Outdoor Education Instructor

We are looking for an experienced outdoor educator with a range of National Governing Body (NGB) assessed awards. If you have at least 3 years' experience with a minimum of two NGB qualifications held for 2 years or longer, with the potential to progress further, we welcome hearing from you. We would particularly welcome qualified dinghy sailors. In support of the management team, we require a high-quality outdoor practitioner who can assist with the coaching and assessing of a range of activities at Lakeside, which require training and evaluation via internal signing off processes. We will provide the opportunities and experience to continue your professional development, with individual personal progression plans, a specific experienced mentor, along with funded training and assessment opportunities to further enhance qualifications. You will join a like-minded and adventurous team who play an important role in changing young people's lives, be a part of creating inspirational pathways and opportunities, opening doors and welcoming all to get involved and make a positive difference. Working for us means helping children and young people of all levels of ability and backgrounds to fulfil their potential through enjoyable and safe outdoor education programmes.

• Paddle Sport Leader
• Rock Climbing Instructor
• RYA Dinghy Instructor with Safety Boat
• A UKCA canyon award Summer Mountain Leader
• Level 1 Cave Leader
• Outdoors based Diploma, Certificate or Degree, PGCE, accredited with the IOL
The role.
• Providing inspirational, safe, high-quality instruction and outdoor learning
• Course directing schools' programmes
• Joining the Duty Team to ensure safe and secure residential stays
• Take an increasing lead on assisting with training and assessing of instructor colleagues
• Doing all the many other small jobs which make our outdoor education courses so successful
  
  You are passionate about creating great experiences for children and young people in the outdoors
• You are friendly and hardworking
• You are a resilient and confident team worker who can also work unsupervised using your own initiative
• You can show a commitment to gaining further awards as listed above
• You have at least 3 years' experience of working in the Outdoor Education sector
• You are able to work flexibly including some evenings and occasional weekends (by arrangement)
• You are able to start on 24th Feb 2025., Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. For further information and to complete an application form for the above role, please visit https://www.ymca-fyldecoast.org/about-ymca-fylde-coast/careers-at-ymca-fylde-coast