Outdoor Education Leader
- Lead outdoor education activities for students from Year 1 to Year 11.
- Ensure high participation rates and provide an inclusive environment.
- Manage and instruct various outdoor activities including bushwalking, climbing, and paddling.
- Turn your passion for the outdoors into experiences that shape young lives.
- Lead adventures that build courage, confidence, and connection.
- Grow your career in a school that values outdoor learning.
About the Role
The Outdoor Education Leader instructs and leads students outdoors across CGS Outdoor Education. The role teaches activity sessions in bushwalking, navigation, mountain biking, climbing, abseiling, paddling and caving, and leads student groups on camps, journey-based programmes and expeditions.
The Outdoor Education programme is a highly valued part of the curriculum, running structurally and sequentially from Year 1 to Year 11. The role holder will ensure participation rates remain high, and every student gets to experience the outdoors in an inclusive and supportive environment.
About You
You are adventurous, outdoorsy, passionate and possess the following:
- Hold current remote or wilderness first aid certification and CPR, renewed within each certificate's term.
- Hold the activity qualifications the School requires for each activity the leader instructs, as recorded in the outdoor staff register.
- Obtain a Light Rigid driver licence, with the ability to drive a manual vehicle and hold it while in the role.
- A Certificate IV in Outdoor Leadership, with specialisation in at least three of bushwalking, navigation, mountain biking, paddling, abseiling, climbing and caving.
- At least three years' experience leading groups in the outdoor education sector.
- Demonstrated competence instructing technical activities and leading groups on multi-day expeditions in remote settings.
- Clear written and spoken English, and sound technological literacy for planning, records and communication.
- A commitment to child-safe practice and to working as a team.
Role-specific additions
- Work overnight and multi-day programmes, weekends and early starts, as rostered.
- Follow the programme leader's direction in the field, and raise any safety concern with them at once.
Desirable:
- A lifesaving qualification such as the Bronze Medallion.
- A Diploma of Outdoor Leadership or advanced activity qualifications.
- Experience working with school students across the primary and secondary years.
- Experience supporting the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.
All team members at CGS are required to have:
- Appropriate qualifications
- A valid ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card
- A current National Police Check; and
- Full working rights within Australia.
Benefits for you
As a CGS team member, you have access to a range of additional benefits, including:
- A competitive salary and superannuation of 13.5% (for permanent team members)
- Employee awards program and generous professional development funding
- Attractive salary packaging arrangements
- Complimentary daily barista-made coffee
- Delicious daily morning tea and discounted lunches
- Access to the onsite health clinic
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
- 14 weeks of paid parental leave
- School fee concessions (for permanent team members)
- Convenient onsite parking
Working at CGS
We aim to provide a vibrant and rewarding workplace that showcases your skills with a strong commitment to your professional learning. Working at Canberra Grammar School you will join a community committed to delivering the highest standard of education, inspiring students to achieve personal excellence within a warm and inclusive environment.
We are continuously growing our CGS community with people who are passionate and energetic in their profession and who place student learning and well-being at the forefront of all they do.
How to Apply
Please refer to the position description below and click the ‘Apply’ button and submit the following documents:
- Cover letter (addressing the selection criteria in the Position Description)
- Resume/CV
Canberra Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will undergo child safety screening and recruitment checks in accordance with our Child Safe policies.
Applications will be assessed as they are received, and the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.
Attachments:
- Outdoor Ed Leader - Position Description.pdf
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