Lead Outdoor Learning Instructor for Alternative Provision

Are you experienced in facilitating learning in the outdoors? Do you want to make a difference to young people’s lives? Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development (SOLD) are delivering alternative learning programmes to children and young people in Surrey. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team as we recruit for a Lead Outdoor Learning Instructor to help deliver our Alternative Learning provision.

About the Job

The salary for this position is £31,659 per annum pro rata (based on a 36-hour working week). This is a 12-month fixed-term position. Staff are required to work across all of SOLD's centres with a primary base at one centre.

About the role

As an experienced Outdoor Learning Instructor, you will be working with a range of groups and individuals on our alternative learning programmes. These are outcome-based learning programmes to support our customers in areas of personal and social development, academic curriculum and employability skills, using the outdoors as a tool for learning. You will use reviewing and reflection tools to ensure our customers benefit positively from participating in outdoor learning. At SOLD we offer our visitors carefully facilitated bespoke programmes in the outdoors, creating positive learning outcomes and experiences. We strive for high quality in everything we do, including health and safety matters, our customer experience, our facilities, our range of services and our staff. If you share these values and this is something you would like to be a part of, then we would like to hear from you.

What are we looking for?

• Experience of outcome led programme delivery, and of working with additional needs, Special Educational Needs (SEN), and children and young people at risk of exclusion from school.
• Experience of managing day to day logistics and resources, supporting staff with inductions, training, and ongoing support; ensuring high quality health and safety working conditions and delivery.
• Experience of supporting customers in an alternative learning provision or similar setting.
• Experience of reviewing and providing written feedback to other professional bodies.
• National governing body qualifications relevant to the role.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out during recruitment.

What are the benefits of working for Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development (SOLD)?

• A comprehensive induction and ongoing support
• Working amongst a friendly and dynamic team
• Working with a range of customers and projects
• Working in the outdoors in beautiful locations
• Health and wellbeing staff benefits
• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service pro rata
• Local government pension scheme – contributions range from 5.5% to 12.5% of pensionable pay based on earnings
• Family and lifestyle discounts to include discounts on food shopping, cinema tickets, weekends away and holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Access to further courses and training
• Possible further career opportunities

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation.