Water Sports Instructor

Kimbolton School is seeking a sessional Water Sports Instructor to join the Outdoor Pursuits team. The main responsibilities of this role will be to help promote pupils to take up and enjoy water sports, as well as assisting the Head of Outdoor Pursuits to plan and implement development strategies.

The successful candidate will be able to work on their own initiative and without supervision, will be able to establish and maintain working relationships, and will hold valid first aid qualifications, as well as a Paddle UK/British Canoeing Level 1 coach/paddleboard instructor qualification.

The successful candidate will also lead or assist with purposeful and safe training sessions afloat. They will be fully involved in helping promote and encourage pupils to take up and enjoy water sports, and understand and actively support the ethos of inclusion and participation among the pupil.

Further details on this position and a full job description can be found in the attached application pack.

The safeguarding responsibilities of this role are clearly outlined in the application pack, and candidates are requested to make themselves aware of these requirements if considering an application.

Please note: we reserve the right to appoint to the post, prior to the closing date.

We welcome direct applications from candidates. Recruitment agencies are kindly asked not to contact us.

Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.