Temporary Outdoor and Environmental Education Tutor Recruitment 

Temporary Outdoor and Environmental Education Tutor Recruitment

This is an exciting opportunity to join the instructor team at Thornbridge Outdoors and play a key role in providing excellent adventures for our guests.

Job title: Outdoor and Environmental Education Tutor

Job type: 3 days per week, temporary for at least 6 months from September

Salary: £30,825 – £34,834 pro rata

Location: Great Longstone, near Bakewell, Derbyshire

Closing date: 16 June 2024

Job details:

Thornbridge Outdoors is Sheffield City Council’s outdoor learning centre located near Bakewell in the Peak District.  Our mission is ‘to widen the horizons of young people through real outdoor adventures in the Peak District’ and we work with a range of clients from Sheffield and beyond.

The temporary post is to cover a maternity leave and whilst it will be for at least 6 months from September it may be for as many as 14 months.

The post is part time at three 9am to 5pm days per week and must include Wednesdays.

Your main role will be to run high quality outdoor education sessions for a range of different groups at our centre, in various venues across the Peak District and on occasion at schools.  Activities that the centre delivers include caving/mine exploration, rock climbing, mountain biking, canoeing, high ropes courses, problem solving, abseiling, hillwalking and bushcraft.

Applicants should have:

• Significant experience of planning and delivering outdoor education to young people.
• A passion for outdoor learning.
• An eagerness to lead all of the activities that are available at the centre.
• A good range of outdoor qualifications and drive to continue to improve your own experience and delivery.
• A clear understanding of the role that outdoor learning has in the development of young people and the ability to articulate this to schools and other user groups.

To find out more please download and read the job description and person specification.

Outdoor and Environmental Education Tutor JD.pdf

To arrange a visit to the centre please call 01629 640491 or email thornbridgeoutdoors@sheffield.gov.uk.

For further information about the post please contact Ed Allaway on 0114 205 6241 or email ed.allaway@sheffield.gov.uk.  Please note that Ed is away from the office from Monday 27 – Friday 31 May.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applications are only accepted via the Sheffield City Council jobs page.

For further information about the job and to apply online please go to https://ce0369li.webitrent.com/ce0369li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?VACANCY_ID=725572XIqG&WVID=658647Iqms

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