Responsibilities

Animal Assisted & Outdoor Learning Delivery

You will be expected to embed Maths and English into real-world, practical and outdoor learning experiences. Examples include:

• Measuring fields and calculating how many fence panels are needed to enclose an area

• Using animal feed quantities to teach ratios, weights and conversions

• Calculating how much bedding or feed is needed over a set period and budgeting costs

• Timing grooming sessions and using results for data handling, averages and comparison

• Planning animal care rotas to teach sequencing, organisation and time management

• Measuring water trough capacity and calculating daily animal water intake

• Using walking routes with animals to teach distance, speed and time

• Comparing animal weights to explore estimation and number sense

• Recording animal behaviour patterns and turning them into simple charts or graphs

• Using seasonal routines (worming, clipping, feeding cycles) to support sequencing and calendar-based learning

You will also be involved in supporting learners with hands-on animal care such as grooming, feeding, enrichment activities and safe animal handling as part of their learning experience.

Assessment & Progression

• Assess learners against Functional Skills criteria

• Prepare learners for external examinations

• Provide regular feedback and update individual learning plans

• Support learners to build confidence and independence in learning

Behaviour & Learner Support

• Build strong, trusting relationships with learners

• Use trauma-informed and relational approaches to behaviour support

• Respond calmly and consistently to behavioural needs

• Support emotional regulation through practical and outdoor learning

Person Specification

Essential:

• Ability to deliver Functional Skills Maths and English (Entry Level 1–3 and Level 1–2)

• Experience working with young people with additional needs or disengagement from education

• Confident working outdoors and in non-traditional learning environments

• Strong communication and behaviour management skills

• Flexible, creative and learner-centred approach

Desirable:

• Teaching qualification (e.g. Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent)

• Experience in animal-assisted learning or outdoor education

• Experience working with SEMH or trauma-informed practice

• Experience preparing learners for Functional Skills examinations