Outdoor Instructor Trainee

About the Role

As an Outdoor Instructor Trainee, you’ll begin your journey towards becoming a professional Outdoor Instructor.  Working alongside our experienced team, you’ll develop the technical skills, judgement and confidence needed to deliver exceptional adventure experiences while gaining valuable real-world experience every day. 

Alongside supporting activities such as coasteering, kayaking, surfing, climbing and paddleboarding, you’ll take the lead on many of our team challenges, initiative exercises, problem-solving activities and evening programmes. These sessions are an important part of the TYF experience and give you the opportunity to develop the confidence, group management and facilitation skills that make great instructors. 

As your experience and confidence grow, you’ll take on increasing responsibility throughout the season, supported by mentoring, training and regular feedback from our instructor team. Many of our current Outdoor Instructors started their careers with us as trainees, and we actively look to develop and retain the right people for future seasons. Some of our trainees have even gained additional qualifications and progressed to delivering activities independently before the end of their first season.

Why work for TYF?

For nearly 40 years, TYF has been setting the standard for adventure. As the pioneers of coasteering, we’ve built our reputation on outstanding guiding, uncompromising safety and developing highly skilled instructors.

At TYF, we don’t believe great instructors are made by following scripts. We recruit talented people, invest in their development and trust them to use their judgement to create top quality experiences. That trust, supported by excellent training, mentoring and clear operating standards, is what makes working at TYF different.

We’re a small team with high standards and a shared passion for the outdoors. You’ll work alongside experienced instructors who are generous with their knowledge, and you’ll quickly become part of a team that enjoys making the most of life in Pembrokeshire. For many of us, the adventure doesn’t end when the working day does.

Working at TYF is an opportunity to broaden your experience, develop new skills and build a long-term career in the outdoor industry. From our comprehensive four-week induction through to ongoing mentoring and professional development, we’ll support you every step of the way.

If you take pride in your craft, enjoy working as part of a professional team and are committed to continually developing as an instructor, we’d love to hear from you.