Forest School Leader/outdoor Instructor - West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - GoWild Outdoors Ltd

Description

Company description

GoWild Outdoors is an Award-Winning Outdoor Education Activity Provider and FSA approved Forest School Company, established following a passion for the outdoors and the vision for children and adults to immerse and engage themselves within it.

To consider its conservation and protection of our wild spaces, through education for future generations.

Our mission is to raise self-esteem, awareness and self-confidence with an appreciation of the natural environment through outdoor learning and adventure.

We run a wide variety of sessions including early years, primary and secondary school for:

• Forest school
• Outdoor learning
• Bespoken days
• Curriculum led learning
• Holiday camps
• Children's parties
• Corporate days,
• Home education
• School residentials
• Archery and axe throwing
• Adult bushcraft session.

We are currently in the process of developing in other activity areas too.


Job description
Do you love the outdoors? Do you love inspiring children?

Currently based in Leeds, Bradford, and rapidly growing into other areas.

We're looking for a Forest School Leader/Outdoor Education Instructor to join our core team and to support the implementation of our vision across our growing network.

• Passionate about outdoor learning and play.
• Loves working outdoors in all weathers and genuinely wants to be outdoors all day, all year round.
• Loves working with young children and cares first and foremost about their emotional and physical wellbeing.
• Understands the importance of keeping children safe and of helping create a safe environment through good safeguarding practices.
• Is good at talking with young children in a way that engages and values them and promotes and extends their learning.
• Will promote the values and ethos of GoWild Outdoors through their interactions with everyone children, parents, other staff, people we meet in the woods etc.
• Can be positive, enthusiastic and professional every day they come to work.
• Is organised and able to work effectively as part of a team, and who will follow policies and carry out duties and planned activities reliably and to a high standard every time.
• Is proactive and assumes responsibility without needing to be asked, and, if necessary, has the ability to lead and motivate others in a particular aspect of the provision.

Skills Required:


Essential:

• Level 3 Forest School Leader or Level 3 equivalent
• Organise resources and have effective selftime management skills.
• To be able to plan, prepare and deliver purposeful and productive activities for children.
• Ability to work with a range of children & adults.
• Desire to improve oneself and build upon an established reputation.
• Select and use a range of different resources and teaching styles, appropriate to the outdoor learning experience.
• Promote positive management of behaviour in the Forest School environment, establish routines and boundaries to ensure the safety and good behaviour of the children.
• Be flexible and adaptable and including the changing environment when working with schools etc.
• Work independently and effectively with large groups.

Desirable:

• Other outdoor qualifications either to support the delivery of Forest School or other areas of outdoor education and learning.
• Previous experience of delivering outdoor education provision.
• A positive approach to continuous professional development.
• Ability and experience of working with adults.
• To work with SEND children and adults.
• Outdoor First Aid trained.

• DBS

• Preferred update service
• Inhouse training
• Laptop
• Tools and equipment
• PPE
• Certified training in other areas for outdoor learning.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Contract, Permanent


Salary:
£10.42-£16.00 per hour


Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

Outdoor Education: 1 year (required)


Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
GoWild Outdoors Job Application

Expected start date: 05/09/2023