Blackwater Valley District
The Nights Away Adviser role is based around two key areas:
- Meet with adults to assess them against the eight core skills and as required assist them in gaining an appropriate Permit.
- Provide general advice on camping and residential matters and to promote nights away opportunities within the District.
Main tasks:
- Assessing adults who wish to gain a nights away permit against the eight core skills
- Supporting adults in gaining the skills and experience they require to gain a nights away permit
- Providing recommendations for nights away permits based on assessments carried out
- To ensure that where necessary appropriate restrictions are recommended to Permits
- Promote nights away events
- Devise and propose ways of encouraging more young people to be involved in nights away
- Encourage the sharing of knowledge and good practice with regard to nights away
- Be aware of and promote local procedures for notifications to appropriate Commissioners (or nominee)
