Job Description

Due to increased training demand in the Field and Trails Guide Training industry we have capacity for extra instructors.

The salaries are negotiable, depending on years of experience and skill sets, and is market related.

The long term strategy is to develop young instructors into Head Instructors and pollinate the industry with very well trained guides, but we would encourage guides to give back to conservation by giving experienced guides the opportunity to become highly skilled instructors.

Our requirements are:

1. Trails Guide Instructor should have a minimum of :

o FGASA Professional Field Guide (Professional Trails Guide will be an added advantage)

o FGASA Trails Guide Mentor - will be an added advantage

o 5 years related industry experience

o Current PDP

o Current FGASA Membership

? The vacancy is for our Southern African Camps but also any other venue we might utilise for training.

? Accommodation provided – Single Tented Accommodation

? What would the start date be: As soon as possible

? All appointments comes with a 3 month probation period.

Below the short job description for these posts are:

General

An Instructor at any of our Training Camps will be responsible for the general management and running of the camps. This includes the planning and management of maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment. Instructors are also responsible for all firearms and ammunition and they are to make sure all firearms are safe, well maintained and in a good working order.

Instructors are also to liaise with Reserve Management on concession matters.

Each camp has a cook, cleaner and Camp Coordinators. Cooks and Cleaners report to Camp Coordinators who in turn report to the Head Instructor, and if there is no Head Instructor present, they report to the Assistant Instructor. There are also students in camp on work experience placement or on volunteer basis. Instructors are responsible to make sure these students are mentored and their development programmes are followed

Training

The most important part of an Instructor position is to provide an inspirational and immersive learning experience to all course participants, in order for them to reconnect to nature.

Instructors need to plan and facilitate the daily activities. They also need to make sure the correct academic requirements are met with regards to lectures, lecture content, tests, assessments and the required administration processes are correctly followed and completed

Please forward a full CV, recent photo and written references to email 

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