Assistant Activity Instructor

Assistant Activity Instructor 9556 Casual Contract 12.85 per hour Grade B Whittlingham

Whitlingham Adventure offers a wide range of adventurous activities on water and land to young people adults families and to local communities. Activities include canoeing climbing kayaking orienteering sailing stand up paddleboarding windsurfing and more.

Based within Whitlingham Country Park a gateway to the Broads National Park the centre provides outdoor learning activities with schools and youth groups individual courses adventure clubs craft hire and a range of opportunities to be active outdoors.

We are looking for qualified Instructors to join our team who will deliver to a range of people in their relevant activities. With at least some instructional experience of working in an outdoor centre or similar environment you must hold:

In date First Aid qualification (minimum 1 day training as required by your instructor/coach qualification)

In date face to face safeguarding training (minimum 3hrs e.g. UK Coaching Norfolk Safeguarding Children Partnership or equivalent)

Minimum one qualified National Governing Body (NGB) Instructor/Coach such as:

Royal Yachting Association (RYA)

• Dinghy Instructor
• Windsurf Start Instructor

British Canoeing Awarding Body (BCAB)

• Paddlesport Instructor or Leader

• Stand up paddleboard Instructor

• UKCC Level 1 Coach

(Or equivalent schemes/NGBs)

Able to work flexible days and hours (can include: evenings weekends and bank holidays); short sessions of a minimum of 2 hours

Opportunities for progression and development within the centre and the industry gaining a range of experiences during the season. Instructors are employed on a casual basis with activities mainly being delivered throughout the summer season including evenings weekends and bank holidays.

For further information please see our website

Before you apply we recommend reading the fullJob Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

For an informal discussion please contact the centre to speak to our Head of Centre Chris on or email

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time part time remote and hybrid working dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays new technology gym membership trips to the cinema and days out.
  • ABlue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution life assurance death in service payments and dependants pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can also find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.

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Closing date: 01 March 2026 at 23:55

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt therefore decisions may be made before the closing date.