Location
Central London

Hours
36 hours per week (plus some evenings and weekends)

Salary
£28,724 - £32,040 per annum (JNC 11 – 14) plus London Weighting Allowance of £3,605 per annum

About the Role
A rare opportunity to join our experienced team at one of the UK’s most long established and successful Outdoor Education Centres. This role is ideal for a dynamic Outdoor Educator with an interest in learning outside of the classroom. Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre is passionate about using outdoor activities as a tool for personal, social and group development. Growth mindset and building resilience are the foundations of our work.

Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre, owned by the London Borough of Newham and based near Witham in Essex, offers a wide range of land and water-based activities for schools, businesses, youth groups and clubs. Situated in a spectacular and inspiring 12-acre parkland garden less than an hour’s drive from London, the centre provides tailored, flexible Outdoor Education Programmes primarily for children. Residential facilities accommodate up to 79 pupils and 8 staff.

The centre offers a variety of Outdoor and Adventurous Activities including climbing, abseiling, high ropes, zip wire, high swing, caving, environmental studies, beach combing, orienteering, sailing, canoeing, kayaking and raft building. These activities are delivered mainly to primary age children who stay with their teachers.

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment and welcome applications from all backgrounds. The London Borough of Newham values safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Appointment to this role may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please provide a supporting statement explaining why and how you meet the criteria for this role. We practice anonymised recruitment, so please ensure all personal information is removed from any documents you upload.

Experience
You will have a minimum of two National Governing Body Qualifications covering a range of outdoor pursuits and fieldwork activities including:
- Zip Wire
- Giant Swing
- Mountain Biking
- Archery
- Orienteering
- Caving
- Sailing/Canoeing/Kayaking (desirable)
- Climbing/High Ropes (desirable)

About you
You will enjoy working with children in the outdoors and be passionate about outdoor education as a tool for personal and social development. You should be dynamic, enthusiastic and committed to building resilience and a growth mindset in young people.

Qualifications
Minimum of two National Governing Body Qualifications relevant to outdoor education activities as listed above.