Outdoor Learning Instructor

Lonsdale School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 8UT

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £32,061.00 Annually (FTE) H5/H6 (Depending on experience)

Outdoor Learning Instructor job summary

Job Description: Outdoor Learning Instructor

School: Lonsdale School

Contract: Full-time, term-time, 32.5 hours

Reports to: Outdoor Learning Lead / Assistant Headteacher

Location: School-based, on-site outdoor learning areas and off-site educational visits

Purpose of the Role

The Outdoor Learning Instructor will design and deliver high-quality outdoor learning experiences to ensure all pupils receive equitable access to a high-quality, fully immersive Outdoor Learning experience and support the holistic development of children and young people with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities. The role combines practical instruction, therapeutic approaches, and curriculum-linked outdoor activities to build confidence, independence, communication, and wellbeing.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Lonsdale School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 18
• School size: 129 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lonsdale School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lonsdale-school

Lonsdale School is a special school for young people, aged 3 to 18 with physical and neurological impairments (PNI), as a primary need. We provide support for our pupils who often have other SEN needs including speech and language communication, hearing or visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, learning difficulties and social emotional mental health needs. All our learners have an EHCP.

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