join our team for 2024
In return for your hard work, we offer:
● Monthly salary + paid holiday
● Affordable accommodation in a spacious 5-bedroom staff house in Fortuneswell, a short walk from the centre, allowing personal space away from the working environment.
● Funding and support for personal training and development including CPD training days with our management team
● A professional high quality working atmosphere, with plenty of opportunity to develop your skills
● Access to facilities across the organisation including a bunkhouse in North Wales
● Access to trade discounted equipment
Qualities we are looking for:
● A strong work ethic
● Team player
● Enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge of the outdoors
● Desire to progress and develop your own skills and qualifications
Essential qualifications:
● 16-hour First Aid certificate
● Prior experience working with young people
● BC Paddlesport Instructor
● Coasteering experience (preferable) or relevant experience gained from a similar environment
● RCI Award / Training
Desirable qualifications/skills:
● NCC Coasteering Guide / Training
● BC Paddlesport Leader
● BC Core coach
● Lowland Leader Award or above
● Bushcraft experience
Contracts until the end of August, September and October are available for 2024
If you want to be part of a team delivering high quality experiences in real environments then please get in touch. Email your CV and a little information about yourself to Jerome Cooper at jerome@portlandoutdoor.co.uk
Portland Outdoor Centre is an equal opportunities employer and we are eagerly seeking applications from all sectors of society.
Portland Outdoor Centre, Castletown, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1BD
Seasonal Outdoor Education and Activity Instructor – Portland Outdoor Centre
Start date: April 2024
Salary: £22500 to £24500 per annum pro rata
Portland Outdoor Centre is looking for experienced, passionate, and hardworking Outdoor Instructors to join the 2024 team.
Portland Outdoor Centre is a small residential outdoor education centre located on the Isle of Portland, near Weymouth, on the south coast of sunny Dorset. Offering a variety of outdoor activities that take full advantage of the surrounding countryside, from the vast Chesil Beach to the cliff edges of Portland Bill. All our activities take place off-site ensuring our groups experience real environments with the time to immerse themselves in the landscape and the activities.
We offer residential stays for children and adults at our converted hotel centre, overlooking Portland Harbour. Sleeping up to 70 we are small enough to ensure high-quality experiences and hospitality for all our groups; be it multi activity school programmes, adult groups or DofE Gold Residential programmes. Our small close-knit team values the importance of engaging outdoor experiences and takes pride in delivering high quality activities, which leave young people with memories that last a lifetime.
Activities we offer include; Coasteering, Climbing and Abseiling, Costal Bushcraft and Watersports in Portland Harbour including journeys in our striking Big Canoes, a unique experience for many. Thorough training is provided to enable you to deliver to our high standard.
Portland Outdoor Centre has two sister centres; New Forest Outdoor Centre and Brenscombe Outdoor Centre. You will have the opportunity to visit each centre and use their facilities. Each centre has its own character and feel with its own variety of activities and clientele. Although predominantly based at Portland the opportunity to work at the other sites during the season only provides more opportunity to broaden and develop your skill set.
At Portland, Instructors can expect to really use their awards while developing skills and experience. A normal week will involve Coasteering at Portland Bill, running Climbing sessions at one of our numerous local venues and delivering a selection of Water-sports from Portland Harbour. Portland Outdoor Centre offers a genuine opportunity to progress as an instructor. We have a highly motivated, active and professional team. If you like the idea of an afterwork Climb, Boulder, Dive or Coasteer you’ll fit right in.
