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Alternative Outdoor Provision Session Worker

JOB SPECIFICATION

Job title:  Alternative Outdoor Provision Session Worker / Bank Staff

Contracted as: Self-employed contractor (with own insurance)

Pay: Pay scale will vary from £120-£140 per session depending on the nature of the session.

Start Date: January 2026

Reporting to:  Mel Triggs, Transitional Support Programme Lead

Location: Halwell, Dartington, Totnes with the potential to work at other sites in South Devon.

Closing Date for Applications: 10 December 2025 at 9am

Wild Embers SEN Holiday Club 2025 Fire Starting

About Wild Embers

Since 2017, Wild Embers CIC has been creating opportunities for children, young people, and families to thrive through nature-based learning and outdoor wellbeing programmes across South Devon.

 

Our dedicated team of experienced practitioners brings together over 40 years of combined expertise in education, trauma informed practice, and outdoor provision. United by a shared passion for the natural world, we believe that every individual deserves the chance to grow, connect, and flourish, both in nature and within themselves.

 

At the heart of our work is a simple but powerful mission: To hold creative, safe outdoor spaces where children and young people can connect with nature, themselves, and each other, building confidence, resilience, and a sense of belonging.

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Safeguarding is our No.1 Priority - Wild Embers is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all vulnerable adults, children

and young people by taking all reasonable steps to protect them from harm.

Job Description 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ensuring health and safety and safeguarding standards are maintained

  • Provide support to other staff that may need additional support

  • Ensure opportunities to meet EHCP targets.

  • Report writing (for SEND sessions)

  • Ensure opportunities are provided for learners based on their need and lead

  • Ability to be flexible to the learning environment

  • Building rapport and understanding with individual learners.

  • Supporting the delivery of nature-based activities in groups, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for the young people involved

  • Undertaking basic tasks relating to nature-based activities

  • Helping set up and pack down sessions

  • Carry out other ad-hoc tasks as requested by the session Leader

Purpose of Role

We are looking to build a bank of session facilitators to support our leaders in working with groups of children in an outdoor setting. 

 

Currently Wild Embers run a variety of programmes, including; term time support for small groups of children, 1;1 and 2:1 intervention.

 

We run a series of community based sessions, including SEND family days, Retreats, SEND holiday clubs, Community Days and Fire Circles. Sessions run weekdays, weekends and in school holidays.

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Our sessions tend to run for between 5-6 hours.  In addition to this our SEND sessions require an hour of report writing post session.  Session timings can vary, you will need to be available between the hours of 9.30am - 4.30pm.

Have you...

  • Got what it takes to work outside in all weathers.

  • Got what it takes to work in an emotionally challenging environment.

  • Got what it takes to work with dysregulated learners.

  • Got the skills and patience to ensure that learners experience a supportive and positive staff team at all times.

Person Specification

 

  • Experience of and an ability to work with children and  young people who may have special education needs, social, emotional and mental health needs, and challenging behaviour, and to do this with sensitivity and respect.

  • Understand the needs of vulnerable children, young people and their families and the difficulties faced by disadvantaged groups in accessing services.

  • Ability to deal empathetically and sensitively with confidential information and with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

  • Willingness to follow instructions and carry out tasks as required by your session leader.

  • Ability to effectively work as part of a team.

  • Report writing skills - a good level of literacy and numeracy required.

  • Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.

  • Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding and Equality and Diversity.

  • A commitment to Wild Embers mission, vision and values (see below)

  • Understanding the benefits of nature-based activities to young people and adults

  • Willingness to complete Statutory SEND Training and attend any additional training required to develop you in your role.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to manage and de-escalate challenging behaviour effectively.

  • On occasion you may be needed to cover at short notice.

  • Willingness to work weekends, week days and school holidays. 

  • Happy to work outdoors in all weather and provide suitable clothing for yourself.

  • A natural ability to attune to, understand, listen and care for children.

  • A full, clean driving licence valid in the UK.

  • Willingness to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

  • Safeguarding training (level 2 minimum) OR willingness to undertake this training.

  • First Aid training OR willingness to undertake this training.

This job description provides a general reflection of the main duties and responsibilities of the post at the date of production. You may be expected to take on other reasonable activities deemed to be within the character of the post to assist in efficient service delivery. The duties may change over time as requirements and circumstances evolve without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility.

READY TO APPLY?  Send your completed Application Form and Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form to: 

Rachael Miles, Communications and Business Administration Manager - comms@wildembers.org . Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

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