Outdoor Education Lead

3 weeks ago


Frome, United Kingdom Outcomes First Group Full time

**Full Job Description**:
**Everyone deserves an incredible future**

Become an Outdoor Education Lead part of Acorn Education and Care and start working towards yours.
- £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
- 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday
- Permanent; Term Time Only

**About us**

Wessex Lodge School comprises of three main sites: Wessex Lodge School, the main school where classroom-based activities take place; The Arc, which is mainly for the younger children and Triskele Farm, an alternative provision which is Care farm around 20 minutes’ drive from the main site. We have grown to support 40 students, aged 8-18. The majority of these students are day placements. Each student has individual needs based on developmental challenges, Social Emotional Mental Health difficulties or Autism. We support them using individual plans and the THRIVE approach.

The established staff team come from a variety of previous occupations and have individual skills, which can be utilised, within this school. So, if you have an interest and/or qualifications in animal care, horticulture, construction, outdoor education, forestry or any other specific trade or hobby, we would love to hear from you

We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable children across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish.
- To safeguard children on ODE activities.
- To plan and deliver Outdoor Developmental Education (ODE) session at Wessex Lodge School and in the local Somerset/ Mendip/ Baines area.
- To ensure that programmes are effective and developmental learning is suited to individual needs (SEN) allowing for effective progress and personal growth.
- To provide access to and experience of ODE activities including Bush craft/ Forest School, Archery or Air Riffle shooting, Climbing, and Paddle sports. These may also include Mountain biking, Caving, sailing, Archery/ Air riffle shooting and walking/ navigation. This list is not prohibitive and applicants with other skills should not be afraid to apply.

Essential
- An understanding of safeguarding.
- Experience of teaching young people with SEN’s
- Good organisational and verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respond sensitively to others.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Good records of attendance and punctuality
- Effective record keeping;
- Understanding of SEN statutes, policies and processes
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Experience of liaising with parents and outside agencies.
- Safeguarding understanding and good practices
- Experience of how to develop, analyse and implement interventions
- Working with autism
- Experience of how to develop implement interventions
- Understanding of SEN

**Why join Acorn Education & Care?**

**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 children 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.



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