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**Job Ref**:GLE1677

**Branch**:The Gleneagles Hotel

**Location**:The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder

**Salary/Benefits**:£27,220.60 annual salary

**Contract type**:Permanent

**Hours**:Full Time

**Hours per week**:39

**Posted date**:05/03/2024

**Closing date**:07/04/2024

**COME AND JOIN US...**

We are currently seeking an adaptable, upbeat and enthusiastic **Activity Instructor **to join our Trail Yard team.

The on target earning potential for this role is £27,220.60 / annual salary - comprising a base salary of £23,220.60, plus a qualified estimate of £4,000 in gratuities and service charge.* As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

**ABOUT GLENEAGLES**

One of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and country estates, Gleneagles has been making memories for nearly a century. Recently named winner of the ‘Art of Hospitality’ award 2023, as well as no.32 in the new global ranking of The World’s 50 Best Hotels, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating exceptional hospitality experiences for our guests.

**WORKING AT GLENEAGLES**

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ - not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.

Location; Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

**Here's a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role**:

- You’ll be leading a wide range of outdoor activities with our guests, ensuring they have an experience they’ll want to share, never forget and hope to repeat
- Working closely with the Activities Manager, you’ll create and develop new activities, including the development and launch of our brand new climbing wall
- Providing bike hire and carrying out bike maintenance
- Looking after groups of young people as part of our Gleneagles summer holiday program, making sure they have great fun and safe at all times
- You’ll be actively involved in our general yard upkeep, equipment maintenance and inspection, making sure this is all accurately recorded
- Driving our company vehicles to and from activities across our sprawling 850 acre estate
- Participating in Gleneagles and external training courses which are required for our activities and key to your professional development
- Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

**The kind of person we're looking for**:

- Ideally, you have experience of working in the great outdoors with groups of varying sizes; this however isn’t essential as we can fully support you with this
- Basic outdoor qualifications within water sports, climbing or walking again would be great however again, this isn’t essential, the key factor is you love to work with people and outside, in all weathers
- You understand and can implement all relevant safety policies and ensure the appropriate standards are met at all times, minimising risk while we work in the outdoor environment
- You’re able to quickly build relationships with people and as such deliver a wonderful and bespoke experiences for our guests
- Adaptable to working in our ever-changing outdoor conditions, you ensure that all guests are kept motivated, comfortable and safe
- Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
- You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
- A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail
- You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way

**What’s in it for you**:
**Time to let your hair down**
- 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
- Seasonal parties and local social events
- 50% discount on Food Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range
- Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum

**Treats in your pocket**
- Flexi points into your Perkboxwallet to spend as you choose. The points can be spent immediately, or you can save them up over a nu