Group Leaders – Activity Instructor

Robinwood Activity Centres – Recruiting now!

Would you like an exciting and rewarding job working with children?

Are you positive and enthusiastic with some experience (paid or voluntary) working with children? Then you could be just the person we are looking for to join the team as a Robinwood Group Leader.

Group Leading at Robinwood is more than being an outdoor activity instructor. Our Group Leaders use themed and adventurous activities to develop children over a three-day course. Incorporating the 12 qualities we develop into sessions whilst delivering a fun and safe experience.

In short, you’ll be giving children memories that could last a lifetime and developing skills to help them at the KS2 level and beyond.
As you invest in the children, we invest in you. Developing your skills through an industry-leading training and development programme.
Whether staying as a Group Leader, moving up to senior positions or moving into a different career. Being a Robinwood Group Leader will provide you with skills that will last you a lifetime.

Group Leaders work regular days each week on a 5-day (36 HPW*) permanent year-round contract (3 or 4-day contracts are available after an initial training period, subject to availability) and have most school holidays off. All staff are promoted from within so there are excellent opportunities for the best staff.
*Actual hours worked per week will likely be higher to allow at least 12 weeks off.

We recruit year-round and have various start dates throughout the year. Starting salary is £20,982 (£21,294 at Barhaugh Hall) for 30 HPW, rising with time served and responsibility. Robinwood only promotes from within so there is good opportunity for progression within the company.

Reasons to Work at Robinwood
Best Pay:
We offer all our staff, regardless of age, a real living wage. Everyone contributes equally towards the success of our courses, and therefore, we do not discriminate based on age or offer apprenticeship schemes. As well as free meals, profit-related bonuses and a house purchase assistance scheme.

Best Team:
For many people who work with us, the friends they have made here are a headline reason why they love the job so much.
Everyone at Robinwood starts as a Group Leader and is appointed based on their values. One of the fantastic benefits of this is that our staff are always around like-minded people.

Best Training:
Our values-based appointment process means you have what it takes to be a great Robinwood Group Leader, we’ll teach you the rest!
You can expand your skill set by obtaining paid-for nationally recognised qualifications in archery, paddle sports, and climbing, among other areas.

Best Wellbeing:
We have pledged a Wellbeing Commitment that covers 12 key areas. These include timetable shift patterns, at least two consecutive days off a week, line manager support, holidays and communication.

Best Lifestyle:
One of the things that makes us stand out in this industry is that we only offer permanent year-round contracts. We balance your hours across the year meaning that you get paid every month, even when we’re on your 12 weeks of holiday.

Best Awards:
Our fantastic staff provision has won numerous awards. These awards mean more than trophies on a shelf and wall plaques. They are proof that we are as good as our word.

Recruiting people based on their values helps people to get on and they want to support each other. Our staff team are a fun-loving, positive, friendly bunch and relative to other workplaces, your chances of developing some very strong lifetime friends are about as high as they could be.

We welcome applications from positive, enthusiastic people who have some experience (paid or voluntary) working with children and an interest in the activities we offer. Qualifications are not necessary as we provide all training. If you have an ability to relate to 7-11 year-olds and tell a good story, you could be the person for us!

Application forms and more details can be found on our website https://www.robinwood.co.uk/jobs-at-robinwood/

Company Information
Robinwood is an award-winning provider of residential courses for primary schools in the North of England. Over 1300 schools attend our courses every year! Our aim is to make a really positive difference developing children. We were very pleased to be listed in the Top 100 Companies to Work for every year since 2014, and we also hold the Investors in People Award, Investors in Customers Award and a National Training Award. We genuinely listen to our staff and they contribute many ideas which make a real difference to the company.