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CurriculumVitae:BenjaminBaberEmail:[email protected]
PersonalProfileMy career as an outdoor guide started as a volunteer, facilitating the running of outdooractivities for physically and mentally disabled participants. The impact of the outdoorenvironment on these participants stuck withme for life; as a result I have dedicatedmycareer to making a positive impact of people’s lives through outdoor education. I havetravelledtheworldwiththisethostobroadenmyhorizonsandskillsets.
Qualifications
Rescue3InternationalInternationalInstructorWater–Cancertify:
Swift-waterAwarenessSwift-waterRescueTechnician(SRT1)
White-waterRescueTechnicianPro(WRT)
RescueSierraInternationalInstructor&Australian
Representative-Cancertify:RiverRescueCertificate
RiverRescueCertificateProfessional
BritishMountaineeringCouncilClimbingWallAward2013
ClimbingWallAwardAbseiling2013SinglePitchAwardTrained(only)2012
RoyalYachtingAssociationCompetentCrewCourse2011Level2DingySailing2013
CoastalPowerBoatLevel2Certificate2014PersonalWaterCraftCertificate2013
BritishSchoolCyclingAssociation
MountainBike/Off-roadLeader2011
GrandNationalArcherySocietyTheGrandNationalArcherySocietyLeader
Award2011
WildernessFirstAidAustraliaWildernessFirstResponder2016
RoyalLifeSavingOxygenResuscitation&SpinalManagement
2016BritishCanoeUnion
LevelOneCertificateinCoachingPaddlesport2011FoundationSafetyandRescue2011
3StarWhiteWaterKayakand3StarWhiteWaterCanoe2012levelTwoinCoachingPaddlesporttrained(only)2013
EmploymentHistory
Rescue InstructorandTrainer:May– June2017&Oct2018 –Present. InitiativeOutdoor(Nepal).Icreated,wrote,anddeliveredarescuesyllabusforarescuecoursewithIO,designedforthemostremoteareasofNepal.Thecoursesfocusedonrecuseformearthquake,landslide,andfistaid.Photographer:March2016-May2017&Nov–Present.PaddleNepal.Photographer/Photo-boater&SafetyKayaker.Grade3-4riversalloverNepal.TripLeader/SeniorGuide:May2018–Oct2018Gorafting.no(Norway)Safetykayak,OarGuide,PaddleGuide,CanyonGuide.Grade3-4
WhitewaterGuide:Feb2018–May2018WaterByNature(Morocco)Safetykayak,Kayakcoach,OarGuidefor4-10daytrips.Grade3-4.
OutdoorEducationManager:Aug–Dec2017BarringtonOutdoorAdventures(Australia).Responsiblefortraining,tripcoordinating,Schoolsales,andhumanresources.
Rescue Instructor:November 2016 -March 2017 PenrithWhitewater Stadium (Australia).PaddleGuide,Kayak coach, and I ranSwiftWaterRescue training emergency serviceson agrade3artificialcourse.
FieldinstructorandTrainer:February2016–November2016OutwardBound(Australia).FacilitatingexpeditionsforparticipantsintheAustralianbushandonrivers.Programmesrangefrom3-15days,mainlyworkingwithstudentsagedbetween14-19.
SafetyandTrainingManager:August2015 - January2016NomadAdventure(Malaysia). Iran training for the Nomad staff team across the board, from high angle cave rescues towhitewatergroupmanagement.Ihelpedtosetupnewlocationsandactivities,maintainandwritenewSOPs,createnewproductsand implementanewassessmentsystemandcriteriastandardisingprocedures.
SeniorInstructor:February2015-August2015LittlePlanet(Malaysia-Indonesia-Cambodia).RunningschoolsprogramsinMalaysiaandIndonesiaofgroupsbetween20-50studentsExpeditionelementsoftheprogramswereseakayakingandJunglehiking.
October2011-February2013ThorpeWoodlands
AdventureCentre(England):OutdoorEducator
February2013-August2013StubbersAdventureCentre
(England):OutdoorInstructor
August2013-December2014InsightAdventure(China):WaterSportCoordinator
EducationSeptember2007-July2010SuffolkNewCollege(Suffolk)
o Edexcellevel3-UniformedPublicServicesBTEC-Merit,PassSeptember2005–July2007OtleyCollege(Suffolk)
o CityandGuildslevel3-AdvancedConstructionAwardSeptember2002-July2005CountyUpperHighSchool,Suffolk
o 9GCSEs
References
RichardJoyner:Director,LittlePlanet,Email:[email protected] CharlieMiddleton:OpsManagerOBA,Email:[email protected]