Deputy Head of Thornbridge Outdoors

1 week ago

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Sheffield City Council Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and motivated outdoor instructor to join the team at the Thornbridge Outdoors as Deputy Head of Centre and play a key role in providing excellent adventures for our guests.

Thornbridge Outdoors is Sheffield City Council's outdoor learning centre located near Bakewell in the Peak District. Our mission is 'to widen the horizons of young people through real outdoor adventures in the Peak District' and we work with a range of clients from Sheffield and beyond.

The role includes:

Delivering quality outdoor education sessions for a range of different groups at our centre, in various venues across the Peak District and on occasion at schools. Co-ordinating the daily operational aspects of the centre. Leading the Education Team of four permanent instructors and group of ~40 casual instructors.

Applicants should have:

Significant experience of planning and delivering outdoor education. A passion for outdoor learning. A clear understanding of the role that outdoor learning has in the development of young people and the ability to articulate this to schools and other user groups. An eagerness to lead all of the activities that are available at the centre. A good range of outdoor qualifications and drive to continue to improve your own experience and delivery. Excellent organisational skills.

To find out more please download and read the job description and person specification.

To arrange a visit to the centre please call or email thornbridgeoutdoors@.

For further information about the post please contact Ed Allaway on or email . Please note that Ed is away from the office from Monday 27 - Friday 31 May.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

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