Chief Instructor - Raleigh Location: SCTC Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2PD Contract: Full Time, Permanent Salary: £29,000 gross per annum Closing Date: 21 March 2025 Are you a Chief Instructor looking for a new opportunity? The Marine Society & 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. For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack. If you are interested in this role, please apply now Benefits 51 days annual leave per annum Volunteering Leave Life assurance (4x salary) Private medical insurance Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%) Cycle to work scheme. 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. 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 are committed to promoting health, safety, and wellbeing. We expect our staff to uphold this commitment by strictly adhering to safeguarding policies and embracing the MSSC's values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire. Successful applicants must attend safeguarding training and complete pre-employment checks, including a criminal record check.