Education Programme Supervisor – Equine Assisted Alternative Education
£30,000 FTE pro rata | Permanent | 35 paid hours per week term time.
We seek an experienced equine professional with patience, warmth and a genuine interest in helping young people develop through relationships with horses. Small groups and individual learning allow close attention to each learner’s needs and progress.
Our therapeutic, person-centred and horse-centred environment values kind horsemanship, learner wellbeing and horse welfare. Our focus is learning, confidence and personal development rather than competition or performance sport.
JOB PURPOSE
Supervise the day-to-day education programme, coordinating staff and activities and ensuring learners’ safety, wellbeing and safeguarding. Deliver personalised equine learning and vocational qualifications, with assessment where appropriately qualified.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervise sessions for young people with additional needs, coordinating staff and one-to-one support and adapting activities to each learner.
- Provide a safe, supportive environment, with equal concern for participants and horses and safeguarding central to daily practice.
- Support horse care, handling, riding, yard activities and horse exercise and training within your competence and qualifications.
- Complete daily records and evaluations, contribute to half-termly progress reports and provide evidence for Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) reviews.
- Work creatively and collaboratively with education support workers and the wider team, following our values, policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES
Strong professional equine experience and an appropriate qualification route: Level 4+ equine qualification, recognised equestrian coaching qualification, relevant degree and/or relevant assessing qualification. These are alternatives; applicants do not need all qualifications listed. An assessor qualification is desirable, not mandatory.
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