Outdoor Activities Instructor - Ghyll Head Activity Centre

Outdoor Activities Instructor - Ghyll Head Activity Centre


Outdoor Activities Instructor (Flexible Hours)

Based: Ghyll Head Outdoor Education & Activity Centre

16.55 (18.55 including A/L) per hour

 

GLL is looking for Freelance Outdoor Education Instructors to be based at Ghyll Head Outdoor Education & Activity Centre in the Lake district National Park.

 

You will be working at Manchester's Residential Outdoor Centre, delivering high quality outdoor education to children and adults. The role involves ensuring the health and safety of staff and customers, and guaranteeing the highest standards of service.

 

You must hold all of the following qualifications:

• Summer Mountain Leader,
• Rock climbing Instructor
• BCU level 2 Canoe Kayak or UKCC level 2 with bolt ons or BC Paddlesport Coach Kayak/Canoe
• RYA Level 2 Powerboat driver
• Hold a clean driving licence with D1 entitlement for minibuses.
• You will have worked for a minimum of three years in the outdoor sector and be able to demonstrate at interview a wide ranging knowledge of the impact of outdoor education on young people.

 

Desirable:

• Local cave leader,
• RYA Dingy Instructor.
• Experience working with SEND groups.

This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

 

In return, we offer a range of benefits that you'd expect from the UK's largest leisure provider:

• Pension schemes
• Discounted membership at our leisure centres
• Career pathways
• Ongoing training and development to help you to be the best

 

If you want the chance to develop a career doing something you love, apply now.

  

The welfare and safety of the children in our care is of the utmost importance to us at GLL. We follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that our staff are checked and appropriate to work with children and young people. Therefore we'll require you to complete an enhance DBS check before you will be allowed to start work.

 

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.

 

About Us

GLL is the UK's largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children's centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we're different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.

GLL is an equal opportunities employer.