Forest School Leader

3 weeks ago

Southampton, United Kingdom YMCA Fairthorne Group Full time

**Forest School Leader**

**Fairthorne Manor, Botley**

**Term Time Only - 40 hours per week**

**Start date: 1st September 2023**

**Salary: up to £24,874 pro rata (dependent on qualifications and experience)**

**Our Benefits**:

- Day off for your birthday
- Signing up bonus, total of £500
- Refer a friend scheme
- Career progression opportunities
- Employer pension
- 25 days holiday pro rata, accruing an additional day for each year of service up to 30 days
- Additional leave to purchase (up to 10 days)
- 50% discount on nursery fees
- Day camps discounts: 1 week free and 1 week at 50% per child per annum
- Campsite and activities discounts at YMCA Fairthorne Manor
- 30% discount on food
- Wellbeing assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme

**The YMCA are huge advocates of personal and professional development. When you work with us, you also benefit from**:

- Access to 26 online professional development modules
- Attain additional qualifications such as SENCO, Forest School qualification
- Inspiring opportunities to work in different settings and share practice

**Do you love working with children in the great outdoors and a lover of nature? Fairthorne Manor can offer you just that**

**Key responsibilities**:

- Plan, implement and monitor the day to day delivery of the forest school programme, providing activities for under 5’s
- Promote outdoor learning and the ethos of forest school
- Provide a high standard of care and education in line with the standards of the forest school principles
- Bring to the immediate attention of the manager any incidents or accidents, any child’s failure to thrive and any equipment that may be of danger. Also arrange for any individual to receive immediate first aid
- Be active and reflective to improve outcomes for all children
- Ensure that records are maintained in accordance with YMCA's policies and procedures
- Use observation and assessment data to support staff in identifying children with additional needs or vulnerabilities
- Ensure clear partnerships with parents/carers, working together to support all individual needs

**Person Specification & Key Competencies**:

- Forest school experience & qualification would be ideal but not essential
- Early Years/Teaching qualification is essential
- Experience and a genuine passion for working outdoors
- Enjoy working with young people and enthusiasm for early years, raising the standards of the provision for children
- Ability to motivate, inspire and lead fun forest school and outdoor activities
- Ability to communicate well and engage positively with a wide range of people
- Enjoys being part of a team
- A creative and flexible approach to work

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £24,874.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Southampton, SO30 2GH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 05/09/2023

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