OUTDOOR INSTRUCTOR

Mendip is looking for motivated, passionate and brilliant instructors to take on roles at Mendip Activity Centre and help us on our mission, the Mendip Way.

 

The Mendip Way 

"To Inspire Everyone, Everywhere, to Make Time for Adventure"​

The Role

​You’ll work in a variety of outdoor environments with a wide range of groups. You’ll work both independently and as part of a team to facilitate activity sessions. Each day, you could be training new instructors, working with schools, corporates, families, private groups, or individuals. The majority of our instructors work for us year-round, expanding their skills to gain winter qualifications, whilst some choose to work specific seasons.​

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This is more than just a job. You won’t just be an instructor: you’ll be a coach, a facilitator, a mentor, a guide, an inspiration. We’re looking for enthusiastic people to inspire others through exciting adventures. 

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Your attitude and personality is paramount to us: we’re looking for someone who has a positive outlook, professionalism, promptness and who works well under pressure. You’ll possess strong communication skills, and excellent presentation skills and enjoy a varied and challenging programme.

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About You​

​We are looking to employ people with a range of experience, qualifications and skills:
•    If you are just starting out and only have a couple of qualifications and a year or so of experience using them, then we might have the perfect position for you to use those existing skills and we’ll help you to develop further, 
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•    If you are an experienced instructor/facilitator with high-level qualifications, we may have the perfect role for you, leading our advanced sessions, training other staff members or coaching on our Outdoor Instructor Training Courses.
 
To run our activity sessions we insist on people holding the qualification for the activity (if one exists). Where qualifications don’t exist, staff will be in-house trained and signed off as competent.  
 

Qualifications
For an experienced instructor role, we are looking for people to hold a minimum of one of the following: 

• Rock Climbing Instructor, 

• or Cave Leader (with Mendip caves),

• or Paddlesport Instructor

 

Plus one more of the qualifications below: 

• Rock Climbing Instructor

• Paddlesport Leader/Coach/Instructor

• Cave Leader (with Mendip caves)

• D1 Licence + CPC 

• Ski/Snowboard qualifications such as BASI L1 / SSE L1 +

• ArcheryGB Leader

• National Smallbore Rifle Association YPS

• DofE Supervisor/Assessor
   

Other Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of team development and initiative exercises

• Bushcraft experience

• Walking qualification

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If you do not hold the necessary qualifications then we could still have opportunities for you. Please look at our Apprenticeship or Outdoor Instructor Training Course – we have a strong history of training instructors to be ready for working in the sector.

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About Mendip

Established in 1987, Mendip Activity Centre is a national activity, education and training provider setting the gold standard in adventure and training.

 

Our goal is to inspire everyone, everywhere, to make time for adventure.  We do this by working with schools, families, individuals, groups and teams, and aim to inspire as many as possible.

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We deliver high-quality and important outdoor education with professionalism and passion through the pillars of Adventure, Learning and Training.  This role will be primarily based at our main centre in the Mendip Hills, Somerset.

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Our values are simple:
 

Respect Risk: Go safely beyond the comfort zone
 

Respect Nature: Protect our playground

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Respect Choice: Let everyone make their choice

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How to Apply

Apply below.  If you’re unsure whether we’re right for you, please get in touch for a chat or a visit.

Email jobs@mendip.co.uk to discuss this further.