Outdoor Education Instructor - Essex
Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre
Location: Wickham Bishops, Essex
Salary: £28,724 - £32,040 pa (JNC 11 – 14) + LWA £3,605 pa
Closes: 28/8/26
Outdoor Education Instructor at Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre
36 hours per week (plus some evenings and weekends)
F/T, Permanent Position
A rare opportunity to join our experienced team at one of the UK’s most long established and successful Outdoor Education Centres
This opportunity would suit a dynamic Outdoor Educator with an interest in learning outside of the classroom. Fairplay is passionate about Outdoor Education using activities as a tool for personal, social and group development. Growth mind-set and building resilience are the foundations of our work.
About Us:
Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre is owned by the London Borough of Newham and is based near Witham in Essex. We are currently looking for an instructor to work with and support the team.
Fairplay OEC offers a wide range of land and water-based activities for schools, businesses, youth groups and clubs. Fairplay House is situated in a spectacular and inspiring 12-acre parkland garden less than an hour’s drive from London and offers a large range of tailored, flexible Outdoor Education Programmes to children. The house has residential facilities for up to 85 pupils and 7 staff.
The Centre has a wide range of Outdoor and Adventurous Activities such as climbing, abseiling, high ropes, zip wire, high swing, caving, environmental studies, beach combing, orienteering, sailing, canoeing, kayaking and raft building to groups of mostly primary age children who stay with their teachers.
About You:
You will enjoy working with children in the outdoors and will have a minimum of two National Governing Body Qualifications covering a range of outdoor pursuits and fieldwork activities including:
• Zip Wire
• Giant Swing
• Mountain Biking
• Archery
• Orienteering
• Caving
• Sailing/Canoeing/Kayaking (desirable)
• Climbing/High Ropes (desirable)
Access the application via this link: View the external job posting
We welcome visits to the centre and would be delighted to show you what Fairplay has to offer. If you would like to arrange a tour, please contact [email protected] or call 01621 891213.
Interviews will be arranged during the week commencing 17 September 2026