Outdoor Activity Instructor
2 days ago
Outdoor Activity Instructor - Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Making school holidays extraordinary
The Details
Title: Ultimate Survival Instructor
Reporting to: Ultimate Survival Camp Leader
Contract: Seasonal work available during summer holidays.
Hours: 8am – 6pm weekdays..
Additional Hours: 3 additional hours may be required on Thursday nights (6-9PM) for Campfire Cookout (site dependent). If this is required, you will be paid overtime.
Summary of Position
The role of a Survival Instructor is to use provided resources to deliver quality, structured outdoor activities and workshops to groups of children aged 7 to 14.
You will be expected to guide groups of children through week-long, timetabled courses with an emphasis on fun, excitement, teamwork, and skill development. You will have a pastoral role within your group, ensuring the safety & wellbeing of children in your group.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Deliver activities for children aged 7-14, focusing on participation, development, and enjoyment while working both alone and alongside other staff.
- Encourage participation through enthusiasm, passion and energy.
- Ensure all policies and procedures on Camp are adhered to by yourself and the children in your care, including all Health & Safety, Behaviour and Safeguarding procedures.
- Attending all required Training and Induction Days prior to starting on Camp.
- Take a pastoral role as a group leader, supporting and caring for children throughout the week while continuously promoting their welfare and best interests.
- Engage with the children outside of activity times: sign in & out times & during their lunch/snack breaks).
- Live up to the company’s promise of ‘Inspiring Children Every Day’
- Behave in a manner that reflects the expectations of the company throughout your employment.
- Show the required energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism for the duration of the season, acting as an ambassador for Ultimate Survival Camps and behaving as a suitable role model for children.
Make their holidays. They’ll make yours.
Essential Requirements
- Experience working with children, ideally within an education setting
- Enthusiastic, energetic individual, passionate about working with children and supporting their development through adventurous activities.
- Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills and verbal reasoning. Candidates must be confident in their ability to lead a group of children and not shy away from responsibility.
- Flexible, team player, able to adapt to dynamic situations and challenges.
- Someone looking for a challenging, but hugely rewarding, enjoyable job in the holidays.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience within outdoor education (bushcraft specific)
- Qualified or studying towards NGB qualification in adventurous activities, such as archery, bushcraft and mountaineering.
- Experience working in a similar camp setting, working with children aged between 7 and 14 years.
- Paediatric First Aid qualification (12 Hour Course) Benefits
- Paid pre-camp training programme to prepare you to be an Ultimate staff member.
- Subsidised CPD opportunities, ranging from First Aid Qualification through to Food Safety Certificates
- Competitive pay with progression opportunities.
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