GLL is looking for a Riding Instructor to work at Lee Valley Riding Centre. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Riding Instructor, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Riding instructor job, it's a career.
We are keen to hear from BHS qualified riding instructors with experience of working at a commercial riding school. You will provide riding lessons and lectures to customers and staff. You will assist our team of staff to provide the best possible care to our horses. Under the guidance of our Yard Manager, you will meet deadlines, work reliably and responsibly and be a key part of our dedicated team. Great communication skills and an ability to develop a rapport and create a positive experience for customers is a must.
What you’ll do:
* Providing coaching to a wide range of customers of all ages and abilities, including ridden sessions and stable management training
* Ensuring health and safety and safeguarding guidelines are met by all customers and visitors to the riding centre
* Assisting the yard Manager with efficient and effective operation of the stables and yard
As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.
What you need:
* BHS Stage 2 complete coach upwards.
* Enthusiasm
* Patience
* Dedication to horse welfare
* Experience teaching in a riding school environment – desirable
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
- Salary dependant on qualifications/experience and lessons taught. £16.46 - £27.10 + 12.07% holiday pay
- A values driven organisation
- Learning & development to support career development
- Good pension schemes
- Discounted gym membership for you and your partner
- The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say on how we are run plus associated events
- Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
- Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
- Career Pathways, professional development is just the start. To ensure your stay on top of your game we provide training with practical and theory elements too
- Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
- 25% off Red Letter Days
- 25% off Buy a Gift
- 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products
- Ride to work scheme
- Free eye tests and discounted glasses
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.