Reasons to Work at Robinwood
1. Best Pay - We reward the valuable work our
staff do. How? By being an honest and transparent living wage
employer.
We offer all our staff, regardless of age, a real living wage.
Everyone contributes equally towards the success of our courses,
and therefore, we do not discriminate based on age or offer
apprenticeship schemes. Our starting pay for 2024 is £12 per hour
(£22,464 per annum*) and £12.40 at Barhaugh Hall (23,213 per
annum*).
Making a commitment to our staff by being a Living Wage Employer
is something we feel passionate about. The whole team do an
incredible job developing children and deserves the fairest pair
possible.
We also believe the increased cost of living shouldn’t impact you
doing a job you love. Providing industry-leading pay is one of the
many benefits we have to enable our Group Leaders to do a job that
they really want to do.
*based on 36 hour per week contracts.
2. Best Benefits - We make life a little
easier for our team. How? With a unique set of benefits that
everyone can access.
Free meals, a house purchase assistance scheme, paid-for
qualifications, profit-related bonuses, pensions, uniform and staff
discounts are just some of the amazing benefits that we provide to
all staff at Robinwood.
For staff joining us at our Barhaugh Hall centre in
Alston, we offer a relocation allowance of £1500 to help our staff
get set up there due to the rural location of this site.
We give our team a profit bonus each year, which amounted to an
average of just over £1,000 each in 2023, based on the profit we
achieved in 2022.
3. Best Training - We prioritise your
development from the very beginning. How? With paid-for, relevant
training.
You do not need any prior qualifications to become a Group Leader
although we ideally look for people with previous experience
working with children. Our values-based appointment process means
you have what it takes to be a great Robinwood Group Leader, we’ll
teach you the rest!
At Robinwood, you can expand your skill set by obtaining paid-for
nationally recognised qualifications in archery, paddle sports, and
climbing, among other areas. These qualifications may be necessary
if you want to advance into more specialised positions with
us.
4. Best Wellbeing - We deliver the
very best support to the very best staff. How? With our
award-winning staff provision.
We take the wellbeing of our staff team seriously. We strive to
make a difference to our team by making sure they feel listened to,
supported and have a workload that works.
Through a consultation with the staff at the centres, we found out
the things that make a difference to them at work.
We have pledged a Wellbeing Commitment that covers 12 key areas.
These include timetable shift patterns, at least two consecutive
days off a week, line manager support, holidays and
communication.
Once you start, you will have regular contact with your Line
Manager. They will be a key person in your career with us. Their
primary focus is to create a positive workplace for you. They will
observe your activity sessions, provide you with supportive
feedback and help you work towards your goals, and are on hand
for you to talk to if you need other support.
5. Best
Lifestyle - We get the work-life balance just
right. How? With 12 weeks holiday a year and fixed
timetables.
One of the things that makes us stand out in this industry is that
we only offer permanent year-round contracts. We balance your hours
across the year meaning that you get paid every month, even when
we’re on holiday.
It is important to us that, where possible, your timetable supports
your hobbies and commitments outside of Robinwood. To do this we
will offer you a fixed timetable with the same days off each week
and twelve weeks' holiday a year.
Great teamwork is key at Robinwood; therefore, we jump at any
opportunity to put on team building and social activities. Each
centre has a team of staff who organise regular social events and a
team dedicated to boosting everyone’s well-being.
6. Best Team - We
build fun and supportive teams. How? With our values-based
recruitment process.
For many people who work with us, the friends they have made here
are a headline reason why they love the job so much.
Everyone at Robinwood starts as a Group Leader and is appointed
based on their values. One of the fantastic benefits of this is
that our staff are always around like-minded people.
Outdoor sports, bushcraft, board games, you name it, someone will
be interested in it too. Our staff team come from so many different
backgrounds that you will be sure of finding some common ground.
This creates a welcoming, understanding and fun staff team that we
are sure you will love being part of.