PAID INSTRUCTOR TRAINING APPLICATION PACK Mendip, Lyncombe Drive, Churchill, North Somerset, BS25 5PQ Call 01934 834 877, search www.mendip.me or email info@mendip.me
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SCHEME Mendip s pioneering Instructor Training is an industry leading programme and the best way to launch a career in the outdoors... You ll get paid from day one, we ll invest in your training, pay for your National Governing Body qualifications, provide limitless shadowing opportunities with senior instructors and you ll gain real world experience leading groups. We ll even pay you bonus payments for every session you lead and there is genuine opportunity for full time, year round employment at the end of the scheme. You ll end your training year with the most diverse range of outdoor coaching qualifications in the industry, with real world coaching experience and both summer and winter qualifications - you ll be all set for a year round future working in the great outdoors! Our training programme will involve in house qualifications, training and assessment for National Governing Body Awards, shadowing senior instructors, training trips to the Peak Districts, Lake District, Dartmoor and South Wales and real world experience leading sessions. This scheme is the best way into the industry. Fast track training schemes will cost you thousands upfront and will give you just enough training to pass qualifications - you wont get the crucial real world experience potential employers are looking for. Mendip established in 1987 has evolved into one of the biggest and most reputable outdoor activity providers in the South West. Providing activities from our bases and sites across the Mendip Hills. Our main 250 acre activity centre is located in the heart of the Mendip Hills AONB just a few miles south of Bristol and 20 minutes from the Somerset coast. Our woodland centre boasts a snowsport park, private rock sport quarry, access to the largest underground cave network in the UK, a tented village - accommodating 120 and onsite café and bar. We work with education groups, businesses, Not For Profit groups, families and individuals. Our centre is busy all year round and throughout the summer season we host activity residential s on-site and at venues across the UK. We also supervise and assess DofE expeditions in National Parks across the UK. The opportunities to gain experience are diverse and truly endless! Our pioneering Instructor Training programme has been running for over 25 years and this year we are offering Instructor Training positions for up to six candidates. No previous experience or qualifications in the outdoor industry are necessary but may help. You ll need to be over 18 years of age. We ll actually pay you a training salary from day one of 546 per month and you ll gain at least two NGB Qualifications in the first month. As soon as you are out leading sessions we ll pay you a bonus of 23 for every session you lead.
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SCHEME Mendip s pioneering Instructor Training Scheme has been running for over 20 years and is the best way into a career in the outdoor industry... WHY WE DO IT Mendip, established in 1978, has evolved into one of the biggest and most reputable outdoor activity providers in the South West. Our success is entirely down to the reputation and experience of our instructional team who are the best in the industry. Each year Mendip invests a lot of time, money and resources into our industry renowned Instructor Training Scheme to ensure that we can grow our team and maintain our reputation. All of our senior instructional team, most of our management team and even our Managing Director started their careers with Mendip through our Instructor Training Scheme. We know it s tough to get started in a career in the outdoor industry - which is why, for the right candidates, Mendip offer this life-changing opportunity to join our Instructor Training Scheme. THE BENEFITS OF MENDIP S SCHEME - No cost to you - Earn whilst you train. You are paid from day one. - Earn more as you become more qualified - Full year experience - Excellent job opportunities upon completion - Training for NGB qualifications - NGB assessments - Nationwide training trips/expeditions - In-house training - On the job experience / shadowing - All equipment provided - Gain experience instructing children and adults - Outdoor kit and clothing available at trade prices - Uniform provided SNOWSPORTS WATER SPORTS LAND SPORTS ROCK SPORTS TARGET SPORTS - Skiing - Snowboarding - Kayaking - Canoeing - Raft Building - Sea Kayaking - Assault Course - Bridge Build - Bush Craft - Initiative Exercises - Mountain Biking - Navigation - Orienteering - Survival - Abseiling - Caving - Rock Climbing - Climbing Tower - Archery - Frisbee Golf - Rifle Shooting
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SCHEME You choose your path. We will support you with training and finance as many of the qualifications below that you are ready for... GUARANTEED NGB QUALIFICATIONS - SPA TRAINING - BCU 1* KAYAK / CANOE - BCU 2* KAYAK AND CANOE - BCU UKCC LEVEL 1 - BCU FOUNDATION SAFETY AND RESCUE - 2 DAY OUTDOOR FIRST AID QUALIFICATION - ARCHERY GB ARCHERY INSTRUCTOR - NSRA AIR RIFLE INSTRUCTOR - UK SNOWSPORTS LEVEL ONE SKI INSTRUCTOR - DoFE SUPERVISOR - DoFE ASSESSOR COURSE - DBS Check - SAFEGUARDING COURSE IF YOU ARE READY: - SPA ASSESMENT - BCA CAVE LEADER LEVEL ONE - BCU 3* KAYAK AND CANOE - BCU UKCC LEVEL 2 - MOUNTAIN LEADER TRAINING - MOUNTAIN BIKE LEADER LEVEL 2 - LEVEL ONE SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR GUARANTEED IN HOUSE TRAINING - ASSAULT COURSE - RAFT BUILDING - TEAM CHALLENGES - DISC GOLF - SKIING 1, 2, 3, 4 STAR - SNOWBOARDING 1, 2, 3, 4 STAR - ORIENTEERING / NAVIGATION - BUSHCRAFT - SKI TECHNICIAN TRAINING TRIPS typically include: - PEAK DISTRICT - climbing / caving - SOUTH WALES - caving / kayaking - LAKE DISTRICT - walking / navigation - DARTMOOR - climbing / kayaking ACCOMMODATION Most of our participants rent a spare room from one of our team or apply for housing benefit and rent together privately. We can support you with either option.
