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**The King’s Foundation**

The King’s Foundation is a charity founded by King Charles III and was first formed in 1990. Inspired by the vision and values of His Majesty, the Foundation focuses on creating better communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in harmony.

The charity offers education courses for over 15,000 students annually, health and wellbeing programmes for nearly 2,000 people every year, and spearheads placemaking and regeneration projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings.

The King’s Foundation is headquartered at its flagship regeneration project, Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, and acts as custodian of other historic Royal sites including the Castle of Mey in Caithness, Scotland, and Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, which are open to visitors. The Foundation also carries out its work at educational and cultural hubs in London, based at The King’s Foundation School for Traditional Arts in Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf on the River Thames and the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.

The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, including the provision of workplace adjustments. We do not tolerate discrimination based on protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other difference such as socio-economic background or social origin.

**The Role**:
The post holder will assist on the development, implementation and delivery of high-quality educational experiences including school workshops, short courses, teacher training programmes and public events related to Adventure and Nature Based Outdoor Education.

Our Adventurous and Nature Based offering is currently delivered from The Tamar Manoukian Outdoor Residential Centre on Dumfries House Estate through practical hands-on workshops and events, targeted predominantly at primary and secondary school aged learners. Our offering is being expanded through the Tamar Manoukian Sports Hall. Both centres, alongside our extensive estate grounds, provide workshops that focus on harmony with nature, physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing and opportunity for personal growth and development. The centre’s vision is to ensure there is an understanding between people and planet utilising the importance of green spaces. Due to the holistic nature of our education strategy, the post holder will have the opportunity to work with colleagues, on interdisciplinary programmes, from the wider education team including STEM, Food and Horticulture, Farming and Rural Skills, Hospitality, Textiles and Building Crafts.

**Key Tasks**

Specific Duties will include:
**Supporting the Education Manager to ensure the smooth delivery of the King’s Foundation’s education strategy and core TMOC programmes by**:

- Delivering Adventurous and Nature Based workshops and activities to a variety of age groups and abilities.
- Designing and evaluating workshops and activities that are in line with the aims and vision of the curriculum area.
- Keeping up to date with current practices and policies in outdoor education and industry, through networking, CPD and personal development.
- Assisting with compiling evidence for annual reports and newsletters for directors, funders and partners.
- Seeking opportunities to build and maintain relationships with industry partners.

**Supporting the Education Manager to maintain the education facilities, staff and equipment by**:

- Preparing, and maintaining equipment and facilities to a high standard prior to and following education activity, monitoring and requesting stock as appropriate.
- Supporting the Education Manager to ensure the maintenance of the TMOC building is completed, informing relevant King’s Foundation staff when maintenance is required.
- Carrying out, and reviewing risk assessments for TMOC education activities, following procedures for first aid and incident reporting.
- Assisting with mentoring and training fellow instructor team, demonstrating best practice.

**Contributing to the overall education aims of The King’s Foundation by**:

- Furthering the wider education work of The King’s Foundation through contribution to team meetings, joint education activity and events and cross curricular CPD sessions.
- Maintaining familiarity with The King’s Foundation handbook and relevant HR procedures.
- Undertaking any other duties as may reasonably be required of you in the post.

**Person Specification**

**The essential skills, knowledge and experience required are**:
**Essential Experience and knowledge**:

- Minimum three years’ experience working with young people in special education.
- Hold a range of National Governing Body qualifications in Archery, Climbing, Forestry School, Experience in wilderness activities, Bushcraft Award.

**Essential Qualities**:

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