Casual Outdoor Education Instructor and Trainer

Sheffield City Council HQ; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Thornbridge Outdoors, the outdoor learning centre of Sheffield City Council, runs hillwalking leadership and first aid courses across the Peak District for a range of clients.

As a casual instructor, you will deliver high-quality courses, working flexibly at our centre and in schools, to provide engaging outdoor learning experiences.

Qualifications

• A passion for outdoor activities and delivering outdoor learning.
• Experience directing hillwalking leadership courses and/or ITC First first aid courses and the drive to be able to deliver excellent experiences.
• Approval to direct Mountain Training Hill & Moorland Leader, Mountain Training Lowland Leader, and ITC First Outdoor First Aid / Emergency First Aid at Work.

Responsibilities

• Run high quality hillwalking leadership and/or first aid courses for clients at Thornbridge Outdoors, across the Peak District and at schools.

Skills

Outdoor leadership

First aid instruction

Course 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 and trainers at Thornbridge Outdoors and play a key role in providing excellent courses for our clients.

Your main role will be to run high quality hillwalking leadership and/or first aid courses for a range of clients at our centre, in various venues across the Peak District and on occasion at schools.

• A passion for outdoor activities and delivering outdoor learning.
• Experience directing hillwalking leadership courses and/or ITC First first aid courses and the drive to be able to deliver excellent experiences.
• Approval to direct one or more of the following courses:
  • Mountain Training Hill & Moorland Leader training and assessments.
  • Mountain Training Lowland Leader Award training and assessments.
  • ITC First Outdoor First Aid and/or Emergency First Aid at Work.

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.

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.