Outdoor Education Lead

Full Job Description

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing the things you love!

Become an Outdoor Education Lead Instructor at Dibden Park School part of Acorn Education and Care and start working towards yours.

• Up to £40,000 per annum
• 40 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• Permanent; Term Time Only

About us

Dibden Park School is a brand-new school based in Southampton, due to open in September 2023. Dibden Park School will place 60 students and will cater to students with social and emotional mental health and other complex needs. This is an exciting opportunity to grow and develop with a new staff team in a newly established independent special school.

We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable children across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish.

Job Description

• To safeguard children on ODE activities.
• To plan and deliver Outdoor Developmental Education (ODE) sessions at Dibden Park School
• To ensure that programmes are effective and developmental learning is suited to individual needs (SEN) allowing for effective progress and personal growth.
• To provide access to and experience of ODE activities including Bush craft/ Forest School, Archery or Air Riffle shooting, Climbing, and Paddle sports. These may also include Mountain biking, Caving, sailing, Archery/ Air riffle shooting and walking/ navigation. This list is not prohibitive and applicants with other skills should not be afraid to apply.

Essential

• An understanding of safeguarding.
• Experience of teaching young people with SEN’s
• Good organisational and verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respond sensitively to others.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good records of attendance and punctuality
• Effective record keeping;
• Understanding of SEN statutes, policies and processes
• Willingness to undertake further training
• Experience of liaising with parents and outside agencies.
• Safeguarding understanding and good practices
• Experience of how to develop, analyse and implement interventions
• Working with autism
• Experience of how to develop implement interventions
• Understanding of SEN

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

Benefits

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

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults 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 the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.