Work with us

Shared Earth Learning Co-op invites forest school leaders and assistants to join our team in Frome, Somerset.

Between £11 and 17.50 per hour for anything from 3 to 20 hrs per week 

Contracts are usually for an initial 3 months probationary period

Roles & Responsibilities for new recruits may include:

• Preparation and delivery of weekly sessions of Play-ranging

• Preparation and delivery of adult well-being sessions

• Preparation and delivery of Forest school sessions in schools, on our site, and during the holidays

• Publicity and awareness raising

• Preparing and running community workshops

• fundraising

• Kit-care and site maintenance

• Evaluation and monitoring of participants and programmes.

Applicants’ Skills and experience

Essential:

• Experience of working with groups with adults or children, with or without additional needs, and/or challenging behaviour.

• Good rapport with young people.

• Up to date DBS

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to work as part of a team

• Ability to operate within terms of data protection and confidentiality requirements

• Based in Frome area

• Applicant must be freelance/self-employed, and responsible for their own tax affairs.

• Sharing in the values and objectives of the Shared Earth Learning co-operative.

• willingness to attend regular meetings

• understanding that there is no guarantee of paid work

• a proactive approach 

  Please send your CV along with a covering letter with details of your experience, passions and how you meet our requirements to sharedearthlearning@gmail.com.

  We are always open to welcoming new team members, and welcome people who can help us fund and deliver more forest school and outdoor wellbeing sessions to nurture a love of nature.