Frequently Asked Questions

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All qualified staff are paid £150 per day for Bronze & Silver expeditions. There is an additional payment if you also act an an assessor. 

GOLD Expeditions - Mountain Leaders (summer or winter) are paid £180 per day and travel expenses at £0.45p per mile from their home address to the venue and back again. There is an additional payment if you also act as an assessor.   

Further information about our pay rates will be emailed to you on completion of a successful interview. 

Yes - if you act as an assessor for us, we pay an additional £20 per day. All assessor reports must be completed and returned to assessor-reports@eastcoastoutdoors.co.uk within 14 days of the expedition finishing. 

Yes - you must have relevant DofE experience and have worked with young people in an expedition environment.  You will be invited to join an expedition, where one of our Expedition Managers will shadow you to deem competence in delivery.  

We encourage all freelance staff to seek a walking qualification within 12 months of signing up with us.  

Its always helpful -  Expedition Assessor and Supervisor Training Course - The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (dofe.org) 

If your DBS is out of date (older than 3 years), we will carry out and pay for an Enhanced DBS check.  We will ask you to pay the extra £13 and join the up date service. 

We use email, Facebook (private leaders page) and WhatsApp to promote available work. Work is advertised to everyone from September for the following year, work is handed out on a first come - first served basis. 

No - our clients some times ask for Friday/Saturday or mid week.  This is rare, but not uncommon. The majority of our expeditions happen on a weekend. 

No - there is no minimum limit.  If you don't help deliver expeditions in a 12 month period you will automatically be removed from our active lists. 

London, Essex and East Anglia mostly. Our expeditions take place all over the UK but are mostly based in Norfolk, Suffolk, Epping Forest, Essex Boarder, Surrey, Kent, South & North Downs, Chiltern Hills, Wales, Yorkshire and any where else a client has a preference for.  

Yes - you are expected to be present onsite overnight. However, clients take responsibility for student welfare from 7pm - 7am allowing you appropriate rest. 

Yes of course, everyone is welcome and everyone brings their own skills and knowledge.  

Our Expedition Managers are reliable, experienced frequent flyers. They hold a walking qualification and have plenty of relevant leadership experience on the ground.