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Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship

Our apprenticeships provide a fantastic opportunity to gain new skills and acquire a recognised qualification. Do you have a passion for the outdoors, a sense of adventure and strong leadership skills?

Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship

£6.40ph (£10,011.46pa)

30hrs per week

Boundless Outdoors. Old Hollow,  Malvern. WR144NR

Applications open 1st May 2024

Applications close 24th June 2024

Open day 14th June 2024 2-5pm

Start September 2024

Boundless Outdoors is seeking to employ a team of outdoor activity instructor apprentices. Are you a motivated individuals with a passion for the outdoors, that are eager to learn? Boundless Outdoors is place for you. With a wide range of qualifications on offer, on the job learning and earn whilst you learn.

What you will do in your working day

Bondless Outdoors works with a wide range of groups from different back a broad range of backgrounds. From children with additional needs to corporate groups, no two days are every the same.  

Key job reasonability’s.

  • To provide instruction to Centre clients taking part in activities, including monitoring and reporting on such matters as are required to achieve the aims of the course and good safe practice.
  • To work for the centre’s needs in accordance with annualised hours.
  • To be fully aware of the differing needs of Centre users and to adopt appropriate teaching/ supervisory methods. Where appropriate to assist senior staff with the development of suitable initiatives and programmes to enhance the quality of course.
  • To undertake appropriate training, negotiated with the Head of Centre, to gain National Governing Body qualifications.
  • To assist with maintenance of outdoor activity equipment and all aspects of site maintenance. Each instructor may be given a number of responsibility areas/teaching resources to maintain.
  • To assist with the preparation of general teaching resources, worksheets and review material and to ensure the operational availability of a number of specific responsibility areas/teaching resources as allocated to individual staff.

Level 3 Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship Standard

We take your training seriously and want you to be successful in your role. Therefore, you will be trained to deliver as many activities as possible. This training will not only focus on your own personal skill development, but also in house sign off and national governing body qualifications. The level of skill you leave us with will very much be personal to you and how much effort you put in and the progress you make.

Example of additional qualifications you will achieve.

First aid responder

Safe guarding level 2

Paddle sport instructor

Climbing wall instructor training

Archery leader

Internal qualifications; bush craft, high ropes, zip wire, Problem solving, low ropes course, orienteering and more  

Why work for Boundless Outdoors?

With Decades of experience in the outdoors, the Boundless Outdoors team is skilled and knowledgeable. With not only great on the job learning but trips away and opportunities to expand your own skills working for boundless is a great way to start you Outdoor instructor career. With memories and friendships that will last a lifetime and a job that is varied and fulfilling our apprenticship is not a boring 9-5 job.

Apprenticeship open day

14th June 2pm-5pm.  

Come and see what we have on offer, meet the staff and try some of the activities. 

• Level 3 Activity instructor

This qualification requires you to build a portfolio of evidence relating to what you do in your role. It will be assessed by a member of the Learning and Development team. It usually takes 12-18 months of employment to complete this qualification.

• 4x national employability qualifications

Our training programme give you the right industry standard qualifications to across the industry and beyond.

• National governing body awards
In addition to your standard apprenticeship we offer industry specific qualifications enabling you to deliver high quality outdoor education. From canoeing to rock
Climbing we have it covered.

• Maths Level 1 and English Level 1
These are essential maths and English skills, valued by many employers, that you are required to learn and demonstrate as part of your Apprenticeship.
You will be supported according to your needs via taught sessions, 1:1 meetings with your mentor and access to an award-winning Virtual Learning Environment.