Salary:
Attractive salaries are on offer and will be negotiable depending on experience, qualifications, mentor and assessor status and current earnings.
SUMMARY:
Safari/Nature Guide Instructors
POSITION INFO:
Safari/Nature Guide Instructors
Due to increased training demand in the Safari industry one of our esteemed clients has capacity for at least 5 instructors.
Our client’s long term strategy is to develop young instructors into Head Instructors and pollinate the industry with very well trained guides, and they would encourage guides to give back to conservation by giving experienced guides the opportunity to become highly skilled instructors.
The requirements are:
1. Head Instructors should have a minimum of :
o NQF 4, VPDA, FGASA Professional Field Guide, Professional Trails Guide and Current Advanced Rifle Handling (or very close to attain these)
o 5 to 10 years related industry experience
o Current NDT Registration
o Current PDP
o Current FGASA Membership
2. Assistant Instructors should have a minimum of:
o FGASA Nature Site Guide (NQF 2/4), FGASA Trails Guide NQF 4 and Current Advanced Rifle Handling
o Guiding and other related industry experience
o Current NDT Registration
o Current PDP (desirable)
o Current FGASA Membership
• The vacancies are for their Karongwe, Timbavati, Pridelands and our Makuleke camp but also any other venues they might utilise for training. It depends on the calibre of instructor, where they will be stationed and if they want a roaming/relief role
• Accommodation and meals – Single Tented Accommodation
• Other benefits: Bonus Incentive based on Personal and Company Performance
• What would the start date be: As soon as possible
• Who would do the first round of interviews: Will be done with the GM – Brett Heasman
• Interview method, on-site, Skype, telephonic: First interview will be by telephone/Skype, unless candidate is in the vicinity
Below the short job description for these posts are:
General
An Instructor at any of our Camps will be responsible for the general management and running of the camps. This includes the planning and management of maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment. Instructors are also responsible for all firearms and ammunition and they are to make sure all firearms are safe, well maintained and in a good working order.
Instructors are also to liaise with Reserve Management on concession matters.
Each camp has a cook, cleaner and Camp Coordinators. Cooks and Cleaners report to Camp Coordinators who in turn report to the Head Instructor, and if there is no Head Instructor present, they report to the Assistant Instructor. There are also students in camp on work experience placement or on volunteer basis. Instructors are responsible to make sure these students are mentored and their development programmes are followed
Training
The most important part of an Instructor position is to provide an inspirational and immersive learning experience to all course participants, in order for them to reconnect to nature.
Instructors need to plan and facilitate the daily activities. They also need to make sure the correct academic requirements are met with regards to lectures, lecture content, tests, assessments and the required administration processes are correctly followed and completed.
Attractive salaries are on offer and will be negotiable depending on experience, qualifications, mentor and assessor status and current earnings. All interested candidates to send their updated CV’s and current salary information to
