Senior Instructor

Senior Instructor - Essex Outdoors Harlow

Location: Essex Outdoors Harlow

Salary and Benefits: £25,082 to £29,508 per annum
Permanent, Full Time
Fixed Base Worker

Senior Instructor – Essex Outdoors Harlow. Post closes 2nd February.

The opportunity:

Essex Outdoors is a leading provider of outdoor experiences to schools in the East of England and is looking to grow its customer base both within this region and across the country. Our vision is to make the Essex brand recognised as the UK leader in schools’ outdoor residential provision through innovation and customer focus. Essex Outdoors operates within a commercially competitive environment.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Instructor to join our team. In this role, you will develop and deliver high‑quality outdoor education and NGB programmes, work closely with the Operations Manager/Coordinator, lead health and safety coordination across all activity areas, and supervise groups on and off site. You will organise activities in compliance with the Centre’s and County Council’s policies and take part in the Centre’s residential work.

• Lead the development and implementation of outdoor programmes.
• Supervise and provide pastoral care of young people and adults in residence.
• Organise repairs and renewals of activity equipment and maintain Centre buildings and grounds.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements of Essex County Council.
• Accompany customers on visits and outings, including outdoor activities.
• Observe practice processes, maintain standards and quality of delivery, and record findings.
• Lead the customer support team to develop programmes and allocate resources.
• Recruit and deliver NGB courses to staff and customers.
• Deliver outdoor education programmes to customers in remote areas of the UK and abroad.
• Meet individual and shared targets and objectives set annually.

• Possess at least two, preferably three, National Governing Body Outdoor Education qualifications at coach level; a D1 & D1E driving licence is desirable.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area, and be a Forest School Leader.
• Significant experience delivering outdoor provision and environmental programmes.
• Excellent communication skills, motivating and relating well to young people and adults.
• Good leadership skills and behaviours, motivating a diverse team to deliver shared objectives.
• Ability to organise and plan outdoor youth work programmes in response to assessed educational needs.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the youth work curriculum delivered.
• Experience establishing and maintaining a safe environment for specific activities.

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, Essex is an ideal place to develop your career and contribute to the local community.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and a Veterans and Care Leavers leader. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks will be required; if your role requires a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service (). We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

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