At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting outdoor activities and workshops for kids aged 7 to 14.
- Company: Join the Ultimate Activity Company, dedicated to fun and adventure.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, paid training, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Flexible hours with a dynamic team environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on children's lives while having an unforgettable summer.
- Qualifications: Experience with children and a passion for outdoor education.
Contract: Seasonal work available during summer holidays.
Hours: 8am – 6pm weekdays. 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.
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.
- Experience working with children, ideally within an education setting
- Enthusiastic, energetic individual, passionate about working with children and supporting their development through adventurous activities.
- 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.
- Experience within outdoor education (bushcraft specific)
- Experience working in a similar camp setting, working with children aged between 7 and 14 years.
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.
Adventurers go wild during the summer holidays with our Ultimate Survival programme. Children enjoy fun and adventurous outdoor summer day camps, being fully-immersed in the natural environment, trying brilliant outdoor activities and games, and making new friends!
The Ultimate Activity Company is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to relevant checks in line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, including, but not limited to, DBS Disclosure checks, identity checks, internet search, employment history and reference checks, and international criminal record checks where required.
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