Outdoor Activity Instructor

Location: PEAK Trafford Water Sports Centre

Contract type: Full time, permanent position – 40 hours per week

Salary: From £24960 to £28000 (depending on qualifications)

Its you we need!

Peak Activities offer a wide range of outdoor and adventurous activities, outdoor education programs, and skill development experiences to schools, groups, families and individuals. All our centres and sessions deliver “education through Adventure” and we want you to join our team.

Who are we looking for:

You will be passionate about the outdoors and share this passion with others. You will have experience and qualifications in outdoor activities and been willing to work with our staff team to develop these further. In our centres each day is different and the majority of the sessions you will deliver will be long term, building skills and confidence over the year in our participants. This is not your normal centre job with a different school group every week!

You will need to be an excellent communicator and people skills. You should be able to manage a group in potentially challenging situations.

Previous experience in a similar role is desirable, however we are excited to hear from applicants with the right attitude, enthusiasm, and outdoor skills.

If you are ready to start your adventure with us, join our team and discover the thrill of a career in the great outdoors.

Benefits with this role:

• Progressive pay scale – the more qualifications you earn, the higher your pay
• Training and development programs courses including qualified teacher status and additional national governing body awards.
• A wide range of career development opportunities across Peak and the wider Keys Group
• Company Pension scheme
• 33 days paid annual leave (25 days Bank Holidays)
• HAPI App – Employee assistance, discounts, and rewards.
• Social events and access to equipment
• Refer a Friend scheme – recommend a friend to come and work with Keys and you’ll earn a £500 bonus. T&C’s apply.

Qualifications:

You must hold at least one of the following qualifications:

• RCI or CWI or other relevant ropes-based qualification
• ML or HML Award or equivalent
• Mountain Bike Leader/instructor or equivalent
• Paddle UK Instructor / Coach or equivalent
• RYA instructor or equivalent
• DofE Assessor
• Archery GB Instructor award
• Bushcraft practitioner
• Valid First Aid Qualification

Safeguarding:

Successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS check with child and adult barred checklists included – if you do not have one, this can be instigated for you.

Keys Group:

Keys Group brings together three of the UK’s leading and longest-established providers of specialist education, care and activities; Accomplish, Keys and Peak. The organisation provides specialist support and education for more than 2,000 children, young people, adults and families in services and schools across England and Wales.

Specialist residential and supported living services for adults with a learning disability, autism, mental health needs and acquired brain injury are provided throughout England and Wales by Accomplish.

Keys offers education and care services for children, young people and families across England and Wales through its specialist schools, residential children’s homes, activity and intervention and leaving care services, adult resource centre and family assessment centres.

Activities are offered by Peak through its seven specialist adventure centres including water sports, treetop and climbing centres, across England.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

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