Job Title: Chief Instructor : Raleigh
Location: SCTC Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2PD
Salary: GBP29,000 gross per annum
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 21st March 2025.
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The Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five:year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals : and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people : including those from under:represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for a Chief Instructor to join our team.
About the role:
We operate eleven training venues across the UK, this includes eight boat stations and three training centres for our 15,000 young people. We are looking for someone who will deliver and support high quality land based, face to face and virtual training to both our cadets and volunteers, creating a highly impactful national training experience for our cadets guided by the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy. You will lead volunteers and sessional instructors to ensure high quality delivery and manage the day:to:day training, whilst ensuring the health, safety and safeguarding of all whom you are training. You will work closely with the Centre Manager to support the day:to:day operations.
As the Chief Instructor you will be a driving force for the quality delivery of training at the centre. You will be instrumental in facilitating and delivering life changing, positive experiences for our young people. We are seeking a dedicated practitioner who excels in a diverse environment and aims to achieve fulfilment by working with young people and assisting our 4500 volunteers to deliver the Sea Cadet Experience.
Responsibilities:
* To organise and deliver high quality face to face training for cadets (and volunteers)
* Supervising delivery of courses by others and ensuring that we adhere to National Governing Body standards and any other existing regulations are adhered to.
* Assist the Centre Manager in ensuring that all activities are conducted safely, and that sessional instructors or volunteers receive appropriate briefings, qualifications, and training.
* The day:to:day operations for centre including giving staff briefs, co:ordinating equipment issue and return and the safe, effective, and punctual delivery of activities.
* To manage use, allocation and maintenance of equipment and resources where appropriate.
* To assist the Manager in administrative duties including Issuing of certificates for accredited Courses; Updating Westminster records in relation to cadet qualifications and achievements; coordinating facility bookings and monitoring usage.
* Conduct general maintenance of the facilities.
* Ensure proper use of all equipment and resources.
* Ensuring safety and safeguarding of all trainees, providing supervision, and safety facilities as required.
Requirements:
* RYA Dinghy Instructor (willing and able to qualify as an RYA Senior Dinghy Instructor)
* RYA Powerboat Instructor
* Experienced and confident teaching in a classroom:based environment.
* Ability to plan, organise and supervise delivery of training.
Benefits:
* 51 days annual leave per annum
* Volunteering Leave
* Life assurance (4x salary)
* Private medical insurance
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