HEAD OF CENTRE Full Time

Educators Wales

About The Service
Actual Salary Range: EAI 13-16 + 3 SPA (£52,860 – £60,668)

The Storey Arms has been operating as part of the City of Cardiff Council’s Education Service since 1971.

We offer residential and day visits for schools, youth groups and families as well as corporate days out, teambuilding and days out with a difference.

We welcome groups from Wales, the rest of the United Kingdom and abroad.

In association with National Governing Bodies of outdoor activities, we also deliver qualifications allowing adults to lead groups in hill walking and rock climbing.

Our programmes are aimed at young people from 9 to 18 years old, higher education students and adults.

We also work with teachers and those working in higher education so that they can gain qualifications and develop skills to deliver outdoor activities. Our outdoor education programmes are designed to develop a variety of skills within a group:

• Physical– the outdoor activities themselves.
• Social– learning to live within a small community.
• Emotional– learning to challenge one’s own limits to increase self-confidence and self-reliance.

Our programmes also address issues of sustainability and understanding our natural environment.

Recently the service has provided a city-based arm, supporting special schools to deliver outdoor education programmes to pupils based in Cardiff. This pilot programme will be reviewed at the end of the academic year.

About the job
The post is responsible for operational management of the Centre including facilities, personnel, finance, programmes, and resources and operational management of the Cardiff Outdoor Outreach provision.

There is also a strategic role within the Education Service, advising schools and youth organisations and providing in-service training.

You will manage a team of outdoor instructors, domestic/centre staff, and business support staff.

The centre offers residential and day visits for schools, youth groups and families as well as corporate days out, teambuilding and days out with a difference.

As well as this offer, staff deliver qualifications allowing adults to lead groups in hill walking and rock climbing.

The programmes are aimed at young people from 9 to 18 years old, higher education students and adults.

The team also work with teachers and those working in higher education so that they can gain qualifications and develop skills to deliver outdoor activities.

What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking to appoint a Head of Centre for the Storey Arms near Brecon in the heart of Bannau Brycheiniog.

The post requires a suitably qualified, motivated, energetic, and business minded leader.

We recommend you visit for comprehensive information on the centre, programmes, activities, and facilities.

Additional information
If you would like to discuss the post please contact Phil Norton – Acting Head of Achievement ().

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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