Multi Activity Instructor

Manor Adventure

Multi Activity Instructor

£22400

Manor Adventure, Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 1 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 33f67fdb7a954c2f8a240b5fff90df5d

Full Job Description

Have no experience working with children?

- Want something different than an office job?

- Have a passion for the outdoors you wish to pass on to the new generations?,

  • Have you researched Manor Adventure?

  • Do you have 'Right to Work' documents?

  • Are you able to relocate to one of our 5 UK Centres?


  • Education:
  • A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

    Manor Adventure is an independent company, leading residential outdoor activity provider. We focus on the quality of the educational sessions we offer, as well as our commitment to train and develop our staff.


  • We are a privately owned company with centres located in Mid Wales, Shropshire, Scotland, Norwich and Matlock, you may be placed at any one of these 5 centres.

    Our comprehensive training programme, which includes gaining recognised National Governing Body awards, will provide you with the confidence and skills to deliver high quality, and safe, outdoor sessions. The work is extremely rewarding. Every instructor remembers the smile on the face of the first child they helped to gain confidence and overcome their fears and gain a new experience.

    Up to £22,400 a year - Full-time, Fixed term contract, Pulled from the full job description
  • Company pension

  • Discounted or free food

  • Free parking

  • On-site parking, Fair Wage to All: We are committed to aligning our pay rates with the living wage from the 1st April 2024.


  • Working hours: Our instructors work an average 37.5 hours a week, which can include some weekend work.

    Living Away From home: We provide accommodation and 3 meals a day for all our instructors at a reasonable price. No need to worry about bills or TV licences; we've got you covered.

    Fixed Term Contracts: Our contracts run to 30th November 2024 with the potential opportunity to extend it into the new season., Manor Adventure takes on people from all walks of life. Those with experience and those without, all are welcome at the Manor Adventure Team.

    As a Multi Activity Instructor, you will be delivering up to five fun filled sessions a day, from blind trail to underground maze, from Zip wiring to Kayaking. You will be the talk of the school, helping children get out of the comfort zones, overcoming fears and having an amazing time learning outside of the classroom. You will rotate groups, and rotate sessions, no two days are the same at Manor Adventure.

    Are you…?

    - A confident individual who can stand and talk in front of groups of children

    - A fun and playful personality.

    - Love being outdoors and would like to pass on that passion.

    What we can offer you:
  • National Governing Bodies (NGB) qualifications from English Fencing, Archery GB, NSRA (Rifles), NUCO (First Aid), British Canoeing and RYA.

  • A comprehensive training and development programme - we don't only develop the children's abilities; we develop the skills and abilities of our instructors to be the best there is.

  • An excellent salary package.

  • Extremely rewarding work.

  • Career development prospects - we promote in house, good instructors make good senior instructors, who then can become great Activity Managers and then possibly fantastic Head of Centres.

  • A fairly priced 'live in' package with good accommodation and food.

  • Good working conditions in a professional, yet friendly team environment.


  • Due to the nature of the business, it is desirable that you live on site. All employment offers will be dependant on a satisfactory DBS check, which Manor Adventure will pay for and satisfactory references.

    Development

    We pride ourselves at Manor Adventure in supporting and developing our instructors into confident individuals. We have staff start with us scared of heights but finish their time with us happy and confident at heights and helping children in a similar situation and use their own experience to help.

    Training for all sessions starts on day one, with ongoing training throughout the year so all our new instructors don't get overwhelmed by the amount of sessions we provide our clients. With any areas our instructors feel like they are struggling at, our staff team are there to support and find a different way to teach you how to run a sessions. Not everyone learns the same, with both instructors and the children we teach.

    We promote from within our company, our amazing instructors become fantastic team leaders, our team leaders become hard-working activity manager and our activity managers go on to be successful heads of centres.

    Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
    Contract length: 12 months

    Pay: Up to £22,400.00 per year

    Benefits:
  • Company pension

  • Discounted or free food

  • Free parking

  • On-site parking