Love leading outdoor recreation activities and want a flexible job to grow your career? Scouts NSW is looking for a highly motivated individuals to work as instructors at two State Activity Centres. If you have a great attitude, work well in a team and have the desire to continually improve and develop, we have multiple positions available. Help deliver an exciting range of activity programs based at two beautiful outdoor recreation facilities.

ABOUT SCOUTS NSW

Scouts NSW provides young people aged 5 to 25 with fun and challenging opportunities to grow through adventure.

The Scouts State Activity Centres offer activity programs and accommodation options to the Scouting community and a wide range of other organisations including schools, community bodies and groups.

Scouts NSW is committed to operating as a child-safe organisation and implementing child safe policies and practices in accordance with the elements of creating a child-safe institution.

SCOUT ACTIVITY CENTRES

Cataract Activity Centre:

• Located in Appin within easy travel distance from Sydney and Wollongong
• 10 campsites located within 160ha of beautiful bushland
• Over 18 activities including multiple unique abseil sites, dual flying fox, challenge valley, caving and a 40-meter waterslide!
• Range of programming

Baden-Powell Activity Centre:

• Located in Pennant Hills within walking distance from the train station
• Historic site backing onto Lane Cove National Park
• Over 12 activities

KEY DUTIES OF THE ROLE

• Lead and supervise groups in outdoor activities
• Conduct activities to the highest standard of safety
• Supervise groups during meal times
• Ensure programming runs smoothly
• Deliver high quality of customer service
• Monitor and report on all equipment and activity facilities
• Proactively promote the Centre’s activities and facilities to grow repeat visitation
• Collaboratively work with Centre management to grow usage of all facilities

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Cert III minimum in Outdoor Recreation or Outdoor Leadership
• Recognised competencies in roping activities particularly abseiling and challenge courses
• Current Logbook
• Experience working with children or young people or relevant experience in adventurous activities
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to exercise high levels of autonomy, while at the same time working effectively in a team based environment that is outcomes focused
• A valid NSW Employee Working With Children Check and National Police Check (or be willing to obtain)
• First Aid Qualification and up-to-date CPR Qualification (or be willing to obtain)
• Must have own transport