Casual Outdoor Education Instructor

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Thornbridge Outdoors, the outdoor learning centre operated by Sheffield City Council near Bakewell in the Peak District, is seeking casual instructors to deliver high-quality outdoor education sessions.

Your main role will be to run a range of activities including mountain biking, canoeing, high ropes, caving, climbing, hillwalking and bushcraft for diverse groups across the Peak District and occasionally at schools, with options for single days, weekends and blocks.

Qualifications

• Passion for outdoor activities and delivering outdoor learning.
• Experience leading outdoor activities and ability to deliver across the centre's activities.
• Hold Mountain Training Rock Climbing Instructor or higher, and at least one of: Hill and Moorland Leader, Cave/Mine Leader, Canoeing qualifications, or mountain bike leadership for Peak District.

Responsibilities

• Run high quality outdoor education sessions for diverse groups.
• Deliver activities across Peak District venues and schools as required.
• Coordinate sessions for various formats: single days, weekends, part weeks, blocks.

Skills

Outdoor activity leadership

Session delivery experience

Weekend availability

Diverse activity delivery

Job description

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’.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the pool of casual instructors at Thornbridge Outdoors, and play a key role in providing excellent adventures for our clients.

Applicants should have:

• A passion for outdoor activities and delivering outdoor learning.
• Experience leading outdoor activities and the drive to be able to deliver the full range of activities offered at the centre.
• A range of qualifications for leading adventurous activities including the Mountain Training Rock Climbing Instructor (or a higher award) and at least one of the following:
  • Mountain Training Hill and Moorland Leader or Mountain Leader
  • British Caving Local Cave/Mine Leader or higher award
  • British Canoeing qualifications appropriate for leading canoeing on a reservoir (sheltered water).
  • A nationally recognised mountain bike leadership qualification appropriate for leading on trails in the Peak District.

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 mountain biking, canoeing, high ropes courses, caving/mine exploration, problem solving, abseiling, climbing, hillwalking and bushcraft.

Different opportunities for work include single days (both midweek and at weekends), part weeks, weekends and Monday-Friday blocks.

We are especially interested in applications from instructors qualified to deliver a range of different activities with availability that includes some weekends.

For further information about the post please contact Ed Allaway on 01629 640491 or email [e-mail] .

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 Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.