PE and Outdoor Education Instructor

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy! Job Title:          PE and Outdoor Education Instructor Salary:              Up to £30,000 per annum  Location:          New Barn School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8HZ Contract:          Permanent Term Time Only Hours:              40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm including 1x 5pm finish UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship. Due to growth in our service, we are recruiting for a PE and Outdoor Education Instructor to join our wonderful team at New Barn School located in Newbury! Job purpose The PE and Outdoor Education Instructor is responsible for planning, organizing, and conducting physical education classes for students. This role involves teaching students various physical activities, promoting teamwork, and ensuring the development of students' physical fitness, motor skills, and overall well-being. Main Duties: Planning and Delivery of Outdoor Education sessions To assist in the audit of the existing Outdoor Education team and current provision Assist in developing robust medium and long term plans to ensure a wide skill set in instructors and quality programme of Outdoor Education across the school To work collaboratively with class teachers and develop cross curricular links To attend regular team meetings to discuss plans, equipment, training and resource requirement To deliver outstanding group and 1:1 sessions as appropriate To build and maintain positive working relationships with external providers About the School New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6–19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities. New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm experiences and horse riding. The school is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns and villages. We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running. Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the pupils and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence necessary to help them fulfil their potential. We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care. Why join Acorn Education?  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 Family Growth Support – inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.  And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils 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 pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS #1