Outdoor Learning Officer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Groundwork Greater Manchester

Groundwork Greater Manchester

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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GROUNDWORK GREATER MANCHESTER

Part time Outdoor Learning Lead

Job Description &

Person Specification

SALARY
£24000 pro rata (actual £ 12, hrs per week.

DURATION OF THE POST
12 month initial with view to extend

BUSINESS UNIT
Sustainable communities

LOCATION
Greater Manchester

ACCOUNTABLE TO
Youth Work Manager

RESPONSIBLE FOR
Sessional workers and volunteers

TEAM
Youth Team

OVERVIEW OF THE POST

Part time (19 hours per week post) - supporting the development and delivery of our environmental and outdoor learning offer to young people in Greater Manchester.

ROLE & MAIN PURPOSES OF THE POST

The post holder will enable young people to feel connected to nature by delivering activities at a variety of green spaces across Greater Manchester, in particular our own Green sites in Trafford and Rochdale.

You will deliver projects that support young people to develop new practical skills, strengthen their emotional wellbeing and increase their physical activity levels.

The post holder will:
- work within our youth and community team to embed outdoor learning skills across our wider programmes, enabling sustainable behaviours and connectivity to nature to be embedded more effectively across the trust.
- work with schools and education partners to create suitable interventions from enquires and requests for support.
- identify potential opportunities for collaboration, create and implement a range of activities and projects that enable outdoor learning and positive interactions with nature sites.
- provide expertise and practical knowledge on food growing, biodiversity, outdoor activities, nature-based restoration and horticulture.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential experience:

Delivering outdoor learning activities to children and young people.
Developing outdoor interventions and projects
Collaborating with schools and/or other partners in delivering projects
Managing projects and reporting on them

Desirable experience:

Working with vulnerable children
Delivering outward bounds/teambuilding activities

Essential knowledge, skills and qualifications:

Understanding of environmental issues and sustainability
Knowledge of food growing and biodiversity
Practical knowledge of outdoor activities
Knowledge of naturebased restoration
Practical knowledge of horticulture
Enthusiastic and able to motivate others

Able to:

Work on your own, unsupervised.
Work well under pressure
Adapt and be flexible
Be active outside all day
Remain positive and in control of large groups of children

Desirable knowledge, skills and qualifications:

Horticulture level
Teaching/training qualification
Forest school / Bush craft skills qualification
Outdoor activities instructor qualification
Able to relate activities to key stage 3&
Carbon literacy

Values and ethos:

A genuine passion for Groundwork Greater Manchester's mission and values;
A commitment to the delivery of high quality services and value for money.
Commitment to an agile project/team culture of 'learning in action' to ensure the team/project learns the most it can from its work in the community and adapts accordingly
Commitment to inclusion and teamwork
A commitment to lowcarbon ways of working

ADDITIONAL FACTORS

Able to work outside of normal office hours within a flexi time / time off in lieu system.
Environmentally aware and sympathetic to the aims and ethos of Groundwork and other project partners.
Undertake training and development deemed necessary for the pursuance of the post.
Comply with the Trusts Policies and Procedures including, but not exclusively, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Data Protection, Health and Safety and Environment.

PREPARED BY:

James O'Farrell

PREPARED ON:

26/01/23

Job Types:
Part-time, Zero hours contract

Part-time hours: 19 per week

Salary:
£12,438.63 per year

Benefits: