Instructor

Love working outdoors? Braeside deliver amazing activities, create lifelong memories, and enrich children’s lives.

We are looking for a fun, enthusiastic person to instruct and develop challenging, educational, and exciting activities at our Devizes based centre, and the surrounding area, as part of the learning experience for residential and day visiting groups.

Working in the outdoors, delivering fun and engaging educational activities to children is one of the most rewarding roles you could choose to pursue. Your day will be full of variety, delivering a whole range of activities from canoeing and climbing to orienteering and stream studies, no two days will be the same.

At Braeside education Centre we offer schools an outdoor residential trip. Our amazing team will guide the schools through their trip, starting with a warm and well-organized welcome. Then throughout their stay, schools are guided through a structured programme of activities.

Roles include:

- To instruct groups of young people in climbing and roped activities, survival, canoeing, cycling, orienteering, walking and curriculum-based activities in geography, science and history.
- To maintain centre equipment and activities.
- To assist with the development of the centre building and facilities, including grounds equipment, surrounding countryside and environment for the benefit of the client groups.
- To assist in aspects of evaluating the service and suggesting improvements.
- To work in a flexible manner including evenings and weekends to meet the needs of clients.
- To be part of the centre team with the responsibility for meeting and welcoming residential groups, briefing groups on health and safety and carrying out introductory talks to groups on the fire alarm and other residential safety matters.
- To be ‘on call’ for appropriate overnight periods as directed by your line manager.
- To assist with marketing the centre.
- To help develop new centre-based activities.

Note: The above is not an exhaustive list and in addition to the above duties, you may be required to perform other duties. We will not ask you to do anything which is beyond your capabilities. As the needs of our business change, we will amend the above duties accordingly.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 months

**Salary**: From £22,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Devizes: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Instructing or Teaching (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: One location