Outside Learning Support Worker

Reddish Hall School; Stockport; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Reddish Hall School is seeking a Learning Outside the Classroom Support Worker. This role involves supporting vulnerable pupils with social emotional and mental health needs through engaging outdoor activities. Ideal candidates will have a passion for the outdoors and experience or training in therapeutic learning approaches, ensuring a positive impact on the students' lives.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Physical health checks

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience (or willingness to train) in therapeutic outdoor learning methods like Forest School.
• Ability to communicate consistently with pupils.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high-quality outdoor learning activities.
• Facilitate physical and outdoor activities in all seasons.
• Monitor and record pupil engagement and outcomes.

Skills

Passion for the outdoors

Building trust with pupils

Empathy

Job description

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Stockport, United Kingdom

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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About the role

The Learning Outside the Classroom Support Worker supports the delivery of the Learning Outside the Classroom curriculum and off-site educational activities at Reddish Hall School. This role contributes significantly to the school's vision of enabling pupils with SEMH needs—who have often struggled in previous settings—to succeed both socially and academically.

Through engaging, structured, and therapeutic outdoor learning experiences, the Support Worker will help pupils develop essential social, emotional, and behavioural skills to support lifelong learning and wellbeing.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Collaborate with the Learning Outside the Classroom Lead and Pupil Enrichment & Experiential Lead to plan, deliver, and evaluate high-quality outdoor learning activities.
• Facilitate a range of physical and outdoor activities across all seasons and weather conditions.
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of small-group or 1:1 intervention sessions using outdoor learning approaches (e.g., Forest School or therapeutic activities), aimed at supporting pupils with specific SEMH, behavioural, or social needs.
• Monitor and record pupil engagement, progress, and outcomes.
• Maintain and organise outdoor education equipment and resources

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes/qualifications:

• A genuine passion for the outdoors and for supporting vulnerable young people
• Experience of delivering (or a willingness to train in delivering) therapeutic or intervention-based programmes through outdoor learning, such as Forest School, sensory regulation activities, or targeted behaviour support.
• Ability to engage and build trust with pupils through communication, consistency, and empathy.

About Us

Reddish Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 18, catering for pupils with social emotional and mental health difficulties, with a high proportion of pupils who have a diagnosis of ASC.Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils 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.

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

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