Job Description

UWCSEA has vacancies for August 2023 for an Outdoor Education Specialist. This is a dual campus role supporting students from both East and Dover Campus.

The Outdoor Education Specialists are responsible for design and delivery of the Outdoor Education programme K-12 during term time and high school expeditions during some of the school holidays.

The Outdoor Education department supports an articulated programme ensuring successful curriculum-based, interdisciplinary experiential learning activities and expeditions, on campus, local to Singapore and overseas.

We are looking to fill 3 vacancies on a local contract: two of them are two year contracts and one, a single year contract with further opportunity for extension by mutual agreement and/ or department requirements.

Applicants with less experience or qualifications may be considered for Outdoor Education Specialist Development Pathway (*see below)

Main Responsibilities

• Outdoor Education Specialists are expected to lead students on residential expeditions and create memorable experiences by allowing students to take on experiential challenges that build resilience, collaboration, leadership skills and connection to nature.
• Demonstrate competencies and conducting adventure activities such as camp craft, mountaineering, trekking, climbing, sea and white-water kayaking, and dinghy sailing.
• Be able to diligently and confidently attend to wilderness first aid and child safeguarding situations during expeditions and subsequent reporting.
• Delivering day sessions to students eg. High Ropes Course, Expedition Training, Kayaking.
• Curriculum development, office-based planning and preparation for expeditions including liaising with third-party providers, reviewing/developing Standard Operating Procedures, and maintaining equipment
• Duties will require a flexible and creative approach and will include working with K-12 students.

Expectations and Standards

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Person Specifications

• A good Degree and a recognized teaching qualification or relevant certifications is preferred.
• A minimum of five years experience teaching Outdoor Education/ Adventure based learning. For Development Pathway At least 2 years experience and First Aid Certificate [Current Validity]
• Desirable National Governing Body (NGB) Qualifications or equivalent experience in a range of activities/ skills such as:

• Wilderness Advanced First Aid
• Powerboat Driver or Safety Boat
• Dinghy Sailing Instructor
• Kayak Coach / White Water and/or Sea Kayak Leader
• Raft Guide
• White Water Rescue Technician
• Mountain Leader
• Cycling/Mountain Biking Instructor
• Climbing Instructor
• Ropes Course Instructor
• Caving Instructor
• National Youth Achievement Award or Duke of Edinburgh International Award Assessor
• Able to train and assess National Governing Body Awards
• Available, fit and willing to travel on overseas expeditions approximately 20 weeks per year.
• Expectations include enthusiastic participation in Professional Learning.
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion is essential alongside a willingness to adapt and develop pedagogy to meet the needs of our learners.
• Experienced Instructors with experience travelling to various destinations in SE Asia and beyond is desirable.
• DBS Check (Criminal Records Bureau) or equivalent.
• Experience of Child Safeguarding practices.
• Self-motivated, well organized, computer literate, conscientious, and resilient.
• Previous experience working with UWCSEA students is an advantage.

• Outdoor Education Specialist Development Pathway

As an Outdoor Education Specialist Development Pathway you will be required to work alongside experienced Outdoor Education Specialists to develop necessary skills, knowledge and experience to be confident and competent in all aspects of the responsibilities of the role described below. We offer a single year local contract with further opportunity for extension by mutual agreement and/ or department requirements.

Year on Year the Outdoor Education Specialist Development Pathway will build on the various key aspects of Outdoor Education in the College: Leading students on residential expeditions, conducting adventure activities, diligently and confidently attend to wilderness first aid, delivering day sessions to students, administrative and reporting activities and working collaboratively with team members.

Main Responsibilities

• Outdoor Education Specialists Development Pathway will develop leadership capacity with students on residential expeditions and create memorable experiences by allowing students to take on experiential challenges that build resilience, collaboration, leadership skills and connection to nature.
• Developing competencies and conducting adventure activities such as camp craft, mountaineering, trekking, climbing, sea and white-water kayaking, dinghy sailing and safety boat.
• Be able to diligently and confidently attend to wilderness first aid and child safeguarding situations during expeditions.
• Developing skills in delivering day sessions to students eg. High Ropes Course, Expedition Training, Kayaking, Orienteering, Problem Solving, Team Building
• Developing skills in curriculum development, office-based planning and preparation for expeditions including liaising with third-party providers, reviewing Standard Operating Procedures, and maintaining equipment. Reporting on activities and expeditions in general and specifically accidents, incidents and near miss in an ongoing process to support risk management.

Application

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UWCSEA welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices and all appointments are subject to interview, satisfactory references, identity and criminal record checks.

UWCSEA is an equal opportunity employer, and welcomes applications from those who wish to join a community which is inclusive, and which celebrates diversity.

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