Objective
To offer four people the opportunity of gaining one years work experience in the field of outdoor education and the running of a residential outdoor centre.
The Scheme
We are not particularly seeking future mountaineering and kayaking stars. We are concerned with fostering high quality professional outdoor instruction in the UK.
Those selected will usually have had some work experience in outdoor education and hold a couple of basic National Governing Body (NGB) awards such as ML summer, SPA and some kayaking/ canoeing qualifications or experience. A year at Glenmore Lodge is not something you should consider lightly. Glenmore Lodge is not a typical residential outdoor centre; much of our work is training and assessing adults for NGB awards. We do not work with young people on personal development and environmental education programmes, there is therefore little opportunity for hands on instructing, in this respect the centre is not particularly representative of the wider industry.
There is much day to day work around the centre, in the stores and the grounds as well as staffing the reception desk every night of the year between the four of you. You will however be paid a small annual salary of approximately £5,435.00 from which you will pay your basic living expenses (food and accommodation). This means you will not pay tax unless you do additional work, however, you will not be paying National Insurance for a year. You will have access to a wide range of free training opportunities probably worth £3,000.00 - £4,000.00. In your free time you will be expected to gain experience in order to complete a broad range of NGB training courses in mountaineering, kayaking /canoeing, and mountain biking at an intermediate level e.g. L3 coach, winter ML etc.
The scheme will run from around 19 April 2009 until 19 April the following year. You must be free to start from 19 April 2009. If you are not free for these dates due to other commitments, college courses, etc. please do not apply this year.
Who Should Apply
We usually receive around 60 applications and interview 12 applicants for the 4 posts. We are looking for responsible individuals with a variety of relevant outdoor experience who will work together as a team of four. We will therefore select people based on a balanced team structure of complementary skills and character.
Disclosure Scotland Check
Candidates selected for interview will be required to complete a Self Declaration Form, which will be sent separately. sportscotland’s National Centres are classified as ‘educational establishments’ for the purposes of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 and as such this post is exempted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 (as amended). We will request an Enhanced Disclosure Scotland check to be carried out for the successful candidate.
Please refer to www.disclosurescotland.co.uk to view the Disclosure Scotland Code of Practice and further information, if required.
Eligibility to Work in the UK
Before taking up employment we must confirm your eligibility to work in the UK under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
Applications
To apply for this position, the following forms should be completed.
- Application Form (CV’s should not be submitted).
- Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (our Equal Opportunity Policy is available opposite).
Completed forms can be e-mailed to karen.johnston@sportscotland.org.uk or returned to the following address under Confidential cover. The closing date for applications for April 2009 – April 2010 is Monday 13 October 2008.
Human Resources
sportscotland
Caledonia House
South Gyle
EDINBURGH
EH12 9DQ
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Everyone will be informed by letter whether or not they will be required for interview, to be held 23 – 27 November 2008. We invite candidates for 4 days of activities and an interview. If it is not possible to attend this interview period, we will be unable to offer a place.
If you wish to discuss the scheme further, please call us on 01479 861256 and ask for Nigel Williams or Stuart Upward, or e-mail nigel.williams@glenmorelodge.org.uk.
For more information on Glenmore Lodge please visit our website at www.glenmorelodge.org.uk.
Glenmore Lodge Nightwatch Scheme - Information
The position of nightwatch is not an easy one because you will be required to work across a wide variety of tasks and to 3 managers. Your first line manager, however, is the Facilities Manager, Stuart Upward. For office/reception work you report to the Office Manager, Kirsty Murfitt. The Head of Training, Nigel Williams, will help oversee your training.
Duties And Responsibilities
- To ensure the safety of Glenmore Lodge residents and the security of the building during the evening and at night, particularly in case of fire. Each night two members of nightwatch are on a sleeping duty from 2300 - 0800 hours.
- To provide reception and telephone cover during the evenings and provide supervision for Glenmore Lodge facilities from 1800 - 2300 hours.
- To undertake routine maintenance around the Lodge for one week in four and alternate weekends. This commitment could involve grounds/buildings maintenance or stores work.
- To assist the Storeman in the maintenance and signing out and in of stores equipment.
- To assist the Groundsman in the maintenance of the centre grounds.
- To assist the facilities manager maintain the fleet of minibuses and assist with decorating and other maintenance tasks around the building as appropriate.
- From time to time undertake routine administrative tasks as part of the office team during office hours.
- To develop personal skills, gaining experience in a variety of activities and obtain NGB qualifications. The minimum would be ML summer, SPA, a level 2 BCU award and ML winter training, but many nightwatch arrive with some of those under their belt and are looking to MIA and Level 3 coach in a paddlesport discipline. To that end we will guarantee places on those courses. (Plenty of other course opportunities will exist but you will not be as high a priority).
- To gain experience of instructing in the outdoors with low level activities as appropriate to qualifications held.
