Seasonal Outdoor Education Instructor - Dorset
Brenscombe Outdoor Centre
Location: Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
Salary: £25,400 - £27,500pa pr
Closes: 5/1/26
Seasonal Outdoor Education Instructor at Brenscombe Outdoor Centre
Start date: March / April 2026
Salary: £25,400 - £27,500 per annum pro rata in 2025 - Rates for 2026 tbc
Contract: Full time, fixed term
Location: Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
Brenscombe Outdoor Centre is looking for experienced, enthusiastic, and hardworking Outdoor Instructors to join our 2026 team.
Brenscombe is a bustling residential outdoor education centre located in the Isle of Purbeck, on the south coast of sunny Dorset, a mecca for adventurous activities in the UK. We offer a wide variety of outdoor activities that take full advantage of our surrounding countryside, from the stunning coastline to the rolling Purbeck hills.
We offer residential stays for children and adults at our converted farm centre, sleeping up to 160. Big enough to offer a full variety of activities, hosting multiple groups at once, while remaining small enough to ensure high-quality experiences. Through the school summer term, we work predominantly Monday to Friday delivering school multi-activity residentials, offering both onsite and off-site activities. We believe in the value of outdoor education and the importance of immersive outdoor experiences in real environments. We offer participants the chance to truly engage and build a connection with the environment.
Outside of term time we also deliver Corporate Team Development programmes, family activities and DofE Gold Residential programmes.
Brenscombe Outdoor Centre has two sister centres; New Forest Outdoor Centre and Portland Outdoor Centre. You will have the opportunity to visit each centre and use their facilities. Each centre has its own character and feel, variety of activities and clientele. Although predominantly based at Brenscombe the opportunity to work at the other centres during the season only provides more opportunity to broaden and develop your skill set.
At Brenscombe, instructors can expect a season full of variety with opportunity to develop skills and experience, whether that is running climbing sessions on the sea cliffs of the Jurassic Coast, paddling around the unique islands of Poole Harbour in our bespoke Big Canoes or helping clients develop and push themselves at our off-site woodland Ropes Course.
In return for your hard work, we offer:
- Monthly salary + paid holiday
- Affordable onsite accommodation in a beautiful location
- Funding and support for personal training and development
- Opportunity to obtain the ERCA Traditional High Ropes Instructor qualification
- A busy and exciting working atmosphere with plenty of opportunity to develop your skills
- Predominantly Monday to Friday working through school term time
- Access to trade discounts on outdoor kit
- Access to facilities across the organisation including a bunkhouse in North Wales
Qualities we are looking for:
- A strong work ethic
- Team player
- Enthusiastic about the outdoors
- Desire to progress and develop your own skills and qualifications
Essential qualifications:
- 16-hour First Aid certificate
- Prior experience working with young people
- BC Paddlesport Instructor
- Rock Climbing Instructor Training
Desirable qualifications/skills:
- Rock Climbing Instructor qualified
- BC Paddlesport Leader
- BC Core coach
- ERCA Ropes Course Instructor
- Archery GB/GNAS
- NRSA YPS tutor award - Rifle Shooting
- Lowland Leader Award or above
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- Bushcraft experience
Contracts until end of September/October 2026 are available
If you want to be part of a team delivering high quality experiences in real environments then please do get in touch! Email your CV to Phil Hayes at [email protected]
Closing date: 5th January 2026
Brenscombe is an equal opportunities employer and we are eagerly seeking applications from all sectors of society.
Brenscombe Outdoor Centre. Studland Road. Corfe Castle. Dorset. BH20 5JG.