Jessie Blake

Outdoor instructor and leader experienced in supporting pupils with additional needs in classroom and outdoor settings. Strong focus on safeguarding, safety, and inclusive practice, with a great ability to engage young people and deliver high-quality learning experiences.

AIGL TEAM LEADER at PGL Travel (2023-01 – Present)

Working Across the UK and Australia, in an outdoor educations/ management role.

• Line management of up to 12 instructors, promoting instructor progression and development
• Delivery of training sessions for instructors
• Conducting disciplinary hearings and investigations
• Scheduling and programming of staff rota and school programs
• Day to day management of up to 120 instructors and organisation of up to 850 guests
• Effective communication with both core and leadership and management team as well as other departments to ensure smooth centre operation
• Collecting and reporting back feedback from groups
• Maintenance and upkeep of activity equipment
• Delivery of fun and engaging sessions to guests
• Ropes supervisor
• Ropes trainer (zip wire)

SKI REPRESENTITIVE at PGL Travel (2023-11 – 2024-04)

• Organisation of up to 100 guests day to day in ski resort
• Effective communication with ski school and ski hire
• Organisation of trip with schools
• Operating guest apres-ski program
• guest welfare and Safeguarding
• Organisation of medical treatment and health insurance

LEAD ACTIVITY TECHNICIAN at PGL Travel (2022-06 – 2023-07)

• Maintaining equipment to a high standard for use by instructors
• Working at height, emphasis on safety through regular off ground training
• Completing base checks for center activities,
• Ensuring high levels of guest experience across center
• monitoring and training
• Ensuring knowledge of Bases and activities is kept up to date through regular training and revalidation of ropes technician

OUTDOOR INSTRUCTOR at PGL Travel (2021-05 – 2022-06)

• Instruction of outdoor activities include Off ground and water activities
• Experience working overnight
• Development of excellent customer service skills
• Safeguarding training

ASSOCIATE TEACHER OF SCIENCE at King Henry school (2020-09 – 2021-05)

• Preparation of engaging and stimulating science lessons in all 3 disciplines
• Effective management of behaviour for classes of up to 30 students
• Data input and administrative duties
• Working with department to create appropriate resources for teaching
• Deliver training sessions for staff in other departments during weekly CPD sessions

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in HUMAN BIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY – KEELE UNIVERSITY (2020-06)