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Instructor
Employer: Outward Bound
Country: UK
Salary: Salary: £13,683 - £18,898, plus benefits
Accommodation Provided: No Training Provided: No
Start Date: 21 October 2008 and 13 January 2009.
End Date:
Do you love the outdoors and want to share your adventures with young people? With an enviable reputation for the delivery of high quality personal development programmes for young people, Outward Bound uses the outdoor environment to make a real difference to young peoples lives and help them on their journey to find the best within themselves. The Trust has a vibrant strategic plan that includes a focus on deliberate learning through frontier adventure coupled with raising awareness of, and concern for, the natural environment.
We are seeking Instructors for our 4 residential centres, all in fantastic locations: Loch Eil in Scotland, Ullswater & Howtown in the Lake District and Aberdovey on the Welsh coast.
We offer:
Full time permanent employment in a vibrant working environment
Comprehensive training and development package linked to an incremental pay scale
Diverse client base
A clean driving licence (preferably including D1 entitlement) and valid First Aid Certificate are mandatory requirements for Instructors and Assistant Instructors.
You must be able to demonstrate the responsibility necessary to safely lead groups of young people on our courses.
For Instructor positions candidates should have passed as a minimum, an assessment in two of the first three NGB qualifications listed below and completed training in at least one other from the list.
Summer Mountain Leader Award
Single Pitch Award
BCU UKCC Level 1 Coach plus 3* (canoe or kayak), or BCU Level 2 coach (canoe or kayak)
RYA Dinghy Instructor or Coastal Skipper Award
This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Check through the Criminal Records Bureau.
Closing date for applications: Friday, 5 September 2008. Interviews for all positions at all centres will be held on 12, 16, 17 September 2008 and 11 November 2008. Start dates: 21 October 2008 and 13 January 2009.
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