Cameron Aird
Outdoor Activity Instructor at Lodge Hill Trust Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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QA Level 2 Award in Activity First Aid (with Management of Catastrophic Bleeding)
OfqualMar, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Lodge Hill Trust Limited
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United Kingdom
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Recreational Facilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Outdoor Activity Instructor
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Feb 2022 - Present
Working predominately with children, I work with my team to set up the activity sites we will be using each day, ranging from rock climbing, zip-lining, and abseiling, to riflery, tunnelling, and sno-tubing. This involves checking the sites and equipment to make sure everything is safe to use, and for climbing and high ropes activities, ropes must be set with appropriate knots in place, tied securely to ensure the entire system is safe and ready for use. Groups are met and escorted to their sites throughout the day, where relevant safety equipment is put on, briefings are delivered, and the participants are monitored throughout the activity period to make sure everyone is safe. Due to often working with children of younger ages, fear is a big factor for them to overcome, especially with courses involving being at height, so coaching is often required to help them overcome these fears and assist in progressing and completing the activity. At the end of the day, all the sites are torn down and equipment is checked, packed up and put away so it is ready to be used the next day. Show less
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Camp Lohikan
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United States
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Recreational Facilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Activity Instructor
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
When I arrived at the camp, I had to set up the high ropes courses that had been stored over the winter and ensure they met the safety standards required by an inspector, and repair/replace the activities/equipment that did not meet those standards. I was required to train my staff, who had varying degrees of experience in working at climbing and high ropes courses, so that anyone was able to run any activity we had available to us. This involved everything from harness fitting, knot tying, and equipment checks, to belaying, running high ropes activities, as well as assisting me in course maintenance. I often had to work and communicate with other activity heads in order to organise large events that would involve my activity site to ensure any use of the course was done in a safe manner, as these events often involved unorthodox uses, such as running at night or having large amounts of stress put on the equipment in a short amount of time. I spent some time each morning planning the activities we would run each day and how the staff would be distributed among them, which was often difficult as I had some staff members assigned to other activities as well, so I wouldn’t know who I had each day until that morning. After the day’s activities were completed, I was also head of the overnight program, which involved sending cabins out after evening activities to a campsite on the camp grounds where they were have a fire, cook food, and potentially sleep out as well. I was responsible for the scheduling of the program, maintenance of the camp sites, and running each overnight, where up to 9 separate cabins could be out at once. I had to risk manage this with weather and wildlife as well, as storms could often roll through and I sometimes had to cancel due to poor weather forecasts. We were also situated in an area where black bears were present, so I would patrol each site with a quad bike to deter any wildlife, and any sightings would also require me to cancel them. Show less
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Go Ape
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United Kingdom
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Recreational Facilities
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100 - 200 Employee
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Outdoor Pursuits Instructor
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Mar 2021 - Dec 2021
Met and greeted customers before bringing them to the briefing area where I would assist them in putting on harnesses before delivering a safety briefing relevant to the type of course they were about to do. Communication via radio between myself, other instructors, and the managing staff was essential to ensure people weren’t missing, safety forms had been filled in, and that there weren’t any delays in order to minimise group overlap. I would escort the group to the practice area of their course, before delivering another safety briefing showing how to properly and safely navigate the course. I would be keeping an eye on their behaviour (making sure they were sensible and not being disruptive), use of equipment (certain courses could involve you taking all safety gear off of the life-line, so ensuring they always had at least one carabiner attached at all times was critical), and general progress through the course (faster participants were put ahead of slower ones to minimise delays and customer frustration) before sending them onto the next section of the course, providing I felt comfortable with them doing so. I would monitor them whilst at they were at height during the second section, before going on patrol after all of the group had been through the practise area, where I would assist and perform rescues as needed. Once my group were finished I would meet them back at the starting area, ensure they were happy with their experience, before sending them on their way and performing equipment checks to make sure they were safe for the next group to use. Show less
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Camp Lohikan
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United States
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Recreational Facilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Activity Instructor
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
When I arrived at the camp, I had to set up the high ropes courses that had been stored over the winter and ensure they met the safety standards required by an inspector, and repair/replace the activities/equipment that did not meet those standards. I was required to train my staff, who had varying degrees of experience in working at climbing and high ropes courses, so that anyone was able to run any activity we had available to us. This involved everything from harness fitting, knot tying, and equipment checks, to belaying, running high ropes activities, as well as assisting me in course maintenance. I often had to work and communicate with other activity heads in order to organise large events that would involve my activity site to ensure any use of the course was done in a safe manner, as these events often involved unorthodox uses, such as running at night or having large amounts of stress put on the equipment in a short amount of time. I spent some time each morning planning the activities we would run each day and how the staff would be distributed among them, which was often difficult as I had some staff members assigned to other activities as well, so I wouldn’t know who I had each day until that morning. After the day’s activities were completed, I was also head of the overnight program, which involved sending cabins out after evening activities to a campsite on the camp grounds where they were have a fire, cook food, and potentially sleep out as well. I was responsible for the scheduling of the program, maintenance of the camp sites, and running each overnight, where up to 9 separate cabins could be out at once. I had to risk manage this with weather and wildlife as well, as storms could often roll through and I sometimes had to cancel due to poor weather forecasts. We were also situated in an area where black bears were present, so I would patrol each site with a quad bike to deter any wildlife, and any sightings would also require me to cancel them. Show less
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Education
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2017 - 2020
Aston University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biomedical Science
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