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WORK EXPERIENCE

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Location: Mendip Activity Centre, Churchill, North Somerset, BS25 5PQ 
Work Experience Week: Monday 17th March 2025 to Friday 21st March 2025
Closing Date for Applications: 3rd January 2025

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE

Mendip Activity Centre is offering local students the chance to undertake a week of Work Experience in March 2025.  Regrettably, we are unable to offer any other weeks of work experience.

This week is limited to two spaces per local school.


During your 5 days with us, you will experience all areas of the business from outdoor activities to cleaning to administration.  Working in the outdoor activity industry requires resilience, great communication skills and a passion for working with people. 

Example Week

Monday

Morning: Introduction & Tour

Afternoon: Outdoor Activity 

Tuesday

Morning: Marketing 

Afternoon: Outdoor Activity
 

Wednesday

Morning: Catering

Afternoon: Outdoor Activity with our Instructors

Thursday

Morning: Estate

Afternoon: Outdoor Activity 

Friday

Morning: Business Administration 

Afternoon: Outdoor Activity 

About Mendip

Mendip Activity Centre is a year-round multi-activity centre near Bristol. Our 250-acre site boasts a dry ski slope, a private limestone rocksports quarry, an onsite cave, ancient woodland, an 86-bed residential lodge, family and youth campsites, bar/café’s and target sport ranges.

How to Apply

Our work experience program is always popular.  When writing your cover letter to apply, please consider what makes your application stand out!

Upload a Cover Letter

Thank you for your application.

Outdoor Instructor Training 

 

Are you aged 18+ and looking for a route into the outdoor industry? We offer instructor training for anyone aged 18+ with an intensive paid course or a 12-month apprenticeship.

 

Become an instructor in 18 weeks; gain 24 qualifications and a huge amount of experience on our paid training course. All accommodation, catering, trips, expeditions, training and kit is provided.

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