Yachtmaster Instructor

About the role

Sunsail, part of Travelopia Group, runs sailing schools offering qualifications from RYA Start Yachting to RYA Day Skipper. Its Yachtmaster Instructors are based in Greece and Croatia, with positions usually running from April to October. The team typically includes one Yachtmaster Instructor and 2-4 Cruising Instructors, and working hours vary so flexibility and the ability to move between resorts or departments are required.

Key responsibilities

• Manage all operational aspects of the sailing school, including delivery of the RYA syllabus, day-to-day team management, revenue generation and yacht setup to Sunsail and RYA standards
• Deliver RYA courses in line with RYA regulations and company standards, and coordinate paperwork and instructors for all courses
• Promote courses available at the resort and maintain the standard of shore-based training
• Supervise customer feedback on RYA training and liaise with the RYA and other governing bodies to keep the syllabus up to date
• Keep yachts clean and set up to company and RYA requirements, complete paperwork accurately before departure and ensure company policies are followed at sea
• Communicate changes in SOPs to instructors, mentor and train them, and develop course material
• Provide excellent customer service and carry out other duties requested by the line manager

Required profile

• RYA Yachtmaster Instructor with commercial endorsement
• Experience managing a team
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation and of the RYA sailing school syllabus and standards
• Reliable team player, highly motivated, good interpersonal skills and highly customer-oriented
• First aid certificate