Pay
Permanent employment
Group leaders and course leaders must be ready to commit to an initial contract of approx eight to ten months dependent on their start date as follows:
| Intake | Induction training | Contract period |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Feb/April | 1st Feb or 1st April to end November |
Having successfully completed their initial contract group leaders and course leaders are employed on permanent contracts working for 12 months a year.
TopPay for group leaders and course leaders
Robinwood staff are employed all year round. Six weeks of paid holiday per year are offered.
Pay for group leaders and course leaders is based on a points system which rewards staff who have worked longer for Robinwood. Points are awarded as follows:
- 1 point after completion of each year working at Robinwood
- 2 increment points, when appointed as a course leader
- 2 additional increment points, when appointed as a senior course leader
- 2 increment points, when appointed as a senior instructor.
Senior instructors can also gain a significant number of additional increment points based on NGB qualifications held.
For each point gained there is a pay increase of 20p per hour resulting in pay as follows; the Annual pay below is based on working 35hpw from March to Nov and 32 hpw from Dec to Feb and takes effect on the 1st September 2011:
| Points held | Hourly pay | Monthly pay based on 35 hrs | Annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 points | £6.10 | £925.16 | £10,864.10 |
| 2 points | £6.50 | £985.83 | £11,576.50 |
| 4 points | £6.90 | £1,046.50 | £12,288.90 |
| 6 points | £7.30 | £1,107.16 | £13,001.30 |
| 8 points | £7.70 | £1,167.83 | £13,713.70 |
| 10 points |
£8.10 | £1,228.50 | £14,426.10 |
| 12 points | £8.50 | £1,289.16 | £15,138.50 |
Senior course leader/senior instructor example
A senior course leader, senior instructor, SPA, ML and Level 3 canoe coach assessed after 3 years working at Robinwood would have a total of 17 increment points. This would result in a salary of £15,500 per annum + bonus payments.
Including typical bonus payments this would amount to an annual income of around £18,250.
Course leader example
A Course leader having worked at Robinwood for 2 years would have 4 increment points. This would amount to £12,289 per annum + report form scores and profit bonus. Including typical bonus payments this would amount to an annual income of around £13,760.
Pay for management positions
Managers are promoted from within and there are good opportunities for people with the right qualities progress.
Basic starting salaries for assistant managers, before any bonus payments, are £21,000 per annum;
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Wages for these positions can be higher dependent on experience levels, size of centre and time worked at Robinwood in particular.
Accommodation and Meal options
No hidden deductions
Unlike many other activity centre employers there are very few possible deductions from your Robinwood pay. All training, uniform, activity events, social events and staff residentials are all provided free of charge. The only possible deductions are for staff accommodation and for meals, as detailed below:
Robinwood Staff Accommodation
Robinwood accommodation is available, charged at £175 per month for a shared room and £205 per month for a single room.
Whilst we are happy to provide staff accommodation, we encourage staff and offer financial assistance for staff to find their own accommodation wherever possible.
Robinwood Rental Assistance Option
Many Robinwood staff choose to live in rented accommodation that they organise themselves, rather than moving in to Robinwood accommodation. Financial assistance offered varies according to location taking account of the higher accommodation costs in Alston.
Todmorden rental assistance: First month £200, Second month onwards £30
Alston rental assistance: First Month £250, Second month onwards £40
A larger amount is paid in the first month to assist with the deposit and moving-in costs.
Robinwood Meals
Meals can be provided at the activity centre, whilst the centre is operating. The charge for meals is 60p for breakfasts, 60p for lunches and 90p for evening meals, but staff must pay for meals provided on a monthly basis rather than paying for each individual meal taken. If staff opt to have breakfasts, lunches and evening meals for a month there is a 20% reduction on the total charge for meals that month.
Bonus payments
At Robinwood we are always striving for excellence in the courses that we offer to schools and we recognize that our centre based staff team are central to achieving this excellence. We are happy to reward every member of the instructor team based on their performance each season as follows:
- The team bonus: We offer a bonus payment of up to £100 per season for each group leader, based on the staff team achieving targets for scores given on teacher report forms across around 25 different categories. The team bonus for course leaders is up to £200 per season.
- The individual bonus: We offer a bonus payment of up to £100 per season , to everyone in their first year at Robinwood, based on individual group leader scores achieved on teacher report forms. The maximum individual bonus increases, each year worked at Robinwood.
- The ‘Ideas – Actions – Results’ competition: We offer additional pay and prizes, based on ideas put forward and work done on projects to make Robinwood better.
- Profit related bonus: A profit bonus is awarded to staff dependent on time served working for Robinwood onwards. The bonus is calculated by multiplying gross salary for the year (or a proportion of that salary) by the percentage net profit achieved by Robinwood that year.
Time off
Working long days when supervising a 3 day course means that staff get a lot of days off over the course of the season. Robinwood group leaders and course leaders get an average of at least three days off per week. Staff will also have the opportunity to request and be given specific days off, subject to general timetable constraints.
Robinwood also ensure that the timetable of days off for each season (ie. typically the next 4 months) is notified to staff within the first week of the season.
All instructor team staff get one week of paid holiday for every two months that they are employed, which amounts to 6 weeks paid holiday a year.
We have always been delighted with our stay at Robinwood. From the initial booking of the visit and payment facilities through your administration staff to the instructors, care staff and caterers. All were professional, helpful and friendly. I would recommend Robinwood to other colleagues.
Rooks Nest Primary School, Outwood
