Outdoor/Sport/Forest School Instructor

Outcomes First Group; Frome; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading educational provider as an Outdoor/Sport/Forest School Instructor at Wessex Lodge School. You will teach students aged 5-18, ensuring their personal development and wellbeing. This role offers a chance to work creatively outdoors and make a positive impact on students' lives.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

'Your Wellbeing Matters' Support

Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Discount Options

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical Illness Cover

Family Growth Support

Qualifications

• Enjoys being active, outdoors, and thinking 'outside of the box'.
• Experience of teaching young people.

Responsibilities

• Teach pupils across the full age and ability range.
• Ensure the vision for the school is clearly articulated and acted upon.
• Develop and monitor outstanding alternative education provision.

Skills

Creativity

Outdoor Activities

Teaching Experience

Education

QTS

PE Qualifications

ODE Qualifications

Forest School Qualifications

Job description

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy!

Role: Outdoor/Sport/Forest School Instructor

Location: Wessex Lodge School, Frome, Somerset BA11 4LA

Salary: GBP24,000.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for an Outdoor/Sport/Forest School Instructor to join our close-knit team at Wessex Lodge School, part of Acorn Education.

About the role

To teach pupils across the full age and ability range present in the school 5-18, in order to ensure the highest possible standards of students achievement, personal development and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the vision for the school is clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon effectively by all.
• Work within the school community to translate the vision into agreed objectives and operational plans, which will promote and sustain school improvement.
• Demonstrate the vision and values in everyday work and practice.
• Motivate and work with others to create a shared culture and positive climate.
• Ensure creativity, innovation and the use of appropriate new technologies to achieve excellence.
• Assist the PE/ODE Leads in ensuring that the strategic planning takes account of the diversity, values and experience of the school and community at large.
• Developing further and establishing and monitoring an outstanding alternative education provision.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications/attributes

• Essential
  • Enjoys being active, outdoors and thinking 'outside of the box'
  • Creative
  • Experience of teaching young people
• Desirable
  • QTS
  • PE qualifications
  • ODE qualifications
  • Forest school qualifications

About Us

Wessex Lodge School currently comprises three sites: Wessex Lodge Primary School in Kilmington, Wessex Lodge Secondary School in Frome, and Newmead Farm in Maiden Bradley. All sites offer a diverse curriculum, including animal care, horticulture, DT, and forest school, alongside sporting activities.

Our students are aged 6 to 18, each with individual needs, supported by the THRIVE approach and our skilled staff to improve life outcomes.

Our staff come from various backgrounds with a range of skills in areas such as animal care, horticulture, construction, outdoor education, and forestry. If you have relevant interests or qualifications, we would love to hear from you!

Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education, part of Outcomes First Group, which is recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' for 2024.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

We offer an exceptional reward package, including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with flexible contribution options
• 'Your Wellbeing Matters' mental health and physical health support

Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, provides options such as:

• Health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• Discount options
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid fertility treatments

Join us and make a positive impact on students' lives every day.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will undergo social media checks and a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.