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Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship

£8.00ph (£12,514pa)

30hrs per week

Applications open 1st May 2026

Applications close 12th July 2026

Open day 15th May 2025 2-5pm

Start September 2026

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

What you will do in your working day

Boundless Outdoors works with a wide range of groups from different backgrounds. From children with additional needs to corporate groups, no two days are ever the same. You will be based at either our Bell Heath or Malvern Outdoor centre located in Worcestershire.

Key job responsibilities.

  • 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

Safeguarding Level 2

Paddle Sport Instructor

Climbing Wall Instructor Training

Archery Leader

Internal qualifications; Bushcraft, 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 your Outdoor instructor career. With memories and friendships that will last a lifetime and a job that is varied and fulfilling, our apprenticeship is not a boring 9-5 job.

Please contact Luke Griffiths  for more information or if you like to apply on lgriffiths@boundlessoutdoors.co.uk

Freelance Instructor

Come join our Boundless Outdoors team at our Bell Heath centre. 
We are looking for experienced and qualified people with relevant and current experience of working in outdoor centres
 
The work is varied and exciting, ans is mainly working with our local schools across a broad range of centre based activities.
 
Qualifications
CWI / RCI
16 Hour First Aid
Plus, multi activity experience
 
Rate of Pay
 £140 per day.
Plus, an additional rate of £110 for evening activities, meal and overnight supervision.
 
For further information or to send your CV please contact;
Catherine Fitzgerald cfitzgerald@boundlessoutdoors.co.uk