Forest School Lead

Nursery: Forest Barn Nursery School, The Barn at Tooks Farm, Great Warley Street, Brentwood, CM13 3JP Paid UBER rides from train station to the nursery's location Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday Salary: Up to £15.96 per hour (dependent on qualifications and experience) Welcome Bonus: £2000 Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more Remarkable future start here You’ll be joining Forest Barn Nursery as a key part of every child’s journey, keeping our children safe, loved and inspired through play-based learning. Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that not only support children to be ready for school, but also equip them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed Who & What is Storal?    It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Blueberry. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all.   Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.     About the role:     A Forest School Leader plans, delivers, and manages outdoor learning sessions, fostering children’s development while ensuring safety and promoting the Forest School ethos:   · To plan, prepare and deliver a range of Forest School sessions with children across the school. To further develop and promote the Forest School · To plan and deliver the Forest School Curriculum through weekly sessions to year groups of children as specified at agreed times in the year. · To deliver weekly Forest School Nurture group provision to support children's specific social, communication, behaviour or wellbeing needs. · To promote the values and ethos of the school · To provide appropriate advice and guidance to volunteers or support staff assisting with sessions About you:     A true love for child development and care   Able and willing to work in a team   Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents   High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity   Knowledge of the EYFS framework   Must haves:     Forest School Lead qualification Early Years qualification at Level 2/3   Experience working with all age groups within Early Years   Why work for us:   Benefits at a glance For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more) Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more …