Sarah Kerr

Experience

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  Pioneee Centre - ACUK

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  Trainee Activity Instructor

  Instructing activities such as caving, climbing, high ropes, raft building, games, archery and fencing. Inspecting equipment for monthly safety checks and repairs

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  Whitemoor Lakes - ACUK

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2015

  Liaising with groups in order to gather information prior to their arrival at Whitemoor Lakes. I gained lots of practice talking to clients on the telephone, e-mailing and using various IT programmes. I have helped in the design of a new operations system for the centre to use to gather clients’ information prior to arrival and distribute to the different departments at the centre, and helped with the centre’s website. I have also helped the office staff with bookings and communications from receiving the initial enquiry to the booking stage. Weniger anzeigen

  • Activity Instructor

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  • Guest Services

    Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Trainee Activity Instructor

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2014
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  Freelance Outdoor Instructor

  Feb 2016 - Sept 2020

  Outdoor Instructor

  Instructing activities including cycling, climbing, abseiling, canoeing, kayaking, problem solving / team building activities, and archery.Assessing and supervising Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions.

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  Whitemoor Lakes

  Apr 2016 - Jan 2016

  Instructor

  Instructing activities such as canoeing, kayaking, climbing, high ropes, archery and fencing. Inspecting equipment for monthly safety checks and repairs. Liaising between group leaders and the activity team

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  SCOTTISH OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRES LIMITED

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  Managing team of instructors and freelancers, liaising with groups to organise activity programmes, tailoring programmes to the groups’ desired aims, overseeing the maintenance of standards of instruction. Deputising for centre manager. Assisting centre manager and HR department with seasonal instructor interviews. Instructing activities such as high ropes, archery, raft building, bushcraft, mohawk walk, exploration walk, and problem solving. Linking outdoor activities back into the Curriculum for Excellence. Inspecting equipment for monthly safety checks and repairs. General site maintenance jobs. Overnight duties as required when groups are in residence.During the summer holidays, I worked with a small group of young people all with autism, helping them to overcome fears and challenges and helped them apply this to life. Each week, they participated in a day's activities, exposing them to new experiences to prepare them for later life, be that college or work. Weniger anzeigen

  • Senior Instructor

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Outdoor Instructor

    Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
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  Friends of the Award in Edinburgh & The Lothians (FOTA)

  Apr 2019 - Jan 2023

  Co-ordinating of all aspects of expedition training and delivery for young people engaged in Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Edinburgh, including schools, youth groups, and open expeditions, supporting volunteers, leader training, outdoor equipment provision and ensuring health and safety requirements are met including Adventure Activities Licence (legislative requirements) and DofE Approved Activity Provider licence. Writing quarterly board reports for trustees on expedition and youth development activities. Working with staff team to report to funders as required. Supporting youth groups in City of Edinburgh Council to deliver the expedition section of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to disadvantaged or marginalized young people.Supporting a small group of young people to progress and achieve their Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Weniger anzeigen

  • Expedition Co-ordinator

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Youth Development Officer

    Sept 2020 - Jan 2023

  • Expedition Delivery Officer

    Apr 2019 - Jan 2021
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  YMCA Christchurch

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Outdoor Department Team Leader

  Providing leadership for interns at Wainui Park, observing sessions and providing constructive feedback to assist with their development. Instructing of activities including coasteering, giant swing, raft building. Supporting the Chief Instructor and Manager in the logistics and delivery of programmes to groups including schools and holiday camp. Supporting the wider Y Outdoor Department with camps and projects.

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  The Kind Foundation

  Jul 2023 - Feb 2024

  Chief Instructor

  Training and assessing team of interns to be able to deliver activities at Wainui Park. Providing leadership to interns and team leaders, observing sessions and providing constructive feedback to assist with instructing staff development. Instructing of activities including coasteering, giant swing, raft building. Managing camp logistics and delivery of activity programmes to groups on camp. Organising staff trips tramping at Mt Somers and sea kayaking in Abel Tasman. Managing extensive kit store for the activities delivered by the camp including purchasing of new kit, monitoring life of in use kit. Carrying out inspections of high ropes structure, zip line and giant swing. Updating Activity Management Plans in line with NZ Activity Safety and Good Practice Guidance. Weniger anzeigen

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  TWINNEEDLE LTD

  Jul 2024 - now

  Retail Assistant

  Working in the front of house supplying NZ Defence Force, NZ Police and hunters with clothing, bags and accessories as well as handling outdoor kit repairs and customisations from across New Zealand.