Expedition Leader - Worldwide
Outlook Expeditions
Location: Worldwide
Closes: Rolling
Expedition Leader at Outlook
Outlook is looking for inspirational youth centred leaders to join our pool of experienced freelance staff to lead Expeditions worldwide for durations between 7 and 30 days. We have a few remaining opportunities to lead for us in 2025 and are particularly interested in hearing from applicants who have experience working at Altitudes above 2500m and Open Water Diving qualifications and experience.
As an Outlook Expedition Leader, you will be responsible for overseeing the safe, effective and youth centred delivery of the Outlook Programme for a specific Expedition team of between 10 – 21 students and their accompanying school leaders in one of many exciting overseas locations worldwide. This includes delivering key milestone events during the UK Leadership Phase and the full duration of the overseas travel element.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Qualifications - Essential
· Mountain Leader Summer Award* (minimum)
· Current Outdoor 16 – hour first aid qualification
Qualifications - Desirable
· We are also particularly interested in hearing from people with a broad range of other outdoor qualifications including water based, mountain biking, caving, climbing etc in line with our varied itineraries.
*We do have occasional opportunities for those working towards their Mountain Leader Summer award so get in touch if you’re interested/ unsure.
Travel Experience
· A good level of independent or group, developing world travel experience - the wilder the better!
Interpersonal & Facilitation Skills
· Experience and a passion for leading and mentoring young people in outdoor/ adventurous environments
· Proactive by nature and able to collaborate with different stakeholders, including school leaders
Responsible Tourism
· Can demonstrate a sense of responsibility and care towards our planet and inspire our teams to follow in your footsteps.
Pay and reward
Outlook offers an Industry competitive reward package, which includes day rates and expenses for the delivery of all pre – departure milestones in the UK Leadership Programme and each day spent overseas with us on an Expedition or Explore trip. This is calculated based on individual experience / expertise and the technical requirements of the specific itinerary you will be facilitating.
- Opportunity to return and develop with Outlook each year
- Competitive pay and expenses package to cover the UK Leadership & overseas elements of the Outlook Programme
- Discounts and offers from our partners
- Continued Professional Development
- Opportunities to take on additional Freelance work with Outlook
For a full role description and details on how to apply, please visit:
https://outlookexpeditions.com/about-us/become-a-leader