HLTA Level - Outdoor Learning Lead / Forest School
The Downley School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5AL41 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,310.00 - £29,295.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3 Pts Bucks Pay Range 3.16 -Range 3.20 FTE, £27,310.00 - £ 29,295.00 pro rata for hours worked. 39 Weeks per year, 37 hours per week with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break
HLTA Level - Outdoor Learning Lead / Forest School job summary
We are currently looking to appoint an energetic and enthusiastic outdoor learning leader to develop our outdoor curriculum. The successful candidate will have a passion for outdoor physical education and engaging children with the natural world. Your primary responsibility will be running forest school and delivering outdoor and adventurous learning opportunities through play and physical education. You should be self-motivated, with the ability to work under pressure and as part of a team, with an excellent knowledge of current wildlife & conservation issues.
Candidates should be qualified as a level 3 Forest School Leader (or equivalent) and have previous experience in leading outdoor education sessions with this age group. If you have experience but are not qualified, we could provide full forest school training / qualification for the right candidate. A sports coaching qualification would also be desirable as the role will include some PE teaching too.
The successful candidate will:
Have a passion for children learning outdoors
Plan and lead outdoor education sessions
Extend our range of extra-curricular outdoor activities with specific skills and interests
Assist in delivery of environmental projects
Contribute to the delivery of our PE curriculum
Be able to work collaboratively and positively with all colleagues
What our school offers its staff:
A skilled and supportive Senior Leadership Team
A positive school ethos that celebrates success and is committed to inclusion
A commitment to your professional development
A well-planned and ambitious curriculum
Extensive outdoor learning environments
A committed and dedicated staff team working together to develop excellence and enjoyment
Welcoming staff, well-behaved children and supportive families
Visits to the schools are actively encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please telephone to make an appointment: 01494 527033
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Downley School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 388 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Downley School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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