Outdoor Activity Instructor - Stroud

The role of a Survival Instructor is to use provided resources to deliver quality, structured outdoor activities and workshops to groups of children aged 7 to 14. You will be expected to guide groups of children through week-long, timetabled courses with an emphasis on fun, excitement, teamwork, and skill development. You will have a pastoral role within your group, ensuring the safety & wellbeing of children in your group.,

• Deliver activities for children aged 7-14, focusing on participation, development, and enjoyment while working both alone and alongside other staff.
• Encourage participation through enthusiasm, passion and energy.
• Ensure all policies and procedures on Camp are adhered to by yourself and the children in your care, including all Health & Safety, Behaviour and Safeguarding procedures.
• Attending all required Training and Induction Days prior to starting on Camp.
• Take a pastoral role as a group leader, supporting and caring for children throughout the week while continuously promoting their welfare and best interests.
• Engage with the children outside of activity times: sign in & out times & during their lunch/snack breaks).
• Live up to the company's promise of 'Inspiring Children Every Day'
• Behave in a manner that reflects the expectations of the company throughout your employment.
• Show the required energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism for the duration of the season, acting as an ambassador for Ultimate Survival Camps and behaving as a suitable role model for children.
  
  Experience working with children, ideally within an education setting
• Enthusiastic, energetic individual, passionate about working with children and supporting their development through adventurous activities.
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills and verbal reasoning. Candidates must be confident in their ability to lead a group of children and not shy away from responsibility.
• Flexible, team player, able to adapt to dynamic situations and challenges.
• Someone looking for a challenging, but hugely rewarding, enjoyable job in the holidays.
Desirable Requirements
• Experience within outdoor education (bushcraft specific)
• Qualified or studying towards NGB qualification in adventurous activities, such as archery, bushcraft and mountaineering.
• Experience working in a similar camp setting, working with children aged between 7 and 14 years.
• Paediatric First Aid qualification (12 Hour Course) Benefits
  
  £108.28 - £137.87 (Inclusive of Holiday Pay, based on an 9.5 hour day) Pay is calculated on age, experience and qualifications., Additional Hours: 3 additional hours may be required on Thursday nights (6-9PM) for Campfire Cookout (site dependent). If this is required, you will be paid overtime., Paid pre-camp training programme to prepare you to be an Ultimate staff member.
• Subsidised CPD opportunities, ranging from First Aid Qualification through to Food Safety Certificates
• Competitive pay with progression opportunities.