JOB VACANCY – SQUAD INSTRUCTOR – CADET TRAINING CENTRE FRIMLEY PARK
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FIXED TERM 2 YEARS (48 hours per week)
Salary: £33,108.00
Closing Date: 22 Sep 2024 2359 hrs
About This Job
The Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK (ACCT UK) is seeking a Squad Instructor, working at the Cadet Training Centre at Frimley Park. The Squad Instructor aims to instruct and qualify Cadet Force Adult Volunteers in the ACF and CCF to deliver demanding, realistic, interesting, progressive and safe training to members of the Cadet Forces.
The Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park is the National Training Centre for the Combined Cadet Force and the Army Cadet Force. The majority of instruction is carried out for students from these organisations attending week long residential courses. Courses normally assemble mid Sunday afternoon and disperse PM Fridays. There are in addition 10-12 weekend conferences scheduled throughout the year which may require attendance.
These positions are fixed term 2 year contracts and will consist of a 48 hour working week and a starting annual salary of £33,108.00 which will be based at the Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park.
This role is key to ensuring Army Cadets training meets the governance requirements of the MOD, and follows required process and procedure, whilst forging its own dynamic and flexible youth training policies to meet the needs of a modern youth organisation.
Essential Skills
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information. https://acctuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/202408-Job-Description-CTC-Squad-Instructor.pdf
Our charity
ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.
We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.
We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.
Who we are
You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
How to apply
Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV to recruitment@acctuk.org by 2359 hrs on 22 Sept 2024.
Interviews will be held at CTC Frimley Park during the week commencing Monday 07 Oct 2024 Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.