Chief Instructor

Company:  Bluetownonline Ltd
Location: torpoint
Closing Date: 01/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

Job Title: Chief Instructor

Location: SCTC Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2PD

Salary: £29,000 gross per annum

Job type: Full time, Permanent

Closing Date: 11th October 2024.

Are you a Chief Instructor looking for a new opportunity?

The Charity is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals - and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people - including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.

We are currently looking for a Chief Instructor to join our team.

About the role:

The Chief Instructor (CI) role is a full-time position, and they are a member of the Training Centre staff reporting to the Centre Manager. Conducting training both on land and on the water to our Volunteers and Cadets. Regular evening and weekend working is the norm and the role will require frequent travel to work across other organisation's facilities, and also to the Charity National Support Centre (NSC) in London.

Responsibilities:

  • To organise and deliver high quality face to face training for cadets (and volunteers)
  • Supervising delivery of courses by others and ensuring that we adhere to National Governing Body standards and any other existing regulations are adhered to
  • Assist the Centre Manager to ensure that all activities at the facility are conducted in a safe manner, and that all sessional instructors or volunteers are appropriately briefed, qualified and trained;
  • To assist the Centre Manager with the day-to-day operations for centre including giving staff briefs, co-ordinating equipment issue and return and the safe, effective and punctual delivery of activities.
  • To manage use, allocation and maintenance of equipment and resources where appropriate;
  • To assist the Manager in administrative duties including: Issuing of certificates for accredited Courses; Updating 'Westminster' records in relation to cadet qualifications and achievements; coordinating facility bookings and monitoring usage.
  • Conduct general maintenance of the facilities;
  • To ensure all equipment and resources are used correctly. Ensuring safety and safeguarding of all trainees, providing supervision, and safety facilities as required.

Requirements:

  • RYA Senior Dinghy Instructor
  • RYA Powerboat Instructor
  • Experienced and confident teaching in a classroom based environment.
  • Ability to plan, organise and supervise delivery of training

Benefits

  • 51 days annual leave per annum
  • Hybrid working for many roles
  • Volunteering Leave
  • Life assurance (4x salary)
  • Private medical insurance
  • Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
  • Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Chief Cadet Instructor, Cadet Lead, Maritime Instructor, may also be considered for this role.


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