Position being advertised (Job Title): Forest School Facilitator

Salary (per week, month, year OR negociable, not applicable): Based on experience

Location (where is this job based?): Barcelona, Spain

Job description: We are looking for a Forest and/or Beach School facilitator that would like to join a small group of families to continue a home-schooling project being run for the last 12 months by a Forest School Assistant.

We’re looking for an energetic facilitator who can balance the delivery of the national curriculum in a creative way and delivering the best outdoors experience for the children.

What you’ll be doing

•     support a small group of children between the ages of 7-11 with their social and emotional development

•     build team spirit and develop individual relationships with the children

•     enjoy collaborating and being part of a group of families who are open to an alternative form of education and who are currently home schooling

Person specification :

•      experience of working in an innovative way with primary school children drawing on your playfulness, energy, and imagination.

•     self-starter, able to work on their own initiative

•     a native English speaker

•     Level 3 Forest or Beach School Practitioner Qualification

•     a strong interest in learning through play and experiential education

•     good communicator with empathetic approach

Desirable Knowledge, Experience and skills

•     Understanding of the national curriculum

•     Understanding of the principles of Health and Safety

•     Outdoor pediatric first aid qualification

Any other information: Location and working hours

•     The group is based in Sitges, a beautiful coastal town 40 minutes south of Barcelona.

•     Session hours: Monday to Friday between 9am and 1pm.

•     There is an opportunity for the facilitator to do their own private work outside of these sessions.

Remuneration

•     This role is currently a freelance opportunity

•     Remuneration is based on experience

•     Before being appointed, the successful candidate will need to have a DBS check

Further Information

We have been a group of 4 families with 5 children since September 2013 working with Karen Boswell under her Project Owls Education. See her Facebook: Owls Education and webpage: http://www.owls-education.com/. It has been Karen that has brought us together this year. We have for various reasons found ourselves in search for a different model of education that neither the local public school or Private British schools offer here in the area; and Karen offered a great opportunity that we couldn´t deny our children (or ourselves).

In the past school year, our children have blossomed and we have become as parents more comfortable with our alternative vision of education. We are saddened that Karen is leaving us at the end of the summer term to continue her Forest School certification, however we support her decision. Now we look to continue this model of education which had forest education principles at its core of values, not as an add-on.

We look for a Forest School Leader that has experience with children and that is looking for an opportunity to set up and lead their own Forest School project in Sitges. The Leader has an opportunity to create their school name, as “Owls Education” belongs to Karen Boswell. We offer the Leader, the families and children, a location to setup your premises and any other support you may need.

We believe we can have 8 children to start in September 2014. Taking into consideration the cost of the premises we can offer you 1400€ in hand and the cost of social security as an “Autonomous” (Freelance). The premises will be of exclusive use to the Forest School Leader and can be used for extracurricular activities.

Explain how applicants should contact you / apply: applicant´s should apply by email with their curriculum and a brief explanation of their life experience.  We would like to know why you got interested in Forest Education and why you would like to join us – Marly Hawkes – marly.hawkes@hotmail.com

Closing date for applications :  15th September 2014

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