Outdoor Education Instructor - 5 Posts

Glasgow City Council Education Services are seeking suitably experienced and enthusiastic outdoor educators to join our Instructional Team.

The Outdoor Education Service delivers a wide range of high-quality residential and non-residential learning experiences for Glasgow City Council schools. Alongside this, the service plays an important role in supporting the wider development of outdoor learning across the city.

As part of the team, you will help deliver a broad range of educational programmes and activities, both land- and water-based, working with a diverse range of groups and clients in residential and non-residential settings.

Delivery locations include Blairvadach Residential Outdoor Education Centre near Helensburgh, as well as a variety of sites across Glasgow, including Pinkston Basin Watersports Centre.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

For further information about working for us please refer to our website GCC HR Policies