World Challenge Expeditions (WCE) – The original school expedition company. We pioneered the concept of exciting and inspirational school expeditions 18 years ago and is still at the forefront of this growing industry today. No other company is able to offer such varied and challenging personal expeditions to such a wide range of exciting destinations; both in the UK and overseas, together with the very best training, safety and back-up.

To register your interest in any of our advertised positions, please email your CV and covering letter outlining your availability to: recruitment@world-challenge.co.uk. A CRB check will be undertaken for all suitable candidates.

www.world-challenge.co.uk

About Fairbridge

Thousands of young people have lost hope. Growing up in the most deprived areas in the country, they see no future for themselves. Many hide low self-esteem with aggression, drugs, alcohol or involvement in crime. All too often this all that society expects of them. At Fairbridge we believe that every young person has something of value inside them. Our challenge is to help them find it. We offer young people a fresh start, someone to believe in them and a chance to prove themselves. We combine long term personal support with practical learning experiences to tackle ingrained behaviour and attitudes and enable young people to develop personal, social and life skills.

What we can offer you
· A challenging role – by working for Fairbridge, you will be making a major difference to the lives of local young people. This is a demanding role, which will offer you experience designing and delivering activities that offer development opportunities to some of the most challenging young people in the country. So it’s an ideal career move that will prepare you for whatever challenges you face in the future.
· A location to suit you – choose to work from any of our 15 centres across the UK.
· Permanent employment – you will receive a range of benefits including a holiday allowance starting at 28 days per year plus bank holidays, up to 4% employer pension contribution and job security
· Benefits of working for a highly respected organisation – over the past 20 years we have developed a model of working with young people that really works. But we are constantly challenging what we do and how we do it: striving to be the best organisation in our sector. Each of our 15 teams is licensed by the Adventurous Activities Licensing Authority.
· The chance to broaden your experience – As well as challenging outdoor activities, you will get the opportunity to deliver a wide range of learning experiences. From creative arts to music and sport to conservation, this is a fantastic chance to innovate and deliver courses that suit your particular skills and interests.

Acorn Adventure is the leading provider of Outdoor Adventurous Holidays in Europe, delivering holidays to schools and youth groups. We operate seasonal activity centre’s from April to September delivering sessions from climbing to kayaking and sailing. We are a camping company who live life to the full working in rural places such as the Brecon Beacons in the UK to Northern and Southern France.

We are currently looking for staff to work at our centres, whether you have a little experience or are qualified we are the right company for you. We deliver true adventurous activities set within the environment, we climb on rock, canoe on excellent rivers and walk on mountains. We deliver an excellent training programme prior to the season where you can work towards governing body qualifications. You will be part of a staff team that make a positive impact on the children that come to us working together to achieve a life changing experience.

Why work for Acorn Adventure ?

1. We run the true adventure experience and the staff that work for us receive an excellent training package in return.

2. We believe in our holidays and so are very focused on our guests, we do not run IT we deliver canoeing in the Alps, Gorge walking in the Lake District etc.

3. We offer end of season training and qualifications, so if you commit to the season then we will commit to qualifying you after your season of gaining experience.

Robinwood Activity Centre Ltd Robinwood Activity Centre Ltd is a leading provider of activity courses for 8-11 year old children. Our Activity Instructors lead children in taster level sessions of activities such as climbing & abseiling, hill walking, canoeing, archery and caving.

We look for staff that are committed to working with children and are able to give them a safe, positive experience they will enjoy and remember. You need to have a keen interest in outdoor adventure activities and must be interested in working with 8-11 year olds. Recognised qualifications are an advantage but not essential if you have good experience and skills gained working with children in other environments.

The quality of our staff team is probably the single most important factor in the success of Robinwood Activity Centre. We commit a considerable ongoing investment into staff training and development which starts with a three week induction course but continues right through the whole of your employment. We believe that if we provide the best training for the job you will be able to give the best possible service to our customers.

We offer activities such as climbing, abseiling, hill walking, stream walking, open canoeing, raft building, archery, night line, problem solving, caving, zip wire, low ropes and team challenge on our 3 day courses for primary school children.