Senior Instructor

Organisation
- Dorset Council
- Location
- Weymouth
- Reference
- REC/23/00330
- Occupational group
- Leisure & Culture
- Salary details
- £27,852 - £32,020

Job term
- Full Time
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Contact
- Tanya Budd
- Contact telephone
- 01305784927
- Closing Date
- 26 February 2023 11:00 PM

**Senior Instructor**

**Weymouth Outdoor Education Centre**

**Full Time - Permanent**

**Salary £27,852 - £27,852**

Dorset Outdoor Education Service are looking for an experienced and motivated senior instructor to join our growing team and help transform Weymouth Outdoor Education Centre to the next level.

From paddle sports to rock climbing to dingy sailing, the Weymouth centre not only delivers a wide range of life changing experiences, but also provides the opportunity to explore iconic locations within the famous Jurassic Coast such as Lulworth cove, Swanage Bay and Old Harry Rocks. Our distinctive location along the British coast enables our staff to deliver a first-hand educational perspective and appreciation to the unique geological formations that Dorset is internationally recognised for. The educational experience our staff deliver simply cannot be replicated in a classroom setting.

**What you will be doing**
- Our team of instructors are the heart and soul of the centre. They are customer facing and must be polite, courteous and energetic whatever the time of day.
As a Senior Instructor, it is expected that you hold a good range of qualifications and come with a wealth of experience so that you can hit the ground running and provide support and mentoring to junior team members. All new recruits will be provided with an effective induction along with continued support involving shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities including National Governing Body qualifications.
The joy of our working environment is that no two days are the same, but you can expect to see your role divided between:

- Delivering activities to our customers
- Managing and developing our team or highly skilled and motived instructors
- Ensuring the maintenance of our resources and equipment
- Administrative tasks may involve arranging schedules, planning activities, developing teaching resources and producing content for our social media.

**About you**
- Due to the varied demands of the role, experience and flexibility is crucial. Not only will you be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of our activities, but you will also be expected to deputise for the centre manger if required.
It is expected that you will possess a 16-hour first aid qualification.

- Rock Climbing Instructor
- Paddlesports Coach (open water)
- Sea Kayak / Stand-Up Paddleboard Leader qualifications.

Other Desirable skills.
- Dinghy Senior Instructor or Powerboat Instructor qualifications
- Climbing Wall Instructor
- Canoe / Kayak / SUP Coach (sheltered water)
- Archery Instructor
- Minibus driver license (full training will be provided if you do not possess a licence)

We will expect a Senior Instructor to be able to work safely in the outdoor environment, understand the importance of working to standard operating procedures, can make ‘in-the-moment’ calculated judgements and decisions along with being able to communicate clearly to the customer through a coached delivery approach

**Additional information**

This post requires the ability to travel between locations and centres. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.
Interview date: you will be offered a date during the week commencing 6th March 2023
For an informal chat about the role, please contact: Tanya Budd, Centre Manager
Phone: 01305784927

**Dorset Council: A great place to work**:
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

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