Climbing Instructor

Climbing Instructor 2026 at Mendip Activity Centre

• Contract:
  
  Fixed Term (potential for full time, year round work for the right candidate)
• Salary: £27,400-£28,425 pro rata - Dependent on qualifications and experience

Mendip is looking for motivated, passionate and brilliant instructors to take on roles at Mendip Activity Centre as we expand our existing instructor team for the busy summer season.

"To Inspire Everyone, Everywhere, to Make Time for Adventure"

You’ll work in a variety of outdoor environments with a wide range of groups. You’ll work both independently and as part of a team to facilitate activity sessions. Each day, you could be training new instructors, working with schools, corporate, families, private groups, or individuals. The majority of our instructors work for us year-round, expanding their skills to gain winter qualifications.

This is more than just a job. You won’t just be an instructor: you’ll be a coach, a facilitator, a mentor, a guide, an inspiration. We’re looking for enthusiastic people to inspire others through exciting adventures.

Your attitude and personality is paramount to us: we’re looking for someone who has a positive outlook, professionalism, promptness and who works well under pressure. You’ll possess strong communication skills, and excellent presentation skills and enjoy a varied and challenging programme.

We are looking to employ someone with an RCI or RCDI qualification to run sessions in our private rocksport quarry and venues around the South West. A range of other experience, qualifications and skills is desirable to create a varied and interesting schedule.

If you are an experienced instructor/facilitator with higher-level qualifications, this may be the perfect role for you, leading our advanced sessions, training other staff members or coaching on our Outdoor Instructor Training Courses. To run our activity sessions we insist on people holding valid, up to date qualifications for the activity (if one exists). Where qualifications don’t exist, staff will be in-house trained and signed off as competent.

If you do not hold the necessary qualifications then we could still have opportunities for you. Please look at our Apprenticeship or Outdoor Instructor Training Course – we have a strong history of training instructors to be ready for working in the sector.

Must have the following;

• Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI)
• BC Paddlesport Instructor, Leader or Coach
• BCA - LCLA L1 – ideally with Mendip caves
• D1 Licence + CPC
• Ski/Snowboard qualifications such as BASI L1 / SSE L1 +
• National Smallbore Rifle Association YPS
• Knowledge of team development and initiative exercises
• British Orienteering – TOP 1 or 2
• DofE Supervisor/Assessor

If you do not hold the necessary qualifications then we could still have opportunities for you. Please look at our Apprenticeship or Outdoor Instructor Training Course – we have a strong history of training instructors to be ready for working in the sector.

Established in 1987, Mendip Activity Centre is a national activity, education and training provider setting the gold standard in adventure and training.

Our goal is to inspire everyone, everywhere, to make time for adventure. We do this by working with schools, families, individuals, groups and teams, and aim to inspire as many as possible.

We deliver high‑quality and important outdoor education with professionalism and passion through the pillars of Adventure, Learning and Training. This role will be primarily based at our main centre in the Mendip Hills, Somerset.

• Respect Risk:
  Go safely beyond the comfort zone
• Respect Nature:
  Protect our playground
• Respect Choice:
  Let everyone make their choice

If you’re unsure whether we’re right for you, please get in touch for a chat or a visit (coffee and cake included!) to discuss this further.

Contract Dates: 16th March 2026 – 06th September 2026