Forest School Lead

7 months ago


Rossendale, United Kingdom Outcomes First Group Full time

**Full Job Description**:
**_How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?_**

**_ Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent)._**

**_ 4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year - so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG_**

**Location: Belmont Primary School, Rossendale**

**Salary: £25,000 per annum**

**Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday**

**Contract: Permanent, Term Time only**

**UK Applicants only**

Are you a Forest School Lead committed to improving the lives of pupils and young people?

Due to growth in service, we are looking for a Forest School Lead to join our fantastic team at Belmont Primary School in Rossendale, Lancashire**.**

**About the role**

To review the curriculum and then plan, prepare and deliver purposeful and productive activities for pupils. To encourage pupils and show enthusiasm for their learning indoors, outside and in the forest school sessions and when out in the community.

**Responsibilities**:
Work under the guidance of the teaching and senior staff using experience and expertise in Forest School and Learning in the Outdoor Environment, in an agreed system of supervision to:

- Implement agreed practice with individuals and groups of pupils, in Forest School sessions.
- Plan and risk assess suitable venues and activities to support educational visits off site
- Drive the minibus with support from the wider staff team to ensure pupils are able to access off site facilities as appropriate
- Create, issue and collate all permission slips for educational off-site trips and keep accurate and up to date records
- Be the First Aider responsible for off-site trips or designate a qualified First Aider if necessary

Essential:

- First Aid Certificate
- Forest school leaders Level 3 qualification or bushcraft equivalent
- NVQ 3 or above in areas relating to educating and supporting pupils
- Full UK Driving Licence

**Please note**:
**About us**

Belmont Primary School is an Independent School which offers boys aged between 5 - 11 years who have Social and Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) challenged and additional complex behaviours to access a tailored education that suits their needs.

We have a dedicated staff team who provide outstanding education and we understand that a lot of our students have been excluded from mainstream education and often have a very negative attitude toward school. As a team, we take an interest in their lives and help to nurture their learning.

Belmont Primary School is rated Ofsted GOOD and is situated in the picturesque Pennine Lancashire, Rossendale and is within commutable distance of Rawtenstall, Bury, Burnley and surrounding areas.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

**Why join Acorn Education?**

**Benefits**

**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including**:

- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**:

- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
- **_You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy._**

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