Job Title: Apprentice Instructor, Adventure Centre
Level: Apprentice
Salary/Hourly Rate: £14,560 PA
Term: Fixed term 10 months (1/2/26 to – 30/11/27)
Hours: FT 8.30am to 4.30pm (Evening & weekend work will be required)
Responsible to: Adventure Centre Manager
Role Summary and Accountabilities:
· To be proactive and keen in all aspects of learning
· To listen to advice, support and guidance from peers and instructors
· To actively delivery activities to a range of groups both with support and independently
· To be proactive with personal and group safety
· To check activity equipment and activity sites in line with training
· To support with site maintenance when requested too
Job Description:
Activity Support/Instruction:
- To lead/support the delivery of a range of inclusive outdoor activity programmes both on and off site
- Maintain a full understanding of BFA’s H&S policies and to understand and practice dynamic risk assessment of all activities
- Motivate & Enthuse Clients
- Set boundaries and impose consequences should they be exceeded
- Challenge and manage anti-social behaviour
- Adapt level of challenge to needs and capabilities of participants
- To meet the needs of each individual with a focus on inclusive participation
- To demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding and equal opportunities
Administration:
- Completion of all documentation relating to client groups/programmes
- Accurate submission of timesheets and monitoring of all internal communications
- Completion of equipment logs and safety checks
- Complete in a timely fashion work relating to the apprenticeship set by the apprentice training partner including evidencing work, course work, acting on feedback from mentors or trainers and all other work required for the successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Additional Duties
· Support when required with catering – this will include serving, preparing and clearing down for service
· Support with house keeping – this will include cleaning customer accommodation, wash room facilities and other parts of the site as needed
· Site work – general site maintenance including cutting grass, simple decoration and other grounds works
Other:
· Due to the varied and ever-changing nature of operations at BF Adventure you may be required to undertake additional roles, responsibilities and tasks* as necessary to facilitate the smooth running of activities *(within your level of experience, training and capability)
· Appointment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check, as the apprenticeship involves working with children and vulnerable adults.
Person Specification
Summary
As an apprentice, you will be provided training and opportunities to deliver/support a range of activity instruction and programmes (dependent upon experience/qualifications) to the clients of BFA.
To operate to a highly professional and safe standard, to create an enjoyable, challenging, fun and educational environment providing equal opportunities to a wide range of often challenging individuals.
Experience
This position is for people with very limited experience of Instructing Outdoor Activities and as such has no minimum experiential requirements. There is a high expectation that individuals have a level of interpersonal skills relevant to personal development and interacting with people with the potential that over time they would be able to lead and be responsible for groups of people participating in outdoor activities. With this in mind, here is a list of attributes essential to the position,
Essential Skills
· A commitment and enthusiasm for the vision of The BF Adventure (Staff Success factors) and high standards of service provision.
· Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organisation
· Anticipates, understands and responds to the needs of clients and volunteers.
· Able to work effectively under pressure including the ability to prioritise own workload in a team setting
· The ability and willingness to work flexible hours
· Proactive team player with good communications skills
· Approachable, open and flexible
· Impress with your enthusiasm for the outdoors
· Commitment to personal development
· Self-aware and able to reflect
· Good sense of humour
· Non-discriminatory
What next:
Please complete the Application Form and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
These forms can be found on our website. You can either use the online version or the Word format
If you choose the Word document, please save the Application Form in the following format:
Your name_Post applied for_date.
Please email the form to [email protected] with the email subject Apprentice Instructor Application
The closing date for applications is 27 November 2026
Interviews are scheduled to take place in December 2026. Please be aware that only applications made using the BF Adventure application form (online or word format) will be scored.
Please do not hesitate to phone us on 01326 340 912 if you have any questions.
Many thanks for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!
BF Adventure is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will require an enhanced DBS check.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: £14,560.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
