Forest School Practitioner

Holmewood House is a prestigious independent Prep School of 400 pupils aged 3-13 years, set amidst 32 acres of the most beautiful Kent countryside, just outside Tunbridge Wells. The School is a happy and supportive working environment, where we pride ourselves on the exceptional provision for our pupils and staff in all areas. The role This is an exciting opportunity to work at a top preparatory school in the country. We are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated, inspiring and innovative Forest School Practitioner with a Level 3 Forest School qualification to lead the Forest School provision across the Pre-Prep and Prep School. This is a full time, term time role (5 days a week) however we would consider part time and job share applications. There is also the opportunity to deliver holiday courses in the Easter and Summer holidays. Responsibilities include: · To lead the established Forest School provision across the Pre-Prep and Prep school. · To promote learning in the outdoor environment by following the ethos and principles of forest school and the school’s ethos of growing amazing people. · To support the high standards of care and education of all children. · To carry out child development reports, observations and support progress · To oversee and plan the day-to-day delivery, organisation and smooth running of our outdoor programme. · To support the evaluation of programmes and to continually strive for improvement. · To ensure effective communication with teachers, support staff, head teachers, governors, parents, volunteers, partner organisations and, of course, the children. · To embrace the ethos of Holmewood House and our key values: Self Belief, Aspiration and Kindness. · To ensure the health and safety of all children, including writing and checking risk assessments for the sites, tools and activities used. · To maintain an engaging, fun and supportive environment, demonstrating flexibility in planning and running sessions in re