Job Description

The business of sport at UW goes from strength to strength, the prime purpose being to contribute to the quality of the student experience via support for academic and extracurricular programmes in a range of related courses, placements, employment, and volunteering opportunities.


This current instructor role is primarily to support the delivery of activity, mentoring and the practical components of academic pathways for students and external clients of the University of Worcester Lakeside Campus across all activities (land, water and aerial) and in doing so meet the necessary statutory Health & Safety legislation (AALA), Governing Body Requirements, and Internal Quality Standards (LOTC, AdventureMark, Ofsted)


Alongside delivery, daily duties will include, setting up and taking down of the equipment, preparing for academic practical sessions and community bookings, maintaining a clean and hygienic environment across the campus and all associated facilities as necessary, dealing with enquiries from all customers, supporting the equipment inspection and decommissioning process, while ensuring a good standard of health and safety operational practice is maintained throughout.


This post will provide good practical industry-based knowledge, with around 250hrs worth of shadowing, training and assessments, which may include Paddlesport instructor and Open Water Lifeguard qualifications. This will undoubtedly give you a range of transferable skills that will be an asset to your CV.

NB: This is an hourly paid role and there is no guarantee of work, the onus is on the successful appointees to attend as much of the paid shadowing, training and assessments as possible,

the more activities you are signed off to deliver competently the more work you will be offered.

There may also be an opportunity for full and part time fixed term contracts offered to the successful instructor pool during peak commercial season (May to Sept).


Interviews for this post will take place on 13th October 2025 with induction and training taking place for successful candidates for 15th November 2025 onwards.

Please note:

This role requires weekly and fortnightly availability between

November

and

March

for staff training (weekdays and weekends) and consistent availability between

April and September

for activity delivery which are peak operational months. Applicants who are not regularly available during these periods are kindly asked not to apply. If successful, candidates will be required to complete

DBS clearance promptly

to ensure a start date of

15th November

. Timely submission of documentation will be essential to avoid delays.


A brief overview of the Outdoor Activity, Sport, and Exercise Instructor role can be seen below.


Informal queries regarding this role are welcomed and should be directed towards Robert Delahay (Lakeside Campus Manager) via email at R.delahay@worc.ac.uk.

Please note that this post does not meet the minimum salary requirements for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route. We are therefore unable to consider applicants for this post who will require sponsorship to work in the UK.