Youth Coach; freelance

“The work itself is so rewarding, seeing the young people you work with grow so much across the year. The team has created such a supportive and warm environment that cushions you on the harder days. It's one of the best jobs I've ever had, and the only one where I can truly say I'd rather be here than somewhere else.”

Kelly, Adventure Youth Coach

We are seeking adventurous, energetic and people-focused Adventure Youth Coaches to join us on our journey with young people. If you want to support, empower and inspire young people, push yourself out of your comfort zone and work together towards a shared vision, we'd love to hear from you.

Basecamp Adventure Trust is a registered charity delivering life-changing programmes to young people from Leeds and Bradford which enable them to better thrive. Our programmes blend outdoor adventure, personal development and compassionate coaching to support young people to break down the barriers they face, transform their wellbeing and learn skills for life. The Core Programme is a year-long programme using inspirational skills workshops and exhilarating adventure residentials to enable young people to see all they are innately capable of, and at the centre of this work is the transformative coaching relationships our Adventure Youth Coaches build throughout the year.

We are seeking committed, empathetic and life-loving Adventure Youth Coaches to deliver this mission, working directly with young people across the entire year-long programme. This is a coaching and pastoral role delivered in the outdoors, meaning you will demonstrate a real passion for transforming the lives of vulnerable young people whilst taking part in all outdoor adventure activities. Adventure is an exhilarating and impactful vehicle for personal change, but the real magic of the programme lies in high-quality, trusting relationships and vulnerable conversations you will build.

Basecamp residentials are a fast-paced, intensive environment which requires Coaches to be open-minded, highly organised and able to take initiative and respond dynamically to challenges and changing circumstances.

NB:
This is a freelance role comprising of 21 days guaranteed work every year. Our programmes run to academic years (Sep - June) and in this period you would come on 6 adventure trips. There are also a few ad-hoc days in June/September for induction and training days.

• Managing a ‘Huddle’ of 10 young people, taking lead on behaviour management, pastoral care, and general wellbeing.
  • Offer individualised mentoring and emotional support, getting to know their needs, trigger, strengths and goals
  • Take part in all the outdoor activities with your Huddle whilst on residential. Please note, adventures requiring an AALA licence are delivered by our Outdoor Instructor partners. Your role within these adventures is to challenge, celebrate and inspire young people, rather than instruct. You must be comfortable engaging with these activities but you do not need outdoor qualifications to be successful in this role
  • Manage the behaviour of your Huddle using our ‘high challenge, high support’ approach
  • Support pastorally as regards wearing the right layers, packing enough food, tying laces
  • Overseeing the safety of your Huddle, especially in regards to their medical requirements
• Delivering in-house adventurous activities such as low-level walks, treasure walks and outdoor cooking (in tandem with the other programme delivery staff)
• Running 30-45 minute check-in coaching circles with your Huddle
• Helping run evening activities on residential such as games, quizzes, escape rooms and challenges
• Working long days and be able to…