James Monypenny Outdoor Instructor: CV

CV- James Monypenny

D.O.B 30/03/1988

Mob: (+44) (0)7939114494 Tel: (+44) (0)1276 858696

Jamesmonypenny@hotmail.com, info@gibbon-adventures.co.uk, james@leadingedge.org.uk

Education: GCSE: 9 A-C. A-level: Biology; B, Physical education A, Design technology B, Business studies A. University: 2.1 BSc HON ‘sports science with performance coaching’ at Sheffield Hallam.

Employment

NST travel group Winmarliegh hall - Lancashire 10/09/2006-25/11/2007

‘Instructor’ Promoted to: ‘Senior Instructor’ Duties; Activity instruction, staff development, training & assessment, activity development, maintenance and checks.

NST adventure Lou Valagran France 30/03/2008-01/09/2008

‘Instructor’ – Multi-activity instruction, Ardesh guide, In charge of climbing, mountain biking, and PGL crag.

Outward Bound – Wales 13/01/2009-4/5/2009

‘Instructor’- The delivery of high quality, tailored Outward Bound courses. Mainly teaching ‘life skills’ (Team work, leadership, communication etc.) through the medium of outdoor adventure. I had a high degree of pastoral care for young groups through out their residential stay.

Acorn Adventure ltd.- Italy. 5/5/2009-10/7/2009

‘Head of mountain activities’- Trained the instructional team to deliver short outdoor climbing sessions and high ropes courses. Wrote session plans, training plans and risk assessments. Developed the equipment store and created a system of maintenance.

‘Free-lance Instructor’- 9/2009 – On-going. Working for various companies, as well as for myself, to run a wide variety of outdoor courses, holidays, adventures and challenges.

‘Expedition Leader’ For World Challenge Ltd and Leading Edge Expeditions Ltd. 2011-On-going.

As EL I am responsible for the safety and development of the expedition members, and often responsible for the planning, logistics, fundraising, promotion and selling of the expedition. Commercial expeditions I have led: Poland 2011, Morocco 2011, Vietnam 2011/12, Mexico 2012.

‘Company Director’ for Gibbon Adventures, 2011-On going. Gibbon Adventures is a small outdoor company that offers technical skills courses (Climbing, Kayaking, Navigation), Adventure holidays / Challenges and Expeditions. www.gibbon-adventures.co.uk

About

James Monypenny, 24, works as a free-lance outdoor instructor. When he is not leading an overseas expedition, you can normally find him running a climbing or navigation course in the mountains or the UK. A qualified Mountain Leader, mountaineering instructor trained, and qualified climbing instructor, James has gained the experience to run courses and expeditions worldwide. So if you’re looking to learn to climb, improve your navigation, learn to kayak, or want to scramble in the mountains, come on an adventurous holiday or challenging expedition then get in touch! Equally if you’re after a flexible, motivated freelance instructor / expedition leader to lead for you then get in contact.

Qualifications and courses

Mountain Instructor Award Training MIA(T), Mountain leader ML, Single Pitch climbing award SPA, Rescue emergency care first aid, Level 2 in activity first aid, UK mountain first aid, BCU white water safety and rescue, BCU level 2 canoe coach training, BCU coaching processes, fencing instructor, quad bike instructor, GNAS, 3* UKCC kayak, 3* BCU canoe, mountain bike trail leader, registered practitioner for the institute for outdoor learning, Outward Bound: working with challenging behaviours, Outward Bound: the learning process, World Challenge expedition leader course.

Reference

William Legon

Company Director

Will4Adventure.com

will@will4adventure.com

(+44) (0) 77918 60163

Lucy Wyman

admin@leadingedge.org.uk

Ex-secretary at Leading Edge Expeditions

dorsetexp@gmail.com

www.leadingedge.org.uk

(+44) (0)1305 777277