Outdoor Education Instructor

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture. Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

Pendarren Outdoor Education Centre aims to support the physical, emotional and intellectual development of children and young people, through challenge, adventure, reflection and responsibility during an outdoor residential experience. Our Outdoor Education Instructors are integral to this vision, leading the provision of a variety of outdoor activities to people with a range of ages, experiences and abilities in a fun, safe environment. As one of our full-time instructors, you’ll work closely with the Centre management and other instructors to deliver an action-packed experience for our guests, leading activities including Canoeing/Kayaking, rock climbing and abseiling, caving and orienteering to name just a few.

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

We are seeking a positive, motivated individual with the ability to lead and inspire groups of children and young people and deliver a high quality, safe outdoor education experience in a variety of subjects. The ideal candidate will have a current 16 hour First Aid Certificate, a full, clean Driving Licence and will have completed assessment for two NGB awards from two different activity disciplines (ML/WGL/HML; SPA/RCI/CWA with abseil: LCL 1; BCU ukcc L2 or equivalent). You’ll have experience of leading groups on adventurous activities and of working in a residential outdoor education centre and an understanding of the use of outdoor education in personal and group development. In addition, you will need to have excellent communication skills and an ability to relate to and motivate young people. As well as being able to lead groups and solve challenges that might arise on your own initiative, you’ll also need to be a strong team player, willing to pick up anything that needs to be done in order to ensure that the Centre continues to function safely and effectively with our customers at the heart of everything that we do.

Our team at Pendarren is a dynamic group dedicated to providing an amazing experience to the children and young people for some of whom, their time with us will be their first experiences of life outside of an inner-city environment. We emphasise teamwork, attention to detail, and effective communication and as one of our instructors you will play a vital role in ensuring our Centre operates safely and effectively. The Centre thrives as a result of having a team that works well together across departments, giving us an ability to adapt to evolving challenges and find innovative solutions, ensuring our children and young people have the best possible experience during their time with us.