Our Benefits:
- Joining Bonus! Total of £500
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Health Cash plan – Including Medical/Dental/Online retail discounts
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays FTE, increasing with length of service up to a maximum of 30 days
- Option to purchase additional leave (up to 10 days per annum)
- Celebration Leave
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working
- Career development
- 50% discount on nursery fees
- Enhanced Maternity
- Day camps discounts: 1 week free and 1 week at 50% per child per annum
- Campsite and activities discounts at YMCA Fairthorne Manor: campsite, river hire, activities, day camps
- 30% discount on food in Cafes: Fairthorne, Eastleigh and Andover
- Wellbeing assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Good quality resources and a modern environment
- A welcoming, caring and supportive culture
The YMCA are huge advocates of personal and professional development. When you work with us, you also benefit from:
- Access to 26 online professional development modules
- Attain additional qualifications such as SENCO, Forest School qualification
- Inspiring opportunities to work in different settings and share practice
Do you love working with children in the great outdoors and a lover of nature? Fairthorne Manor can offer you just that!
Key responsibilities:
- Plan, implement and monitor the day to day delivery of the forest school programme, providing activities for under 5’s
- Promote outdoor learning and the ethos of forest school
- Provide a high standard of care and education in line with the standards of the forest school principles
- Bring to the immediate attention of the manager any incidents or accidents, any child’s failure to thrive and any equipment that may be of danger. Also arrange for any individual to receive immediate first aid
- Be active and reflective to improve outcomes for all children
- Ensure that records are maintained in accordance with YMCA’s policies and procedures
- Use observation and assessment data to support staff in identifying children with additional needs or vulnerabilities
- Ensure clear partnerships with parents/carers, working together to support all individual needs
Person Specification & Key Competencies:
- Forest school experience & qualification would be ideal but not essential
- Early Years/Teaching qualification is essential
- Experience and a genuine passion for working outdoors
- Enjoy working with young people and enthusiasm for early years, raising the standards of the provision for children
- Ability to motivate, inspire and lead fun forest school and outdoor activities
- Ability to communicate well and engage positively with a wide range of people
- Enjoys being part of a team
- A creative and flexible approach to work
Successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are an equal opportunities charity with commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request.
Please apply now for this rewarding position and be part of an amazing charity who continue to support and achieve wonderful things within the community.
Apply now
Please apply now for this rewarding position and be part of an amazing charity that continues to support and achieve wonderful things within the community.
The successful applicant must undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are an equal opportunities charity with a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request.
