Instructor Edinburgh Outdoor Learning & Adventure Education Team

Outdoor Learning Instructor - Fixed term until 9/10/2026
Bangholm Outdoor Centre

Hours: 28.8 per week
Salary: 33287 - 39129

We are seeking applications for Outdoor Learning instructors primarily to support our Epic Adventures programme but with potential to deploy on other programmes.

Epic Adventures is an adventurous activity programme delivered seasonally since 2021. The programme run at Bonaly Scout Centre and in the surrounding Pentland Hills area includes day and residential visits delivered mainly to P5 & 6 pupils. Team members deliver adventurous activities including high & low rope challenges archery orienteering stream scramble team building activities and exploration in the Pentland Hills.

These are Fixed Term Contract posts term time April October 2026 but with scope for flexible contract duration within this period.

Work is mainly on week days up to 4 days per week (with scope for occasional overtime). We have flexibility to appoint posts of varying hours and days.

The City of Edinburghs Outdoor Learning Team consists of two residential centres a city-based resource centre a technical advice service and a city facility called The Risk Factory. The posts are in-person instructional post not suitable for remote working. Successful candidates will be based in and around Edinburgh.

Please see the attached Job Description / person specification for the exact requirements of this position. If you have competencies that match the above description but dont meet all criteria of the attached person specification please contact us at to discuss.

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. Anunconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Were committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued included and able to be their best at work and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values beliefs experience and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh we want to make sure that were bringing the best people into our roles not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this were changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bringOur BehavioursofRespect IntegrityandFlexibilityinto your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web pageOur 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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