Senior Instructor - Cheddar, United Kingdom - Somerset County Council

Somerset County Council

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Cheddar, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Why should I choose Somerset County Council?
We're looking for a
Senior Instructor to join our

SSE:

Outdoors team at Charterhouse, working
37 hours per week on an annualised basis*We're a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset.

And that's why we're working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.

If you're looking for a place where you work truly matters - where YOU truly matter - we might be just right for you.

We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Annualised hours means that while your monthly pay will remain unchanged, your hours may vary per week, and by season, and will be in agreement with the line manager.

What will I be doing?
At Charterhouse, we enable young people to discover what they CAN do - not what they can't.

Every child is encouraged to imagine, discover and achieve and our fantastic instructors are the people that make this happen.

We are driven by a passion for residential outdoor learning where life lessons are learnt, and memories will be cherished.

We're working to improve the lives of children in Somerset - and you'll be a key part of that.

Your day-to-day work will involve:

Supervise, demonstrate, and instruct groups in a wide variety of outdoor activities both on and off site.
Deliver agreed programmes in the absence of the Centre Manager, resolve any routine problems, liaise with customers and centre staff, deputising for the Centre Manager as required

- overseeing the smooth running of the centre.

Ensure facilities are fit for purpose, safe, clean and tidy and take appropriate actions to identify problems and remedying issues.
Assist the Centre Manager in the design and delivery of a planned programme or training to meet the service needs.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be.

But it will really help if you have:

2 or more of the following: ML/HML, SPA/RCI, LCLA, Archery/Range Qualification, UKCC L Three or more years Instructing in a variety of Outdoor settings and evidence of training delivery.
Experience of leading outdoor and adventurous activities.
Experience of training and developing peers.

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset.

An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

What will I be offered in return?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management.

As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

We promote a healthy worklife balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
Staff discounts in gyms.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Anything else I should know?
The salary for the role is Grade 13, ranging from £21,968 to £24,054 per annum

The role will involve working some evenings, occasional overnights and weekends, across all of our centres.

From 1 April 2023 the County and District councils in Somerset will be replaced by a new single unitary authority - Somerset Council.

It's an exciting time to join us as we work together with the four district councils to deliver the new council for Somerset.

DBS information
This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the Disclosure procedure

Job Reference:
SCC04018