Outdoor Instructors - Dorset
Portland Outdoor Centre
Location: Portland, Dorset
Salary: £24,000 to £25,800 pa pr
Outdoor Instructor – Portland Outdoor Centre
Start date: 24th March 2025
Salary: £24000 to £25800 per annum pro rata - TBC subject to April Cost of Living Increase
Contract: Full time 40 hours a week, fixed term contract
Location: Portland, Dorset .
Website https://portlandoutdoor.co.uk
Portland Outdoor Centre is looking for experienced, passionate, and hardworking Outdoor Instructors to join the 2025 team.
Portland Outdoor Centre is a small residential outdoor education centre located on the Isle of Portland, near Weymouth, on the south coast of sunny Dorset. Offering a variety of outdoor activities that take full advantage of the surrounding countryside, from the vast Chesil Beach to the cliff edges of Portland Bill. All our activities take place off-site ensuring our groups experience real environments with the time to immerse themselves in the landscape and the activities.
We offer residential stays for children and adults at our converted hotel centre, overlooking Portland Harbour. Sleeping up to 70 we are small enough to ensure high-quality experiences and hospitality for all our groups; be it multi activity school programmes, adult groups or DofE Gold Residential programmes. Our small close-knit team values the importance of engaging outdoor experiences and takes pride in delivering high quality activities, which leave young people with memories that last a lifetime.
Activities we offer include; Coasteering, Climbing and Abseiling, Costal Bushcraft and Watersports in Portland Harbour including journeys in our striking Big Canoes, a unique experience for many. Thorough training is provided to enable you to deliver to our high standard.
Portland Outdoor Centre has two sister centres; New Forest Outdoor Centre and Brenscombe Outdoor Centre. You will have the opportunity to visit each centre and use their facilities. Each centre has its own character and feel with its own variety of activities and clientele. Although predominantly based at Portland the opportunity to work at the other sites during the season only provides more opportunity to broaden and develop your skill set.
At Portland, Instructors can expect to really use their awards while developing skills and experience. A normal week will involve Coasteering at Portland Bill, running Climbing sessions at one of our numerous local venues and delivering a selection of Water-sports from Portland Harbour. Portland Outdoor Centre offers a genuine opportunity to progress as an instructor. We have a highly motivated, active and professional team. If you like the idea of an afterwork Climb, Boulder, Dive or Coasteer you’ll fit right in.
In return for your hard work, we offer:
- Monthly salary + paid holiday
- Affordable accommodation in a 5 bed townhouse set in a beautiful location 10 minute walk from our site
- Funding and support for personal training and development, including CPD training days
- Opportunity to obtain the ERCA Traditional High Ropes Instructor qualification
- A busy and exciting working atmosphere with plenty of opportunity to develop your skills
- Predominantly Monday to Friday working through school term time
- Access to facilities across the organisation including a bunkhouse in North Wales
Qualities we are looking for:
- A strong work ethic
- Team player
- Enthusiastic about the outdoors
- Desire to progress and develop your own skills and qualifications
Essential qualifications:
- 16-hour First Aid certificate
- Prior experience working with young people
- BC Paddlesport Instructor or UKCC level one Paddlesport Instructor
- RCI training
Desirable qualifications/skills:
- RCI qualified
- NCC training/assessed or transferable experince
- Higher level watersports qualifications
- ERCA Ropes Course Instructor
- Archery GB/GNAS
- NRSA Rifle Shooting
- Lowland Leader Award or above
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- Bushcraft experience
Contracts until end of September/October 2025 are available
If you want to be part of a team delivering high quality experiences in real environments then please do apply!
Email your CV to Jerome Cooper at [email protected]
Closing date: 28th February 2025
Portland is an equal opportunities employer and we are eagerly seeking applications from all sectors of society.