Educating young people in water safety enabling them to have fun whilst respecting water.
Six years ago on 14th August 2006 my son Christopher aged 15 drowned at Capel Curig North Wales. Since then River And Sea Sense has been set up to educate young people in schools and youth groups as to the dangers of water. In the past 6 years his mother Debbie has volunteered over 7000 hours and has presented to over 62,000 young people on a regular basis in the North Wales area. Other successful educational projects have since been launched and can be seen on www.riverandseasense.com
Why the community needs usRiver And Sea Sense provide vital safety information to children in schools and youth groups regarding safety in our rivers and at sea and is the only service of its kind operating in Wales. Our educational programme is run by highly qualified search and rescue personnel who have worked for many years in the industry. One comment one word of advice in a lesson - could save your childs LIFE !!
Our impact on the communityRiver And Sea Sense operators and supporters all have a vested interest in water safety. They are either operational search and rescue trainers teachers or members of our fire service. Over the past 6 years River And Sea Sense have touched the lives of over 62,000 young people and have held SOS events raising awareness for over 50,000 visitors to Wales - have launched the only water safety map detailing information on drownings and ascertaining vital information to help with their teachings.
River And Sea Sense are looking for experience in IT in particular publisher, good telephone skills, willingness to learn, smartly presented, willing to go that extra mile. Personal Assistant good with admin required. Looking also for someone to produce good quality PR Films for RASS.
