Casual Outdoor Education Instructor

Thornbridge Outdoors is Sheffield City Council's outdoor learning centre located near Bakewell in the Peak District. Our mission is 'to widen the horizons of young people through real outdoor adventures in the Peak District'. This is an exciting opportunity to join the pool of casual instructors at Thornbridge Outdoors, and play a key role in providing excellent adventures for our clients. Applicants should have

• A passion for outdoor activities and delivering outdoor learning.
• Experience leading outdoor activities and the drive to be able to deliver the full range of activities offered at the centre.
• At least two of the following qualifications:
• Mountain Training Rock Climbing Instructor or higher award.
• British Caving Local Cave/Mine Leader or higher award.
• British Canoeing qualifications appropriate for leading canoeing on a reservoir sheltered water.
• Level 2 Mountain bike leader/coach or higher award.
• Mountain Training Hill and Moorland Leader or Mountain Leader or higher award.
Your main role will be to run high quality outdoor education sessions for a range of different groups at our centre, in various venues across the Peak District and on occasion at schools. Activities that the centre delivers include climbing, mountain biking, canoeing, high ropes courses, caving/mine exploration, problem solving, abseiling, hillwalking and bushcraft. Different opportunities for work include single days (both midweek and at weekends), part weeks, weekends and Monday to Friday blocks.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.