Transport & Logistics Manager
Organise and manage all summer school student transfers.
Head Office (Haywards Heath)
Role Overview
Help to ensure Exsportise achieves its goal of providing a first-class transport and transfer service to all students and make sure that students' arrivals, departures, and excursions are completed effectively without any disruption to the students.
Starting in June (remote/on-site until camp), then located full-time at Head Office.
To view the full job details including Working Conditions download the Job Description
Your role organises arrival and departure schedules, collaborating with other Exsportise centres for cost efficiency to provide professional transfer services ensuring timely student check-ins and flight preparations. You assign staff and transport to transfers, personally oversee arrival / departure days with daily centre communication, allocate staff fairly to early shifts for transfers/excursions, and liaise with Centre Manager, administrators, and transport companies for on-time excursion transport.
You run airport induction training for summer staff, oversee Airport / St Pancras supervisors providing necessary information / equipment, handle transfer complaints with follow-up resolution, and manage excursion coach bookings / amendments / cancellations ahead to avoid charges.
About you
All staff are responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the centre while upholding the highest standards of safety and care.
We look for Team Members who are friendly, positive, and approachable, who remain calm and professional in all situations. Staff must be reliable role models with high personal standards, respect confidentiality and professional boundaries, work effectively as team players contributing to a positive environment, and fully embrace the Team Orange spirit.
Job Specific Personal Specification & Qualifications
To be suitable for this role, you have a strong organisational and transport logistics background supported by proven experience. You exhibit strong leadership skills, with the ability to lead, motivate, and manage a diverse team including teachers, coaches, and support staff. Your excellent organisational and multitasking abilities enable efficient coordination. You communicate effectively in writing and verbally, engaging with contractors, staff, parents, and children. Your interpersonal skills foster positive relationships and teamwork among all stakeholders. You demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, quickly resolving issues, making decisions, and handling crises efficiently. You are highly organised with good attention to detail and excellent time management, adaptable to flexible working hours, and reliable under pressure. You have good knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel), database systems, and Google Drive, with experience or training in these areas being desirable. You understand health, safety, and welfare regulations relevant to caring for children. Your cultural sensitivity allows you to support an inclusive environment for diverse student and staff groups. You adapt well to changing situations and unforeseen challenges with empathy and patience, maintaining strong ethical standards and integrity to prioritise the welfare and safety of students and staff.
To Apply
Are you enthusiastic about working with young people, committed to safeguarding, a strong team player, flexible about working hours, appropriately qualified for your chosen role, and excited by a lively – and at times demanding – international summer school environment? If so, submit your application now. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you have any further questions or are not sure what role to apply for, please contact us at: recruitment@exsportise.co.uk
All staff must pass employment checks, including confirmation that they are not barred from working with children. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position with us. Working with Exsportise involves direct contact with vulnerable children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
