Seasonal Outdoor Education Instructors

Location: YMCA Lakeside, Windermere

Salary and Benefits: 37.5 hours per week
£23,400 per annum (pro-rata)
Subsidised accommodation available
Funded NGB Qualifications

Date Posted: 1/10/2024

YMCA National Centre
Lakeside
Newby Bridge
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 8BD

For further information and to complete an application form for the above role, please visit - Careers at YMCA

Posts commence 10th October 2025.
Join our team to deliver inspiring outdoor learning programmes and springboard your career.

We will provide the opportunities and experience to support your professional development, with personal progression plans, a mentor, and funded training and assessment opportunities to gain further qualifications.

You will join a like-minded and adventurous team who plays an important role in changing young people’s lives, creating inspirational pathways and opportunities, opening doors and welcoming all to get involved and make a positive difference. Working for us means helping children and young people of all levels of ability and backgrounds to fulfil their potential through enjoyable and safe outdoor education programmes.

An minimum of 1 year’s experience with at least one National Governing Body qualification and one training completed from the list below is required. With the potential to progress further with the right support, we welcome hearing from you.

• Paddle Sport Leader (UKCC L1 Coach) with personal performance award (old 3*)
• Rock Climbing Instructor
• RYA Dinghy Instructor with Safety Boat
• Summer Mountain Leader
• Level 1 Cave Leader
• 16 hr First Aid certificate
• Outdoors based Diploma, Certificate or Degree, PGCE, APIOL, Level 3 course / apprenticeship.

• Providing inspirational, safe, high-quality instruction and outdoor learning
• Course directing schools’ programmes
• Joining the Duty Team to ensure safe and secure residential stays
• Doing all the many other small jobs which make our outdoor education courses so successful

• You are passionate about creating great experiences for children and young people in the outdoors
• You are friendly, enthusiastic and hardworking
• You are a resilient and confident team worker who can also work unsupervised using your own initiative
• You can show a commitment to gaining the assessments / training listed above, as appropriate
• You have experience of working in the Outdoor Education sector
• You are able to work flexibly including some evenings and occasional weekends
• You are available from 10th March 2025 until 24th October 2025.

Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, which is paid for by the Centre.

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving, we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage. If you have not been contacted within 14 working days of the closing date, then please presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.