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Youth leader at a holiday camp or leisure centre
Look after children during school holidays or on Wednesdays: games, outings and group life.
How to get started
- Find organisers near you: town halls, associations and youth movements.
- In France, take the Bafa if you can: you can get it from age 16, in three stages.
- Apply in winter for the summer: teams are put together early.
- Before the stay, ask for the educational plan and your exact role.
Skills needed
- Leading groups
- Customer contact
Tools and equipment needed
- Nothing in particular
Offers near you
Latest offers related to this idea. Choose your municipality to see the nearest ones.
Moniteur auto-école
Adecco Personnel Services
Charleroi (6000)
Posted 30 Oct 2026 · Until 11 Dec 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Moniteur centre sportif
Start People
Visé (4600)
Posted 26 Oct 2026 · Until 23 Nov 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Moniteur / Monitrice d'escalade
Face Nord - Face Nord
Mons (7000)
Posted 26 Oct 2026 · Until 6 Dec 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
See all offers Choose or change municipality
Sources: Le Forem (CC BY-SA 4.0). Belgium: job offers in Wallonia (Le Forem). France: flea markets, car boot sales, second-hand fairs and markets everywhere (DATAtourisme); job offers only in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées (France Travail), in Île-de-France (offers from the Region), in Tours (City and Metropole), plus Groupe BPCE offers across France. Brussels, Flanders and the rest of France will come later.
Good tips
- A skill to share (music, sport, crafts) really helps you get chosen.
- Your first camp often counts as the practical placement for the Bafa.
Watch out for
- The pace is intense: at a residential camp you are responsible for the children day and night.
- Before signing, check how many days off are planned.
Rules to know
France
Camps and leisure centres often hire on a contrat d'engagement éducatif: no more than 80 days over 12 months, with a minimum daily wage.
Belgium
You can be a volunteer, with a capped allowance, or be hired on a student contract. The youth leader certificate recognised by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles is a plus, but it is not always required.
Rules to know in the guide
Simplified summary: check the official websites before you start.
How much it pays
Indicative amount, varies with region, experience and demand. Before tax and social contributions.
France
Estimate From €52.93 gross per day
Legal daily minimum on a contrat d'engagement éducatif (4.30 times the hourly Smic). On residential stays, the organiser provides meals and accommodation.
Indicative example: about €530 gross per month for 10 days per month.
Source: Service-Public.fr: contrat d'engagement éducatif (CEE) · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Belgium
Estimate Up to €44.02 per day (maximum volunteer allowance)
Many leaders of day camps and camps are volunteers: the organisation may pay them up to €44.02 per day and €1,760.83 per year in 2026, free of tax and contributions.
Indicative example: about €440 per month for 10 days per month.
Source: Conseil supérieur des Volontaires: 2026 allowance ceilings · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Where to find opportunities and information
- Le Forem (via ODWB) (Belgium: Wallonia)
Job offers in Wallonia: student jobs, flexi-jobs, one-day assignments and part-time offers are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. - France Travail (open data des départements) (France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie)
France Travail offers from the last 7 days republished by Pyrénées-Atlantiques (data.le64.fr) and Hautes-Pyrénées (opendata.ha-py.fr, including the Adour Madiran community of communes). Only small jobs (part-time, temporary agency work, seasonal work, fixed-term contracts of 6 months or less, work-study) are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. The Seine-Saint-Denis dataset has not been updated since August 2026: it is skipped automatically. - Ville de Tours et Tours Métropole (offres d'emploi) (France: Centre-Val de Loire)
Jobs opened by the City of Tours and Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Only part-time posts, work-study and fixed-term contracts of 6 months or less are shown in “Near me”. - service-public.fr (France)
Official French administration website. - Student@Work (Belgium)
Official Belgian student job hour counter. - Jeunes.gouv.fr: the Bafa (France)
The French youth leader certificate (Bafa): requirements, training steps and approved providers. - Conseil supérieur des Volontaires (Belgium)
Official volunteer allowance ceilings, updated every year.