Jobs - People wanted

Alton Water Sports Centre

We’re looking for a Senior Watersports Instructor to join our award winning park. The watersports centre is open all year round and offers sailing, windsurfing, rowing and paddle boarding. You’ll
provide excellent customer service when guiding and instructing our visitors during their activity, providing one to one and group tuition.

You’ll have experience as a Senior Watersports Instructor and a RYA instructor qualification in Sailing and Windsurfing. Ideally you’ll have experience in a similar environment, assisting people
of all abilities.

The role includes a range of great Anglian Water benefits. Sail into your new job today, apply now!

Marine Society & Sea Cadets - Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre

The Chief Instructor will be a driving force for the quality of delivery, working with our Cadets, volunteer instructors and our outreach programme participants to deliver courses, events, and experiences.

Marine Society & Sea Cadets 

Seeking Cook for TS Royalist, sail training vessel based at Gosport. The vessel undertakes 6-day voyages for up to 24 Cadets at a time, and travels around the UK throughout the sailing season.

Applicants should have the requisite experience and ability to cook at sea, to provide meals for the embarked crew, together with the ordering and management of food stores.

Ocean Youth Trust Scotland

OYT Scotland are looking for a professional first mate who holds themselves at a high standard of seamanship whilst supporting the skipper to deliver fun, safe and challenging voyages that are tailored to our clients each week.

A background in sailing larger vessels and experience working with young people would be an advantage to any candidate but all CV’s and experience will be considered and a training plan can be implemented for any candidate requiring training to pass assessment.

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Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre

We are a small, busy, friendly Club and RYA Training Centre, providing comprehensive watersports facilities to members and groups of all ages. HLSTC is an independent Charity, serving civilian and military users, staffed by a small core team and casual instructors. We are the sailing home for over 400, with regular racing and a thriving youth section.

Responsibilities include managing all aspects of the Club; overseeing delivery of watersports activities/RYA Training programmes alongside our existing Chief Instructor. This opportunity might suit a Chief Instructor or Waterfront Manager looking to progress their career or someone with excellent appropriate management skills.

The AHOY Centre

The successful candidate will assist the Watersports Manager (WM) to deliver well balanced and inclusive activities and courses, both on-water and shore based, to a wide range of users to meet the aims and objectives of the Charity. The WO assists with the delivery of water based programmes & activities including: sailing, power boating, rowing & other boating activities. The role also involves assisting with fleet and Centre maintenance to ensure the timely delivery of the scheduled Activity Programmes. 

Army Inshore Sail Training Centre

The Army Sailing Association is recruiting for a full time RYA Centre Chief Instructor to join our team. The Army Inshore Sail Training Centre based on Thorney Island is the leading Inshore Service sail training centre. The Centre delivers RYA and BKSA courses and training to Army and other Service personnel. The candidate will need to have a proven track record and suitable Senior or Chief instructor experience working at an RYA centre.

The Chief Instructor will be responsible for ensuring the quality and delivery of all training courses. We require the candidate to have excellent management skills and personal qualities to lead our team of watersports instructors. We will offer the right candidate a very attractive personal development plan, the opportunity to work to gain new qualifications in chosen activities and a generous annual leave allowance.

Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre (JSASTC)

 Joint Services Adventurous Sailing Training Centre (JSASTC), Gosport, is recruiting for a Permanent and Full Time Fleet Maintenance Manager (FMM) to manage its marine workshop facility, skilled engineers and shipwrights, and on-site fleet maintenance programme. JSASTC provides offshore sailing training with a fleet of thirty 34ft to 72ft yachts in the UK and abroad. The FMM will manage the 34ft fleet and and inherits an established annual maintenance programme and a strong safety management system supported by excellent facilities and experienced maintenance staff. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the FMM will play a key part in centre management. The FMM is a Permanent C2 Civil Servant with significant leave, training and pension benefits.

For more information contact tim.wood136@mod.gov.uk. 

Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre (JSASTC)

JSASTC is recruiting enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals on permanent and temporary contracts to provide RYA sailing training delivery at its Gosport operating base. Applications are welcomed from already qualified RYA Cruising Instructors, but CI training may also be provided for suitably experienced individuals with the minimum qualification of YM Offshore subject to on water assessment and a probation period. Permanent Sailing instructors are contracted to deliver up to 20 weeks on water training delivery (Mon to Fri) annually and pro rata for temporary contracts. As D grade Civil Servants, Permanent Sailing Instructors benefit from excellent training, pension and leave packages. Temporary staff on 7-month fixed term contracts will enjoy pro rata leave and training. In addition, JSASTC employs a few flexible temporary employed sailing staff. Non sailing working hours are 08-1630hrs Mon – Thu and 08-1300 Fri, when instructors are employed as classroom-based instructors or in yacht maintenance and management. Sailing hours are Mon to Fri with annual time Off in Lieu provided for completed sailing activity

Essential: RYA YM Offshore, First Aid, Commercial endorsement up to date ML5 or ENG medical certificates, RYA First Aid and a commercial certificate.

Desirable: Classroom, Diesel, FA, Radar or Sea Survival Instructor.

Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre (JSASTC)

JSASTC is recruiting to fill Yacht Maintainers and Engine Labourer posts at its Gosport sailing base. No formal qualifications are required as all training is provided, although some previous employment is ideal, and an interest or some experience of working with marine engines and boats is preferred. These positions are ideal for someone starting in the marine industry and it can be linked to external training courses and provision. Full training is provided as part of work induction. These are permanent and full time Skill Zone One grade one MOD Civil Service posts with excellent pension, leave, and personal training and development benefits. Part time and fixed term contract employment is also available. 

Sea Cadets Weymouth National Boat Centre

We are seeking a Manager who will lead, inspire and be a driving force for high quality activity and training at our flagship facility based in Weymouth Dorset. This is an exciting opportunity and will see the successful applicant manage the centres delivery of watersports activities, as well as use of the shore based facilities such as climbing wall, shooting range, mountain bikes and marine engineering equipment.Theywill be instrumental in facilitating and delivering life changing, positive on the water experiences for young people.