Outdoor Pursuits Instructor & Head of Climbing
The Perse Upper School
Cambridgeshire
- £27,000 - £30,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 21 May 2021
Job overview
The Perse is one of the country’s leading co-educational independent day schools, providing a high quality education to pupils aged 3 – 18 in Cambridge.
The Perse Upper School is looking to appoint an experienced outdoor instructor with the skills and qualifications to manage and deliver group training programmes and trips within the Outdoor Pursuits Department. The post holder will also support the wider delivery of the overall programme of curricular and extra-curricular sessions and trips. The role will be divided between planning and administration, communication and staff/pupil/volunteer management and instruction.
As Head of Climbing the post holder will line manage all areas of climbing across the Outdoor Pursuits provision. The role includes maintenance and monitoring of the extensive range of climbing equipment and PPE, staff/volunteer training, pupil instruction and oversight of the Climbing Club programme of sessions and trips. It is also expected that the Head of Climbing will play a leading role in the delivery of climbing as an option in the Games programme.
For further details and to apply online, please visit our website: www.perse.co.uk/job-vacancies/
The School actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and the successful candidate will be subject to child protection screening including an enhanced DBS check (for which the school will pay).
The closing date for applications is 21st May at 9.00am, but applications will be considered as they are received; The Perse School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date. Interviews will be scheduled for Wednesday 26th May.
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About The Perse Upper School
The Perse School is a charitable company and one of the country’s leading independent day schools. The Perse provides a high quality academic education with an emphasis on all round development. We regularly feature in the top 20 schools nationally, and are committed to producing happy and successful students. We educate boys and girls from 3-18 on three sites: the Pelican 3-7, the Prep 7-11, and the Upper 11-18 and have around 400 staff across the whole Perse School. The Perse is a very special school which is traditional and innovative, academic and caring, understanding and structured, industrious and fun.
Full details about the School, its locality, teacher benefits and current teaching staff profiles can be viewed and downloaded from the school website Work with us - The Perse School Cambridge
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