The Mountains and The People Project
Training Officers x 2
Tech G/H £21,280 to £25,039 pa
1 x Loch Lomond & Trossachs – 3 Year Fixed Term Contract
1 x Cairngorms – 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
The Cairngorms Outdoors Access Trust (COAT) is an innovative company limited by guarantee and with charitable status, dedicated to development and delivery of outdoors access projects in the Cairngorms National Park and surrounding area. COAT has developed an exciting new project –The Mountains and The People – with a wide partnership including Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, Cairngorms National Park Authority, Scottish Natural Heritage and Forestry Commission Scotland.
This Heritage Lottery funded project aims to enhance and protect the upland environment through a programme of upland path works over 5 years, and to engage the people of Scotland in the delivery of this work.
These posts form a key element of the Activity Plan for The Mountains and The People project, and are responsible for developing and delivering SVQ Training Courses across both of Scotland’s National Parks. The training course will be vocational and site based, with assessment to SVQ standards for Environmental Conservation at Level s 2, 3 and 4. The Course will look at developing core and specialised upland path skills for trainees, in conjunction with generic skill areas on communication, site assessment, health and safety, and site restoration.
The training officers will be based in either Balloch (Loch Lomond) or Aboyne (Cairngorms), will report to the Activity Projects Manager and will be key members of COATs SQA Centre.
Applicants should have strong technical upland path skills, good interpersonal skills, and experience or qualifications in delivery of training and assessments would be desirable.
An insight in to the work of a COAT trainer can be seen here: www.cairngormsoutdooraccess.org.uk/training
You can download the relevant Job Description and Application Form here:
- Loch Lomond & Trossachs Training Officer Job Description & Person Specification
- Cairngorms Training Officer Job Description & Person Specification
- Training Officer Application Form
Applications must be returned electronically to tmtp@cairngormsoutdooraccess.org.uk by no later than midday Friday 30 October 2015
Please note that CVs will not be accepted as a form of application.