Multi Activity Instructor

Low Bank Ground Adventure Centre

Coniston
LA21 8AA

Salary: Grade 5, £24,702 - £27,334 per annum.

37 hours annualised

Permanent

Your role:

You will be responsible for delivering safe, fun and interactive activity sessions in the lake district whilst staying compliant with current health and safety standards. This role will also include the maintenance of equipment, cleaning tasks on site.

You will also be involved in the delivery of high-quality activity sessions to schools, community groups and the public. You will be regularly working as part of a team so excellent teamwork skills are required as well as being able to work on your own initiative.

About you:

You will be an enthusiastic person who leads by example, you will have a vast knowledge in the activities delivered and will be confident to lead a group on offsite activities. You will have a vast experience in teaching outdoor activities.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

We are an established and well respected outdoor adventure team in Wigan who operate a water sports centre and a High ropes. We also run the Wigan Bikeability programme alongside the outdoor adventure. This is a new venture for us in the Lake district of which we’re passionate about making the best use of the facility for Wigan based personnel.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For further information, please contact Adam Heathcote at adam.heathcote@wigan.gov.uk or 07513408503

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