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Curriculum Vitae: Benjamin Baber Email: [email protected] Personal Profile My career as an outdoor guide started as a volunteer, facilitating the running of outdoor activities for physically and mentally disabled participants. The impact of the outdoor environment on these participants stuck with me for life; as a result I have dedicated my career to making a positive impact of people’s lives through outdoor education. I have travelled the world with this ethos to broaden my horizons and skill sets. Qualifications Rescue 3 International International Instructor Water – Can certify: Swift-water Awareness Swift-water Rescue Technician (SRT1) White-water Rescue Technician Pro (WRT) Rescue Sierra International Instructor & Australian Representative - Can certify: River Rescue Certificate River Rescue Certificate Professional British Mountaineering Council Climbing Wall Award 2013 Climbing Wall Award Abseiling 2013 Single Pitch Award Trained (only) 2012 Royal Yachting Association Competent Crew Course 2011 Level 2 Dingy Sailing 2013 Coastal Power Boat Level 2 Certificate 2014 Personal Water Craft Certificate 2013 British School Cycling Association Mountain Bike / Off-road Leader 2011 Grand National Archery Society The Grand National Archery Society Leader Award 2011 Wilderness First Aid Australia Wilderness First Responder 2016 Royal Life Saving Oxygen Resuscitation & Spinal Management 2016 British Canoe Union Level One Certificate in Coaching Paddlesport 2011 Foundation Safety and Rescue 2011 3 Star White Water Kayak and 3 Star White Water Canoe 2012 level Two in Coaching Paddle sport trained (only) 2013
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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]
