The Enrichment Instructor role is an innovative role where you will work with learners and staff. The off-site enrichment should link with curriculum outcomes based on The Outdoors School outcomes, as well as linking the school and the wider community. The role aims to support learners by engaging young people creatively, with responsibility, community and the world around them.
Experience in running a Duke of Edinburgh initiative within a previous role would be advantageous. Applicants will ideally possess the following personal skills:
- Be highly organised, methodical, and able to prioritize, set deadlines, and keep to them.
- Have the ability to time manage own workload effectively and work as part of a team, promoting a positive culture.
- Have a flexible approach to the task and resilience under pressure.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, verbal, non-verbal, and written.
- Be reliable, enthusiastic, creative, and honest.
- To be able to engage challenging young people within an education setting delivering a good quality of learning.
- Have the ability to advocate for learners and enabling them to advocate for themselves.
- Have the knowledge and experience of child protection procedures and being confident in reporting, recording, and information sharing.
- To be able to recognise the effects of stress on self and others.
Some projects offsite will range from craft making, product development, gardening and alternative technology development, amongst other things and will create links to environmental, education, living things and scientific discovery as well as social engagement.
We are looking for a passionate, dedicated, and inspirational individual to join our team with proven track records in achieving high standards of quality.
Job Purpose
To work as part of the Enrichment Team assisting with and working towards the delivery of offsite education courses and activities for all groups.
Special Demands:
● Resilience to working outside in all weathers
● Resilience to working in an emotionally challenging environment
● Resilience to work with dysregulated learners
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties outlined in this job description are in addition to those covered by The Outdoors School policies and procedures. They may be modified by the Executive Headteacher, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title.
- To supervise, demonstrate and instruct groups in a wide variety of offsite activities.
- Conduct dynamic risk assessments on the activities, location and environment around these activities, within the guidelines laid down by the school.
- Provide alternative activities should the arranged programme need to be varied.
- To assist with the day to day running of offsite trips, setting up and putting away of equipment and supervision of the groups. Assisting with the maintenance of any outdoor equipment and grounds including safety checks and record keeping.
- Ensure facilities are fit for purpose, safe, clean, tidy and take the appropriate action when any problems are identified.
- Planning and preparation of off-site programme delivery and/or training sessions.
- Delivery of activities for which you hold the appropriate qualifications, or for which you have been in-house assessed, and assisting alongside staff of a relevant level of qualification or experience.
- Promoting and enabling social development opportunities.
- Develop resources to support learning and development of the Enrichment Team.
- Create projects to extend learners learning in line with the school curriculum and ethos.
- Work with other staff and specialists to engage learners creatively and effectively.
- Have a practical understanding of how to develop scientific and environmental projects.
- Be a good organiser of events incorporating a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Be able to develop facilities on site if appropriate and in line with curriculum plans.
- Use creative ways to assess and record progress.
- Contact with home, to include supporting with the Home Learning Environment.
- Safeguarding duties.
- Updating/maintaining records e.g School Pod.
- Engage in staff supervision and appraisal process.
- Engage in critical reflective practice and participate in CPD opportunities, developing and sharing ideas and best practice for training and delivery.
- Ensure that learners experience a supportive and positive staff team at all times.
- Ensure that you play alongside learners for at least two hours a week to experience a supportive and positive place of learning for all.
The successful candidate will need to have experience in the following areas:-
· Creative approaches to learning.
· Comprehensive understanding of the curriculum and project-based learning.
· An understanding or experience of the use of interventions.
· Experience of working with learners with a range of complex needs, including ASD or Emotional, Social and Attachment related needs.
· Excellent creative practice that adapts to different learner’s needs.
· A proven track record of working with children with a wide range of complex learning needs with the ability and drive to deliver outstanding outcomes.
· The skills to work within a team, who is able to motivate, lead and support teams of colleagues where necessary.
· Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with parents, carers and liaise with other professionals.
· A good sense of humour and a positive work ethic regarding ‘work-life’ balance.
· A strong resilient personality who can process challenging situations with dysregulated students to ensure that there is a positive resolution.
· A strong professional attitude with vision, creativity and enthusiasm who will contribute to the continued development of our school.
· Familiarity with the geographical area, in particular Dartmoor, to enable the learners to make full use of this resource.
