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Bendrigg needs you

Creating change, one adventure at a time.

At Bendrigg, we have the setting and the scenery, the equipment and the expertise, the people and the passion. Together we have a limitless supply of adventure, with a limitless determination to improve people’s lives.

Working at Bendrigg

At Bendrigg, our visitors feel ‘celebrated’ rather than just ‘accommodated’ and we want no different for our staff. We understand that everyone is different and try to be as flexible as possible. We are proud to offer a caring and supportive working environment with a number of benefits including:

Holidays: Staff receive 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (FTE, part-time pro-rata).
Lunch: Lunch and refreshments are provided for anyone working on-site from our amazing catering team.
Training: Personal and professional development is actively encouraged and rewarded. Staff are provided with opportunities for external training as well as internal training sessions throughout the year.
Pension: All employees can take advantage of our pension arrangements whereby contributions of 5% from the employee are matched by 5% from Bendrigg.
Sick pay: Company sick pay starts at one week’s full pay for the first six months of employment, rising to six months full pay for five years’ or more of employment.
Maternity & Paternity Pay: Statutory Maternity & Paternity Pay
Parental leave: We understand that you may need time to settle children into a new school, or you may want to spend more time with a child. Bendrigg offers flexible working as well as 18 weeks unpaid leave for each child up to their 18th birthday (maximum of 4 weeks per year).
Emergency Dependant & Compassionate leave: Up to 5 paid days per year.

Current Vacancies

Our current vacancies are listed below. If there are no roles advertised, please do consider looking at our volunteer pages, or getting in touch about freelance opportunities.

Tutor / Activity Instructor

Salary:

£26,073 – £30,677 FTE

Hours:

36.25 hours per week (FTE)

Location:

Bendrigg Lodge, Old Hutton, Kendal LA8 0NR

Closing Date:

16/03/2026

Job Description:

It is no exaggeration to say that working as a Bendrigg Tutor, you’d play a huge part in making a significant difference to people’s lives. Through this rewarding position, you’ll work alongside a highly experienced and compassionate team of outdoor professionals to deliver a range of adventure activities.

This exciting opportunity would suit outdoor professionals who are keen to broaden their horizons and regularly support a diverse range of people.

Activity Tutor

Due to an increase in our work, we have a Tutor position available, starting in May 2026. The successful candidate will likely have previous experience at another outdoor centre and will ideally hold a range of outdoor qualifications, although we would accept applications from people from other sectors with comparable experience. Experience of working with disabled people and minibus driving will be an advantage to an application.

Bendrigg Trust

Highly rewarding work: Bendrigg Trust aims to promote inclusion, encourage independence and build self-confidence through the safe provision of adventurous activities. Situated near Kendal in Cumbria, Bendrigg is an outdoor education centre specialising in working with disabled people.

Being a Tutor at Bendrigg is a fantastic opportunity to develop your personal and professional skills in the outdoor industry. No two groups are the same and the joy of working with people with different abilities, is that you are always part of finding technical solutions to enable participants to do things that they may have never done before.

Relevant Dates

Closing date for applications: Monday 16th March 2026 at 9am
Interview date: The selection process takes place over 2 days including
activity sessions (on the first day) and a site tour and
interview (on the second day). Candidates will be asked
to attend both days:
Shadowing day – either Tuesday 24th or Wednesday 25th
March 2026
Site tour and interview day – Thursday 26th March 2026
Anticipated Start date: Friday 1st May 2026 or as soon as mutually agreed.

We welcome informal enquiries so please do contact our office if you have any questions.

All enquiries relating to this post should be made to:

Sam Litten

Activities Manager

Tel: 01539 723766

sam@bendrigg.org.uk

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