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SCHEME We build our team by recruiting the best candidates for our Instructor Training Scheme and investing heavily in their training and development... EARN WHILST YOU TRAIN Most Instructor Training programmes cost thousands of pounds up front, only last a couple of months and are usually in the quiet winter season. Mendip has pioneered an alternative way into the industry. We pay you from day one. You ll earn at least 546 per month and you ll get a full year of training and experience. The basic allowance can be topped up as soon as you gain in-house or NGB qualifications. By the time our peak season begins you ll be able to lead your own sessions in some activities and top up your basic allowance by 23 per 2.5 hour session. If you add the cost of training and qualifications to your basic allowance and your session bonus payments you ll be earning the equivalent of a full time instructor. There are also other opportunities to increase your earnings with paid casual work available in the Alpine Lounge Café-Bar and the snow sport equipment fitting room. EXPERIENCE No previous experience necessary. Whilst experience with the outdoors and outdoor activities can be an advantage we are looking for people with the right attitude, outlook and personality. HOW TO APPLY You would be employed by Mendip Outdoor Pursuits Ltd on a 12 month contract running from 3rd September 2018. If you wish to be considered for a position please complete and return the enclosed application form with a current CV by 8th July 2018. Email your completed application or any enquiries to paul.stockall@mendip.me or post your application to: Instructor Training Scheme Mendip, Lyncombe Drive Churchill, BS25 5PQ INTERVIEW PROCESS We ve been refining our interview process for over 20 years. Our unique two day interview gives us the opportunity to really get to know each other. You ll get the chance to try some of our activities, have a tour of our centre and facilities and meet our team. Whatever the outcome, we guarantee you ll enjoy the interview process, get a taste of the outdoor life and meet some great like-minded people. If selected you ll need to attend our overnight interview in July. INTERVIEW DATE 31st July 1st August
MENDIP ACTIVITY CENTRE Mendip Snowsport Centre forms the central part of our 250 acre woodland activity site. MENDIP SNOWSPORT CENTRE Our 250 acre woodland activity site on the edge of the Mendips has a private 50 acre rock sport quarry with a 150 foot abseil and climbs to challenge all ages. We also have a climbing tower, a permanent archery and rifle shooting range, a dry slope for skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing, a large camping area, several bush craft and forest school sites, orienteering courses and an abandoned mineral mine for an introduction to caving. ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT THIS SITE Archery Rock Climbing Abseiling Climbing/Abseiling tower Skiing Snowboarding Tobogganing Air rifle shooting Bush craft / Forest school Caving Orienteering Navigation Night-walk Disc Golf
HEWISH MULTI-ACTIVITY SITE Our green field multi-activity site in Hewish has exclusive river access, an assault course with two parallel lanes of obstacles, archery ranges and team building challenges! HEWISH Our multi-activity site in Hewish has exclusive access to the Old Bridge River for canoeing, kayaking, raft building, river crossings and bridge building. This green field site is home to our assault course which consists of two parallel lanes of identical obstacles, archery ranges and initiative exercises. ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT THIS SITE Archery Assault Course Bridge Build Initiative exercises Canoeing Kayaking Raft Building Team Development
BURRINGTON COMBE Burrington Combe is renowned for its limestone climbing and access to the largest underground cave network in the UK. Mendip have been proud custodians of this landmark site for more than 25 years! BURRINGTON COMBE Deep in the heart of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - this gorge has exposed some great limestone rock, ideal for climbing and abseiling. Burrington Combe is the gateway to the Mendip Hills cave network, the largest underground river system in the UK and the national centre for caving. Mendip has been proud custodians of this landmark site, located just 2 miles from our main base, for well over 25 years! ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT THIS SITE Caving Advanced Caving and Pot Holing Rock Climbing Abseiling Bush Craft Navigation Initiative Challenges Orienteering Hill Walking
MENDIP S TENTED VILLAGE Mendip s 40 acre tented village forms part of our 250 acre activity centre and accommodates schools, youth groups and corporate teams from April to October. MENDIP HILL TOP CAMPSITE Mendip s 40 acre canvas village forms part of our 250 acre Activity Centre within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The accommodation village has been built specifically for large groups and provides the perfect base for an activity camp. The ten canvas bunkhouses accommodate up to 120 people and the central canvas Hub is 3,600 square feet of flexible marquee space that can accommodate up to 250 people. Our canvas village is booked by schools, youth groups and for corporate teams.
ON SITE FACILITIES Our on site facilities are utilised to ensure you get the most out of your training opportunity BASECAMP Basecamp is our unique multi-purpose function room. You ll use Basecamp for the theory based parts of any NGB courses and in-house training we run at the centre. THE ALPINE LOUNGE We recently refurbished our cafe-bar taking inspiration from vintage alpine ski lodges. The result is a cosy, inviting and rustic interior and a great new menu. Our menu is sourced from local suppliers, Somerset Farms and West Country suppliers. It's simple, filling, honest, affordable après-ski food. As a member of our team you ll benefit from cheap hot drinks, snacks and meals which are available all day, every day.