Want a career in the outdoors? High Adventure are now recruiting 1st or 2nd year Voluntary Trainee Instructors.
Get paid to become a professional Outdoor Instructor and further your qualifications.
Ø Private room in shared house, all bills and food included.
Ø All training costs and NGB qualifications included.
Ø Technical outdoor uniform.
Ø Access to employee only discounted trade deals.
Ø Starting ASAP January 2025 until 31st October 2025, with potential to progress to further trainee years.
About us:
High Adventure is one of the premier outdoor education centres in the UK, providing 20 years of exemplary service to schools, families and the wider public. Located close to Skipton on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales we are in a prime location to deliver exciting outdoor education with a range of activities. We work with a large range of clients including Primary schools, Secondary schools and GCSE assessments, family holidays and youth organisations. Set up and still owned by former teachers we are committed to ensuring the best outdoor experience for our customers and take pride in being a professional, fun, and friendly workplace.
Location: High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre, 233 Keighley Road, Cowling, N. Yorkshire, BD220AA.
The position:
Our Voluntary Trainee scheme is designed to give you the skills, qualifications, and confidence to pursue a career in the outdoor industry.
Background: In our industry there exists a catch 22 where you can’t get qualifications without experience, and you can’t get experience without qualifications. The solve for this has been to volunteer time at an outdoor centre and pay to do your qualifications privately or to pay thousands of pounds to enrol in a fast-track instructor scheme where you solely work towards qualifications but have limited time consolidating your skills with groups.
We recognised that there needs to be another way; for the last 20 years we have run a highly successful Voluntary Trainee Scheme which produces highly qualified outdoor professionals.
On the Trainee Scheme you will learn everything you need to become a well-rounded professional, or progress further from qualifications you already hold. Following a period of induction you will take a full and active role in the life of the business, you will be mentored and trained in all the activities we offer and gain National Governing Body awards in climbing, Mountain leadership, caving, paddling and cycling along with 1st aid and in house activities along with a PCV D1 minibus licence (details below).
We offer the following contributions to your expenses:
· £450 per month in Year 1.
· £600 per month in year 2 for a trainee with some experience/NGB trainings already.
Qualifications you should achieve: This list is totally realistic and achievable to every trainee but requires time and effort on your part to get the right skill level for each qualification.
1st year Trainee:
· Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) or Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) – Training & assessment
· Level 1 LCMLA Training and Assessment (Caving)
· Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course (paddling)
· Paddle Explore Award
· Paddlesport Instructor
· Paddlesport Leader
· MIAS Road Leader (Cycling)
· PCV Medical (minibus)
· PCV Theory Test
· CPC Mod 2&4 (minibus)
· 16 hour Outdoor First Aid and Assessment
2nd Year Trainee:
· Rock Climbing Award (RCI) Assessment
· Mountain Leader Training (ML)
· Canoe Award Training and Assessment
· White Water Training and Assessment
· Paddlesport Coach training
· PCV practical training and Assessment (minibus)
· Continued development and mentoring in all areas covered in year 1
For full details about the voluntary trainee instructor scheme and application details please visit:
https://www.highadventure.co.uk/careers
Start date: ASAP January 2025.
How to apply:
If you are interested in joining our team and beginning your career in the outdoor industry with High Adventure, please send a short covering letter together with a CV to:
dan@highadventure.co.uk
