Youth Staff

  • Disney Cruise Line
  • Manchester, Lancashire
  • Aug 12, 2025
Full time

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for the position of Youth Activities Counselor for Disney Cruise Line.

Responsibilities

Interacts with and supervises children by providing a safe and entertaining environment. Provides set-up, clean-up and program support to Youth Entertainment Hosts during facilitated programs and activities. Extensively cleans youth spaces throughout day to uphold United States Public Health and company standards. Meets and greets all guests and could assist with onboard registration and check in/out process. Preps food trays for children during meal or snack periods. Spontaneously entertains large volumes of children in absence of planned activities. Occasionally facilitates and presents smaller-scale activities to groups varying in size, requiring the use of a microphone. Functions as Nursery Counselor during high volume periods. Ensures secured programming policies are followed. Occasionally assists with the Port Adventures (shore excursion) operation. Helps with island rentals, beach set-up/clean-up, and games and activities on the company's private island. This role has high guest interaction. The cruise line offers programs and activities designed to capture the interest of youth, ages 3-17. New crew members work with children ages 3-12.

Basic Qualifications/Requirements
Minimum 18 months' recent experience working with children in a high-volume, fast-paced environment in recreation, resort, day care, classroom, or before/ after school care setting, OR 3+ seasons (3 months each) of overnight and/or day camp experience.
Passion for engaging children in entertaining programs and activities.
Schooling in recreation, education, or related field of study focusing on youth preferred.
Experience using computers.
Good comprehension of the importance of following and maintaining health and sanitation guidelines
Ability to be proactive and spontaneously entertain high volumes of children with high energy in the absence of planned activities; relating well to audiences of all ages and sizes
Must be able to command the attention of a large group of children, up to 200 children at one time
Strong English oral and written communication
Strong collaborative skills, organizational skills and detail oriented.
Committed to guest satisfaction. Must be able to multi-task and demonstrate a sense of urgency when serving guests.
Must be adaptable and flexible in an ever-changing environment
Must be at least 20 years of age to apply

Preferred Qualifications
Microphone experience
Bilingual or multilingual abilities a plus
Experience working with children with special needs

excellent recruitment is the agent and recruiting on behalf of Disney Cruise Line.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: From £1,872.00 per month

Benefits:
Company events
Employee discount
Free or subsidised travel
Health & wellbeing programme
Private dental insurance
Private medical insurance
Referral programme
Store discount

Work Location: In person