Outdoor Education Tutor - Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, United Kingdom - Edsential

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Outdoor Education Tutor - Seasonal contract X5

Vacancy Ref : 40147

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Closing Date: 01/09/2023

Pay & Contract
- £4,900-£ months)
  • Contract Type: Part Time Fixed Term/Part Time
  • Full Address
Llanfairpwll, Anglesey LL61 6DJ
The Centre


Conway Centres Anglesey have been welcoming groups of young people for Outdoor Education and Arts courses, since 1969, and is now a part of Edsential Residential.

The Conway Centre has large grounds and woodland areas and access to the Menai Strait through a private dock, this allows us the opportunity for a large portion of our sessions to be based onsite.

We are located adjacent to the National Trusts Plas Newydd House and have easy access to the coasts, mountains, rivers and lakes of Snowdonia National Park and Anglesey AONB, which facilitates many offsite opportunities.

This provides an ideal location for our approach to use Outdoor Education activities to develop young people in accordance with their groups aims.

The Conway Centre can accommodate over four hundred young people and their accompanying staff all year round.


The Role.


We seek outdoor professionals to join our Outdoor Education Tutor team, who are employed on a summer contract, to deliver outdoor sessions to children visiting our centre.

The post is for 80 session between April and July. A session is 3.7 hours plus preparation and tidying time, and is either a morning, afternoon or evening.

Training may be required in March ready for an April start.


We require you to be passionate about and committed to teaching high quality Outdoor Education courses that our customer groups return for year after year.

The role will involve sharing the responsibility for the preparation, planning, co-ordination and evaluation of the outdoor residential courses.

As well as inducting guests and assisting to maintain equipment and facilities, whist working closely with the outdoor team and adhering to our risk management processes.


We are looking for people who's background will allow them to demonstrate a calm, considered and professional approach to working with a diverse clientele who may require additional support or considerations.


  • On the water we provide canoeing, kayaking, raft building, sailing and standup paddleboarding.
  • On the land we provide climbing, high level ropes, zipwire, bushcraft, mountain biking and via ferrata amongst others.
  • For offsite adventures, such as gorge walking, coasteering and mining you will require minibus/trailer qualification (D1+E) and up to date CPC and digital tachograph card.
The centre team are friendly, outgoing and inclusive. If you decide to become involved you will benefit from regular training, and support to gain further professional qualifications. The Conway Centre is an excellent location to continue developing your outdoor career.


The Company
Edsential are a Community Interest Company, created and partially owned by Cheshire West and Chester and Wirral Council.

The company remit is to directly reinvest any profits into improving services and supporting progress in schools within the community, to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Edsential supports schools with Catering, Cleaning, Creative and Performing Arts, Governors, Health and Wellbeing, Music, Residential and Curriculum Support.


Edsential is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required during your induction.


If you are interested in working with us and have questions please be in touch and look at the job description for further details.

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