Wider Achievement & Lifelong Learning Development Officer (Outdoor Learning, Schools and Comm Services)
Bangholm Outdoor Centre
Salary: £39,129 - £46,023 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: up to 36 per week, 52 weeks
The City of Edinburgh Council is committed to safe, impactful outdoor learning and adventure education (OL&AE). The OL&AE Team operates 3 outdoor centres and has wide ranging responsibilities across safety and quality from onsite activity to residential provision.
We are delighted to announce an expanded opportunity to work within a successful team and build on recent achievements and practice.
The successful applicants' responsibilities and working will be allocated across 3 core areas and aligned to postholder competency.
Core Area 1: Adventurous activity via Bangholm Outdoor Centre (OC) - supervise, develop and contribute to delivery of Bangholm OC's adventurous activity provision, including review, development and application of processes and procedures.
- Approximately 40% of allocated time / generally indoors with some outdoor delivery - adventurous activity and training.
Core Area 2:Council's Excursions Policy - support, apply and contribute to the delivery of CEC's Excursions Policy, including development of resources, reviewing and responding to requests and submissions and providing training and advice.
- Approximately 40% of allocated time / generally indoors with some outdoors - monitoring visits.
Core Area 3: Adventurous activity across the OL&AE Team - support adventurous activity delivery across the OL&AE Team through delivery of training, including NGB awards, representing OL&AE team with partners & relevant groups, and contributing to strategy development.
- Approximately 20% of allocated time / indoors - admin and theory plus some delivery outdoors.
Further details of this role are via the Person Specification. Please note: the attached Job Description is a generic Wider Achievement and Lifelong Learning Development Officer resource.
As this comprises two positions (1.4 FTE total), we are keen to recruit persons with complementary competency and receive applications from those interested in full-time or part-time working - we are open to different FTE combinations. The combined solution will provide the necessary breadth and depth of competency to support and develop safe, impactful OL&AE. The successful applicants will bring energy, creativity, and a passion for OL&AE; using these to grow the role aligned to OL&AE strategic priorities. We are committed to developing postholders' potential and aspirations aligned to our strategic priorities via career-long professional learning and new opportunities.
The postholders will be required to regularly visit locations across the City and beyond, including the Council's Benmore and Lagganlia Outdoor Centres. The role is predominantly indoor based. There is some working outdoors throughout the year in different environmental conditions, sometimes in remote and potentially hazardous locations. Suitable and sufficient PPE, induction and support are provided. The allocated work office is Bangholm Outdoor Centre, Edinburgh. Postholders will be required to work occasional weekends and evenings.
We hope you are excited by the opportunity to make a significant contribution to OL&AE in Edinburgh and beyond. Please ensure any application, including a personal statement, is relevant and specific to this advert and attached information. Generic applications will be rejected. Interviews are expected to take place in March. For further information which may support your application and any questions, please contact (Bangholm Outdoor Centre).
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
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As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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