Outdoor Learning Coordinator

7 months ago

South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Aurora Hedgeway School Full time

**Location**: Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JN

**Salary**: £20,598 - £32,134

**Hours**: 40 hours per week

Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for 7-19 year olds with complex communication and associated difficulties.

Putting students’ needs first, because they know that once they understand the young people’s personal needs and individual learning styles they can provide the right level of support to enable them to learn more effectively and achieve their full potential. Working with students to prepare them for adulthood, whether that be further education, training or employment.

**The main purpose of the role**:
As our **Outdoor Learning Coordinator**, you will have a passion for Outdoor Learning and will be an excellent team player. You should able to work independently but also collaboratively with colleagues.

You will provide universal and targeted support for students between KS2 - KS5. This will involve planning, co-ordinating and delivering achievement opportunities which will work within the vision and values of The Aurora Group.

You will provide support for the pupils and teachers - working collaboratively in the development of the outdoor education programme.

**Key duties**:

- Developing and planning a dynamic, engaging and holistic outdoor learning curriculum that can be differentiated according to the age, stage and the specific needs of our students.
- Creating schemes of work that integrate horticulture, crop planning and organic growing, forest gardening, sustainable construction and infrastructure development, practical sustainability and other relevant outdoor learning activities.
- Collaborating with teachers and other support staff to identify and create cross-curricular opportunities for outdoor learning.
- Take lead on the School’s Eco-Schools Award group and accreditation.
- Deliver Land-based units and relevant vocational qualifications as part of the schools BTEC vocational Award qualification.
- Implementing and facilitating outdoor learning experiences that promote independence, creativity, and social interaction.
- Assessing and monitoring student progress in outdoor learning, providing feedback and adapting teaching strategies as needed.

**Skills and Qualifications**:
**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:

- Experience of working with children or young people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition and SEMH
- Experience or knowledge of delivering provision through the EHCP process
- Horticultural, gardening or permaculture design experience, with a focus on organic and sustainable growing methods.
- Ability to create outdoor learning sessions around seasonal planning,
- Plan, resource and deliver outdoor learning sessions with differentiated learning
- Ability to document and evaluate sessions
- Previous experience of working with or teaching pupils in KS2 to KS5
- Previous experience of working in an outdoor Learning context

**What’s on offer?**

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

- Full training and continued support
- Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us
- Free lunch during your working day
- Perkbox subscription
- Life assurance and pension
- Car lease scheme
- Bike to work scheme
- Free parking
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

**Apply/Enquiries**

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

**The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer**

**This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.**

Aurora Hedgeway School Welcome to our Special Needs School in Pilning, Gloucestershire
At Aurora Hedgeway, we offer every student the chance to explore and fulfil their own unique potential. With provision running from Key Stage 2 all the way through to post-16, we are set up to support children and young people at every stage of their academic journey.

Our broad and balanced curriculum is designed by ‘stage’ rather than ‘age’, allowing each student to learn alongside others with similar skills and abilities, while our focus on social and emotional support helps our students to develop both confidence and independence. By the time they leave us, our students are ready to tackle the next challenges of adulthood - whether that’s through further education, training or employment.

We look forward to welcoming you into our school community soon.

Klaire Rowland, Headteacher - Aurora Hedgeway School

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