Qualified Outdoor Instructor

Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Contract Type: Self-Employed Contractor
Salary: £130 per day

Role Specification:

• Plan and deliver outdoor activities
• Facilitate personal development of young people or adults at risk
• Explain, advise and demonstrate outdoor activities
• Instruct in specialist areas such as bushcraft
• Make sure all equipment and facilities are safe
• Explain safety procedures and risk oversight
• Oversee volunteers
• Compile progress report of individual participants as part of overall reporting plans
• Attend supervision with CEO at the end of each programme
• Attend other internal or external meetings when required
• Adhere to Leave No Trace ethics and values (training available)

Person Specification:

• Qualified professional outdoor instructor
• At least 2 years of outdoor experience in working with young people at risk
• Experience in group facilitation
• Experience or training in behaviour change or personal development, e.g. NLP, CBT
• Qualified outdoor first aider
• Good Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
• A team player who loves nature and believe in the same ethos as the Charity’s
• Passionate about supporting vulnerable children, young people and adults

An enhanced DBS and a valid professional indemnity insurance are essential for this role. This post is subject to reference check.

To apply, please submit your CV to jobs@wildernessfoundation.org.uk.