Animal Care Tutor - Sittingbourne, United Kingdom - ASD Learning LTD

ASD Learning LTD

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Sittingbourne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Animal Care Tutor

Salary:
Grade S5 to S7 Pay Point 13-24 £19,285 - £22,076

Location:
The Lodge (part of ALP Schools) Lavender Cottage, Westwood Road, Stockbury, Kent, ME9 7SQ

Contract type:
Term Time Only (40 weeks)
ALP Schools are a growing chain of small independent schools catering for young people with special educational needs.

The Lodge is our new outdoor provision, giving learners the chance to flourish in nature, with woodland, animal care and swimming facilities on site.

Our school's vision is to empower success through holistic and individualised learning.

To achieve this we work with learners from primary to post-16 and ensure that their needs are met and that each individual is provided a wide range of learning opportunities.

We care for the well-being of our learners and our staff team. As such, all employees are provided with a BUPA Cash Plan scheme, annual well-being initiatives and termly perks.

We also provide annual appraisals for all staff and actively encourage a range of CPD to help progress and create career opportunities.

We are excited to have vacancies for people to join our team. Currently we are looking for an Outdoor Animal Tutor. The post holder will care for the resident animals onsite along with providing lessons based on animal care. They must have a passion for animals and be willing to deliver a range of animal care activities.

We are looking for those who already can offer such activity, or those who are willing to be trained to do so.

Key Tasks and Activities:

To plan and deliver animal care and outdoor activity to young people who for a variety of reasons struggle in mainstream school.

To have knowledge and experience in one or more of the following: nature, animal care, outdoor construction, team building activities, forest school activities, PSHE in the outdoors, outdoor pursuits, gardening, outdoor cooking, etc

To lead on the schools drive to meet the Healthy Schools standard, ensuring our pupils all engage in a variety of physical, animal based activity and outdoor learning opportunities as part of their curriculum, including special events and as part of the schools enrichment calendar.

To help the Lodge Leader to build and develop the learning environment

To care for the animals

To be willing to learn and implement The Outdoor Teacher Approach - Establish successful approaches and methods to teaching and learning in the outdoors

To consider and implement health and safety in the environment, including risk assessments, implementing safety features and establishing a safe working environment

To build and maintain successful relationships with learners, treat them consistently with respect and consideration and be concerned for their development as learners.

To demonstrate and promote the positive values, attitudes and behaviour they expect from the pupils with whom they work.

To plan and deliver a variety of appropriate qualifications and maintain appropriate course files to meet standards.

Use outdoor activity to relax, motivate and give learners an enjoyable experience.

Salary:
£19,285.00-£22,076.00 per year

Benefits: