Casual Instructor

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Beaumanor Hall, Beaumanor Drive, Loughborough, LE12 8TX

Salary: £13.90 - £14.58 per hour (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: Casual Hours including Weekdays, Evenings and weekends

Contract Type: Casual

Closing Date: 31st July 2026

Interview Date(s): By arrangement one you have applied

Are you enthusiastic about outdoor activities and have a spirit of adventure? Are you interested in starting an exciting and rewarding career teaching and sharing your passion with others? If so, you may be the person we are looking for.

About the Role

Beaumanor Activities offer exciting outdoor educational programmes on a day visit and residential basis. Activities include canoeing, climbing, high ropes, archery, orienteering, bushcraft, and team building as well as on our Explorations side covering WW2, Victorians, Vikings to name a few.

As a Casual Activities Leader, you will lead on a range of these activities, ensuring they are delivered to a high standard to encourage repeat business. You will also be required to ensure that health and safety requirements are adhered to during activities and to maintain, improve and report on curriculum resources. Occasional evening and weekend working will be required.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have a good standard of education.
• Have relevant experience of instructing/teaching and working with young people.
• Have an interest in learning outside of the classroom.
• Be able to build effective relationships with others and have a desire to achieve excellent customer service and satisfaction.
• Have excellent time management skills.
• Be able to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative.
• Be able to display a professional attitude and the ability to remain calm and rational under pressure.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Jonathan Heather Centre Operations Manager

Telephone: 01509 890119

Email: jon.heather@leis.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us