Boat Station Manager - Royal Docks Boat Station
Boat Station Manager - Royal Docks Boat Station
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Job Description
Location: Royal Docks Boat Station London Regatta Centre Dockside Road London E16 2QT
Contract: Full time permanent
Salary: 38300 gross per annum
Closing Date: 18 April 2025
Are you a watersports manager looking for a new opportunity
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a vibrant and growing charity delivering life changing nautical adventure for young people through the Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. We also provide personal and professional development opportunities for seafarers with the Marine Society. Working with our staff cadets and volunteers we have built a vision and fiveyear strategy to take us forward and further improve the astounding contribution already made through our work to the lives of thousands of young people and seafarers while fully supporting our volunteers who are vital to our success.
We are currently looking for a Boat Station Manager to join our team.
About the role
The Manager is an employee of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets and is a member of the Sea Cadets Learning Department based at our Royal Docks Boat Station. The post holder is required to hold and maintain the following qualifications as a condition of employment: RYA Senior Dinghy Instructor and RYA Powerboat Instructor.
The primary purpose of the role is to manage a watersports training facility in the London Docklands area for all Sea Cadet Units and other affiliates to the Boat Station.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day to day running of the Boat Station and its facilities.
- Ensure that all visiting groups and their staff are fully briefed on the Boat Stations policies and procedures and that there is adequate supervision of Cadets and young people at the facility so as to discharge their duty of care for them.
- Oversee the Chief Instructor and all other sessional Instructors using the Boat Station.
- Manage the Boat Stations accounts in liaison with the Regional Finance Manager including day to day fees.
- Ensure that best practise in accordance with the NGB guidelines and requirements following our Inshore Boating Operating Standard.
Requirements
- RYA Senior Dinghy Instructor
- RYA Powerboat Instructor
- Leading outdoor activities with a wide range of groups individuals and abilities
- Developing and implementing training programmes and strategies
- Budget/financial management
- Experience and knowledge of boat routine maintenance and repair
- Experience delivering afloat instruction/training
Desirable
- Experience/knowledge of uniformed and/or youth organisations
- Instructor award in windsurfing paddlesports or rowing
- RYA Advanced Dinghy Instructor or Trainer
Benefits
- Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- 51 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Life assurance 4x salary) for those that join the pension
- Private medical insurance
- Pension (employer contribution up to 10
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
- National staff conference: All employees come together once a year to reflect on the past year and celebrate success at our offsite staff conference.This is a great opportunity to listen to employees views and for employees to network share information and socialise.
If you are interested in this Boat Station Manager vacancy please apply now!
For further details about this vacancy please download the Recruitment Pack.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity diversity and inclusion really matters to us so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health safety and wellbeing and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy the MSSCs values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed preemployment checks for successful candidates including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
