A local school near Horsham is now looking for a Forest School Practitioner to join the team and inspire pupils as part of their Outdoor Learning and Forest School provision.

This school is dedicated to offering a specially-tailored, bright and fun learning environment for children and young people (aged 3-19 years old) with impaired mobility, communication and other specialist needs to flourish in their academic, physical and social-emotional skill development.

Outdoor learning offers pupils the opportunity to develop their problem-solving skills, self-belief and appreciation of nature through exploration and discovery within the natural environment.

As a Forest School Practitioner, you will plan, prepare and deliver practical outdoor sessions that allow for pupil-led learning.

Through woodland-related lessons and projects, you will encourage pupils to build resilience and motor skills, to understand and care for the world around them, and to challenge themselves in a supportive and inclusive setting.

You will also be involved in the maintenance of the woodland and other outdoor teaching areas, to ensure risk management / health and safety requirements for these sessions are met.

This is a permanent, full-time (37.5h) role for a Forest School Practitioner, term-time only.

Person specification:

• (Essential) Experience delivering Forest School/outdoor education sessions for children and young people
• (Essential) Excellent understanding of health and safety requirements and policies in relation to outdoor learning
• (Desirable) Level 3 Forest School qualification or willingness to earn
• (Desirable) Specific experience working with children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities
• (Desirable) Qualifications or licences in relevant woodland activities such as chainsaw use, brush cutting, horticulture/gardening, woodland management

Benefits and enhancements include:

• Great further learning and development support including leadership programmes
• Great range of details and offers through both the Blue Light Card and a dedicated benefits platform
• Employee Assistance Programme plus additional health and wellbeing tools, such as online GP services, counselling, financial advice and more
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance cover
• Cycle-to-Work scheme
• And more!