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Development Tutor
Employer: Fairbridge
Country: UK
Salary: £18,916 starting salary with potential to rise to £20,450
Accommodation Provided: No Training Provided: No
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We use outdoor adventurous activities, as part of our personal development programme, to engage Birmingham’s socially excluded young people and we want you to join our team. Activities include: hill walking, climbing and water sports and we want you to help extend it further.
As a Development Tutor in Fairbridge West Midlands you will plan and deliver a range of sessions and courses (including residential). With skills in the outdoors and at least proven relevant experience, you will have at least three, if not more, of the following qualifications:
□ Gorge walking – swift water rescue
□ Orienteering
□ Archery
□ Indoor or outdoor Climbing
□ Walking group leader
□ Mountain Biking
□ Skiing/Snowboarding
□ Powerboating
□ SPA
□ RYA Sailing
□ ML Summer / Winter
□ Level 2 Canoe or Kayak Coach
□ Trail Cycle Leader (or equivalent)
□ Local Cave Leader
□ Mountain/BASP First Aid Cert
The ability to deliver non-outdoor based activities (such as creative or performing arts, sports etc) will be considered in conjunction with the above. You will also have a full clean driving licence, ideally with D1 + E enabling you to drive minibuses with a trailer. Your ability to inspire and relate to our challenging client group, along with your awareness of issues affecting young people, is key.
In return, we offer a fun and supportive work environment as well as development opportunities including an entitlement to 5 training days each year. Working only Monday- Friday, you will also receive 28 days' holiday (plus bank holidays) rising to 32 days with length of service and employer pension contributions. This is a great opportunity to develop your career in the outdoor development sector and gain the security of a permanent job in a well respected charity.
Closing date - Friday 30 January 2009 at noon. Interview date - 2nd week in February 2009.
Fairbridge is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Registered Charity No. 206807