when something needs one.
Hours are annualised at 40/week.
28 days' holiday including bank holidays, taken during term time.
Online and contactable 9–5, messages answered within the hour. We run on Milanote and ClassForKids, so work is visible as it happens, a short check-in each morning, a summary at the end of the day. We're not looking for someone who needs watching, but the hours are real hours.
What you'll own
- Staff rotas and 100% venue coverage
- Compliance — Single Central Record, DBS, training records, inspection-readiness (this role is not the DSL or SENCO unless separately trained and appointed)
- Running Milanote and ClassForKids (training given)
- Parent communication and bookings
- Standards across all venues
- Parent communication and bookings across all our Funn programmes camps and classes
- Recruiting and inducting seasonal staff
Who we're looking for
- Proactive. You spot the problem nobody flagged and fix it. Most important quality by far.
- Organised. You love a checklist. Nothing slips.
- Self-managing. Three-quarters of your year is unsupervised at home, you need to get more done that way, not less.
- Discreet with financial, staffing and safeguarding information.
We have a full playbook. SOPs, checklists, decision-rights charter. This isn't a role where you invent your own way of working; it's one where you execute a proven system, then improve it.
Requirements: proven ops/management experience · excellent written English · Enhanced DBS (or willing) · reliable way to get around East London · right to work in the UK
Benefits: company pension · annualised hours with genuine term-time flexibility · clear decision rights
To apply
Send your CV plus a short answer to one question:
Tell me about a time you spotted a problem nobody asked you to fix, and fixed it.
Then a conversation and a short paid trial task.
Closing date: 30 August 2026
Safeguarding
FunnClubb is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check with children's barred list, satisfactory references, and verification of identity and qualifications. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Pay: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Tell me about a time you spotted a problem nobody asked you to fix — and fixed it. What was it, and what did you do?
- How much of your recent work has been remote/self-managed?
- Have you worked in childcare, education, sport or children's activities before?
Experience:
- Operations management: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in East London
