Seasonal Outdoor Instructor - Buckinghamshire
Woodrow High House
Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £26,208 - £27,208
Closes 14/12/24
Seasonal Outdoor Instructor at Woodrow High House
Salary: £26,208 (Lvl 1) - £27,208 (Lvl3) Based on experience & qualifications held.
Seasonal fixed term, Part-time, Variable hours available.
From March 2025, the start time and duration are flexible by mutual agreement.
Hours: 42 hours per week on average. Includes evenings, overnights, weekends and bank holidays
Summary Purpose - What you will be achieving.
Woodrow offers a range of exciting, engaging outdoor learning activities on site including high ropes, mountain biking, bushcraft, archery, and various team activities. We are committed to providing outstanding outdoor learning and residential experiences to all our visitors, and this role plays an active part in achieving that aim.
As an Outdoor Instructor, you will facilitate a wide range of activities to support the growth, development and education of young people and adults who visit us. You have a passion for learning outside the classroom and are dedicated to delivering that experience.
This role also involves other duties, including activity and grounds maintenance, across the site that contribute to the wider success of the Centre.
As a Seasonal Outdoor Instructor at Woodrow, you will join a professional, enthusiastic, and passionate team; a team that believes in the potential of every young person who comes through the door and wants to make a difference for each of them through the experiences we offer.
More widely, this role works across teams to support wider operational objectives, including Sales & Marketing, Leisure Operations, and Facilities. There is a regular collaboration with the wider London Youth team, including our sister centre, Hindleap Warren.
About the role – What you will be doing
- Instructional Work with Customers
- Deliver a range of activity sessions where trained and competent.
- Operate all activities according to Woodrow’s operating procedures and appropriate
- National Governing Body guidelines.
- Support the development of existing sessions and ideas for new activities.
- Activity Equipment & Site Maintenance
- Undertake ‘site work’ tasks across grounds that support safe activity operations.
- Perform and record regular safety checks of activity equipment.
London Youth is the operating name of The Federation of London Youth Clubs, a Registered Charity (Number 303324) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (Number 258577).
Duty Instructor Responsibilities
- Supervise residential groups overnight, sleeping in the building.
- Maintain an onsite presence to provide first aid and act as a fire warden (training provided) and practical assistance as needed by groups in your care.
- Run evening activities and the retail tuck shop for residential groups.
- Personal Development – Yourself, Others & Corporate Responsibilities
- You will be expected to demonstrate good practice and play a proactive part in the implementation of the work and policy of London Youth as a whole, supporting the vision, mission and aims of the charity.
- Be an excellent role model, ensuring the messages of education and development we deliver to our clients are demonstrated personally and given honestly.
- Manage resources to the highest standards and participate in relevant personal development opportunities so you can act as a custodian of best practices.
- Reflect our inclusive culture in your day-to-day work and support a positive health & safety and safeguarding culture in your interactions with colleagues.
- Follow our organisation’s anti-racism principles and practices as you actively promote and respect diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work and working relationships.
- Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested by London Youth’s management that ensure the ongoing operational success of the charity and delivery of excellent customer experiences.
About you – What you bring to the role
You must provide a short supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria and attributes noted below. Ensure you tell us why you’d like to work here, and what you would bring to the team. These responses will be developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview.
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Over 1 year’s experience instructing a variety of outdoor activities at outdoor education centres.
- Experience in instructing to a range of customers, including young people and adults, with different backgrounds and various needs.
- Demonstrable understanding of health and safety issues about outdoor activities.
- Demonstrable skill delivery of quality customer service and positive customer experiences.
- Demonstrable understanding of the value of outdoor learning and associated outcomes.
Qualifications
- A valid first aid qualification (essential)
- At least one of the following (essential):
- Archery GB Instructor Award or
- ERCA, RCI, CWI, or other relevant ropes-based qualifications.
- The suitable candidate will hold a range of qualifications for the outdoor learning and activity sector.
Essential Personal Attributes
We are looking for good communicators, full of passion, enthusiasm, and a willingness to help develop and support young people through outdoor learning. You must possess the following:
- Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of children and young people.
- Customer-centric mindset with exceptional customer service skills.
- Composed demeanour, able to keep calm under pressure and solve problems when they arise.
- Articulate communicator, able to confidently communicate to quickly establish a rapport and build effective relationships with a wide range of people.
- Absolute commitment to London Youth’s principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Ability to display tolerance and compromise on issues surrounding communal living.
- Demonstrate living our values of Being Ambitious, Being Collaborative, Being Inclusive, Being Accountable.
Careers Page Application via Online Application
If this is the role for you, please submit your application through London Youth’s careers page.
If you have questions regarding the role or the recruitment process, please email
[email protected] or ring 01494 433531 and ask for Chief Instructors, Sam Sparks or Nick Andrews.
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