Lead Outdoor Learning Instructor

Guildford, Surrey
Surrey County Council
The starting salary for this position is £26,569 per annum, based on a 36-hour week.

This is a full-time, permanent role with a primary base of Henley Fort Outdoor Centre in Guildford, GU2 4RH. working at times across the whole of Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development’s centres and provision.

Are you confident in leading a team in the outdoor learning sector?

Then this may be the role for you!

We’re looking for someone to join our team at Henley Fort, to support our Senior Instructor in the daily operations of our busy centre and service at Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development.

Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development (SOLD) is a provider of high-quality Outdoor Learning programmes. We are committed to inspiring and engaging young people and adults, improving and enriching personal and social development and raising achievement, success and aspirations in life.

The Role

As a Lead Outdoor Learning Instructor you will have a supervisory role at SOLD, ensuring high quality outdoor learning facilitation in a wide range of adventurous outdoor activities and programmes. You will play a key role in supporting the Senior Instructor in managing the day-to-day operations of the centre and supervising a team of staff and resources. In this role, you will influence the quality of delivery and help fulfil our business potential.

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your CV and personal statement will need to evidence the following:

• Experience of training, supervising and managing staff.
• Experience of assisting in managing day to day logistics of an outdoor centre with a positive and solution focussed outlook.
• An understanding of theories and methods to enhance learning in the outdoors
• Experience with maintaining NGB centre recognition and centre health and safety guidelines
• A minimum of of 3 national governing body qualifications relevant to the centre. At least on of these at senior level including Current First Aid.
• A comprehensive understanding and extensive experience of delivering high quality outdoor learning

To get a flavour of what we do take a look at our video about our residentials at High Ashurst. For a virtual tour and to see what Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development is all about, please visit our website.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 13/08/2023.

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 21/08/2023.

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact James Georges by e-mail at to arrange a mutually convenient time.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.