Employ­ment

Residential & Day Positions

Summer 2026

Join our dynamic summer teams of enthusiastic, hard-working staff who love working with children and teens

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Top 10 Reasons to Work at Discovery Summer

  • 1 Join our teams of dedicated, hard-working staff who ensure our international students have a truly memorable summer in the UK.
  • 2 We are an independent, family-owned company with over 20 years’ experience providing short summer courses in the UK for international children, teenagers and adults.
  • 3 Work in a supportive, fun and friendly environment. In 2025, 70% of our summer staff had worked with us before. Many of our senior staff have worked with us for 10 summers or more.
  • 4 Accredited by the British Council, we are trusted to provide the highest possible standards.
  • 5 Our residential courses are run at traditional UK boarding schools with excellent facilities. Our London teaching centres are located in Kensington and Kingston-upon-Thames.
  • 6 Work in a truly multinational environment - 42 nationalities studied with us in 2025 (approx 10% are British, our English Student Hosts) - ideal if you are considering a career in education or international business
  • 7 Advance your career as you acquire new skills e.g. leadership, problem solving, teamwork. Training and shadowing opportunities are available for those interested in promotion
  • 8 We operate strict safeguarding and safer recruitment practices (see Information for Applicants). We are strongly committed to creating a safe, secure, happy environment.
  • 9 Each summer school brings together strong team-players who genuinely enjoy working creatively with children and teenagers
  • 10 Competitive salaries + free accommodation for residential staff
English class with Student Hosts
English class with Student Host
Activity Leader in action
Activity Leader in action
Young Learner class
Young Learner class

Discovery Summer provides equal opportunities and is committed to the principle of equality regardless of age, marital status, being pregnant or on maternity leave, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or gender reassignment. We apply employment policies and procedures which are fair, equitable and consistent with the skills and abilities of our employees, the needs of the business and the safeguarding of our students.

Information for Applicants

Please read the relevant job descriptions. For full details of the application process, salaries and vacancy dates, please see:

Information for Applicants 2026

Questions Before Applying

If you'd like an informal discussion before applying, please call Head Office +44 (0)20 7937 1199 or email Mary:

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PERMANENT POSITIONS

Head Office Graduate Administrator

This is a full time permanent position based at our Head Office 33 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5EA.       

The role is varied includes general administration, research, sales and accounts. You will be a key member of our small, dynamic, customer-focussed Head Office team of five.

Throughout the year you will deal with publicity, sales and student enrolments  from our international clients. You will be in charge of book-keeping and recording incoming and outgoing payments. You will also assist the team in planning the fine details of our programmes                    

During the busy summer season (June to early August) you will deal with a high volume of enquiries, enrolments and general questions from parents, representatives, staff and host centres. You will also liaise with host centres and suppliers to ensure the smooth running of the courses, undertaking a variety of administrative tasks in support of the team. 

Click here for the full job description and application info. 

SUMMER POSITIONS 2026

Teachers

Whichever subject you're teaching you'll be committed to delivering high-quality, engaging classes. 

We have residential and non-residential vacancies for qualified EFL teachers (CELTA, TESOL, PGCE) who love teaching English as a Foreign Language to international children, teenagers or adults.

Lessons are lively, interactive and fun. Learning activities help students develop accuracy, fluency and most importantly, confidence in spoken English.

We are also recruiting teachers who are highly knowledgeable about their subjects and can deliver engaging classes in: AI, Business, Drama, Economics, Engineering, Film Making, IELTS, International Relations, STEM, Coding & Robotics. 

Join our friendly, professional teams and advance your teaching career.

JOB DESCRIPTIONS - Residential positions

JOB DESCRIPTIONS - London - Non-residential positions

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Activity Leaders
House Parents
Director of Studies
Administrators
Social Directors
Assistants - London

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What Our Staff Say

Shandria

My time at Discovery Summer provided me with invaluable experience, especially in providing pastoral care for children and communicating with caregivers. This was a unique opportunity which allowed me to learn new skills and develop existing ones such as grading my language appropriately and dealing with welfare concerns. And within all of this I was able to work with amazing people – it was a very fulfilling experience.

Shandria
House Parent, 2023
Emily, EFL Teacher, 2023

Working at Discovery Summer was an amazing experience. It allowed me to improve my teaching skills and I felt incredibly supported by the Director of Study and the other English teachers. I have gained so much confidence in my teaching ability, as Discovery Summer expects a very high standard of teaching. In addition to this, it was extremely rewarding to see the students improve their English skills as well as their confidence.

Emily
EFL Teacher, 2023
Joel

After completing my 4th summer as part of the Discovery Summer social team, I highly recommend the experience. I’ve learned so many valuable skills over the years while having an enriching and fun summer alongside driven and likeminded team members. I’m now in Vietnam taking my TESOL course and next year, I hope to return as a teacher

Joel
Activity Leader, 2023
Eloise

As a teacher working at Discovery Summer, you are provided with a lot of support and guidance, while also being given room to develop your own ideas and be creative in the classroom. The number one goal is to create a positive learning environment that students will want to come back to each year, something which is made easier with the Discovery Summer resources that are readily available on the portal. Teachers are not only there to teach, but are also encouraged and expected to get involved with activities, mealtimes and other duties. All of these things help you to get to know the students more and add to your job satisfaction.

Eloise
EFL Teacher, 2023