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Herne Junior School

Forest School Team Member

Closing date: 24/09/2024 at 17:00

Interview date: 01/10/2024

Job Start Date: 06/10/2024

Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract , Part-time

Salary Type: Support Staff

Salary Details: £6,303 to £6,967 pro-rata salary dependant on experience

Hours of Work: 10.5hrs a week, Thursday morning and all day Friday, term time only

Location of Role: Herne Junior School

Job/Person Summary

Herne Junior School has dynamic, dedicated staff who have high expectations of children and work hard to ensure we provide an environment in which all children can thrive.  Our children are enthusiastic, motivated and keen to learn. 

This year we have introduced Forest School as part of our PPA cover programme meaning all our children will have the opportunity to participate in a morning of Forest School for 8 weeks.  We have an exciting opportunity for a Forest School or other Outdoor Learning qualified individual to join our Forest School Leaders in delivering this new programme as well as working on a bespoke scheme for a small group of children with additional needs.

Currently this role is fixed term until 31st August 2025.  If the programme is as successfully as we hope it will be there is an option for this to become permanent.

We are looking for a friendly, flexible and professional person, who is committed to ensuring every child can thrive.  The ideal candidate will

• have a positive attitude
• have excellent communication skills.
• have strong organisational skills
• have flexibility to adapt to the changing workload demands and school challenges.
• have self-motivation and personal drive to complete tasks
• be able to work unsupervised and be a self-starter, proactive with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• have tact and diplomacy in all interpersonal relationships with pupils and colleagues at work.

The contracted hours for the Forest School Team Member role are 10.5 hours per week, Thursday morning and all day Fridays.  This is a term time only position (39 weeks).

Tours of the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to arrange one, please telephone 01730 263746 or email [email protected]

Application Procedure

Application packs are available through the school office, please email [email protected] to request a pack.

Please see our website to find out more about our amazing school! www.hernejunior.com

Please submit your completed application to Rebecca Loader, School Business Manager [email protected]