If you are an experienced dinghy sailor and meet the criteria detailed below, you may apply to the Principal of the Centre to be considered to work as an Assistant Instructor or Dinghy Instructor at the TONY CAVEY TRAINING CENTRE at St Catherine’s Sailing Club.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR ALL STAFF INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS…..click link below
Risk Assessment for all volunteers and paid staff. Click link below
All staff including volunteers and paid instructors must read and declare that they have understood the Standard operating procedures, which deal with welfare and safety of all within the club environment.
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
- You must be an active member of St Catherine’s. This means sailing regularly and taking part in duties.
- You must be 15 years old (or in Year 10 at school, therefore turning 15 before 1st September)
- You must undertake and pass the 2 day RYA Assistant Instructor Course
DINGHY INSTRUCTOR
- You must hold the RYA Dinghy Instructor qualification
- You must be an active member of St Catherine’s. This means sailing regularly and taking part in duties.
In order to take this qualification::
- You must be 16
- You must hold the RYA Powerboat Level 2
- You must hold a current First Aid certificate, recognised by the RYA
- You must have passed the RYA pre-entry sailing assessment
- RYA Safe and Fun Safeguarding Course (online course).
The RYA Dinghy Instructor course is a five day course. There are no trainers in the island but arrangements can be made for an RYA trainer to come to Jersey if there is a group of sailors wishing to take the qualification at the same time. On the fifth day, an independent RYA moderator assesses the candidates.
2023 RYA Instructor Course will take place at St Catherine’s Sailing club from Monday 3rd to Saturday 8th July .Book you place on webcollect to ensure a place and work for this season.
Some St Catherine’s Sailing Club members have also taken this qualification at Rockley Watersports Training Centre, near Poole. Further information about these qualifications can be found at
http://www.rockley.org/academy/instructor-courses/rya-dinghy-instructor
For further information, please contact Justin Horton, Principal at tonycaveytraining@gmail.com