Vacancy: Climbing Instructors
Company: Acorn Adventure
Category: Climbing, Multi sports, Working with children
Dates: April / May 2011 for 3 to 6 months
Salary: Overseas Seasonal Package – wage, meals & tented accommodation, uniform, overseas travel. UK Seasonal Package – national min wage, meals & tented accommodation provided & free uniform.
Job Details
Now recruiting Qualified Climbing Instructors for our 2011 season!
We are currently recruiting climbing instructors for our centres in the UK, France & Italy for the 2011 season.
Our team of Activity Instructors deliver taster activity sessions and an evening entertainment programme to our guests.
This role is ideal for instructors who are looking to gain further coaching experience, whilst living in an outdoors environment with a group of like-minded people.
We do also have a limited number of places available for SPA trained instructors who want to gain experience and develop a career in the outdoor industry.
You will need plenty of energy, enthusiasm, motivation and the ability to relate to young people and adults alike. We expect our staff to deliver excellent customer service to our guests, whilst delivering fun and safe activity sessions.
As part of the role, you will be required to interact daily with the guests and get involved in all aspects of centre life from cleaning and serving at meal times to site work.
If you enjoy mucking in and working hard whilst instructing in your preferred activity and also having the opportunity to get out and about in some fantastic locations, then we want you to apply! We are ideally looking for people with experience of working in outdoor adventure with young people between 7-17 yrs old.
Requirements:
- SPA / ML assessed
- SPA / ML trained (assistant activity instructor positions)
All of our staff participate in a comprehensive induction & training programme at centre and there are pre and post-season training opportunities to gain NGB qualifications in different activities.
All applicants must be at least 18 yrs old, have a UK/EU passport, UK residential address, a permanent UK National Insurance number and a UK bank account.