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Vacancies at Running Deer School.


Working for Running Deer School and Running Deer CIC gives you a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop.


We provide excellent training to enable you to reach your full potential and opportunities for continuing personal development at every stage in your career. On top of this, you will be working in the heart of Dartmoor National Park at our head office at Butterdon Wood, the home of Running Deer CIC.


You will be working with other outstanding people throughout our network, helping to shape the futures of the children at Running Deer School and those attending our Intervention programme.


Please email info@runningdeer.org.uk for an application pack.

Centre Manager working alongside the Director of Education.

Head of School Role and Responsibilities


As the Centre Manager you will be responsible for:


  • The running of the school on a day-to-day basis
  • Working alongside the Director of Education in relation to school strategy
  • Working with the Director of Education (and SENCO) to oversee the quality of teaching and learning and ensure the curriculum meets the needs of the students at our school and that we have the right provision in place for our students.
  • Assisting the Director of Education at a strategic level on the implementation of the School Development Plan
  • Line managing staff within the school and deal with any HR issues that may arise, share in the appraisal of members of staff
  • Working with the Director of Education, plan and deliver inset training and arrange regular staff meetings
  • Ensuring the promotion of a positive and innovative learning environment, where learners can reach their full potential, and learning is engaging and challenging.
  • Maintaining close communication with parents/carers and provide opportunities for them and other family members to engage in the school
  • Ensuring records are kept up to date and provide reports to the Governors and Board of Directors as appropriate.



You will also be required to:


  • Work with the Director of Education, School Governors, and Board of Directors to ensure all policies and procedures are current.
  • Undertaking Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead responsibilities, reporting to the DSL (Director of Education), training will be provided.
  • To ensure that policies, procedures, routines, and rules are properly understood and observed by both students and staff.
  • To work with the Health and Safety team to ensure that the school meets H&S requirements
  • Work with the Director of Education to support and develop the professional learning programs and development opportunities for staff
  • Ensure a positive and supportive model exists for staff assessment and development and develop professional learning and development opportunities for staff.
  • Create conditions conducive to team building, staff welfare and pastoral care.
  • Any other reasonable duties relating to this post.



We are looking for someone who is/has:


  • Experience within the education sector
  •  A business or education graduate or has significant relevant experience
  • A well-grounded inspirational individual with recent leadership experience, excellent leadership skills and line management experience.
  • Highly organised with the ability to be adaptable and anticipate a complex changing environment
  • A strategic thinker with the ability to analyse, priorities and plan
  • Experience of working with digital communications technologies
  • Approachable, dynamic, self-motivated, and well organised
  • Skilled to generate positive approaches to learning
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
  • Organised, diligent and willing to think creatively
  • Modelling high standards of professional behaviour
  • Has excellent knowledge of child protection and health and safety
  • Enjoys being outdoors!



Things to consider:

 

Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which will include a check against the Children’s Barred List. References will always be taken up.

 

You will need to be able to work with children and young people who may display aggressive or non-compliant behaviour in a sensitive but firm way, while at all times ensuring that they are kept safe and well.

 

Running Deer School is in a rural location on the edge of Dartmoor, approximately 2 miles from Moretonhampstead.

 

For an application pack please email info@runningdeer.org.uk

 

If you would like to chat to someone regarding this position, please call 01647 400201 and ask to speak to Nick (Director of Education).

 

Deadline is Friday 20th December 2024. Interviews will take place early January 2025.

Case Worker

Term Time Only, 35 hours per week.

 

£20,885 pa (FTE: £26,207)

 

About Running Deer

 

Running Deer is a not for profit organisation based in Dartmoor National Park, which supports adults and children with learning and mental health difficulties, disabilities, and those not in education, employment or training. We provide access to education, training, volunteering, life skills opportunities, and work experience through a variety of outdoors-oriented projects. These projects include the provision of a registered independent school and intervention programme.

 

Running Deer School provides small, specialist, high-support education provision for local education authorities. Firmly grounded in outdoor education and rural skills, and with a strong focus on core academic achievement, we work with children and young people between 8 and 16 with a range of special educational needs.

 

Running Deer School is a Trauma Informed School.

 

Job Description

 

This is a term time only position.

 

Case Workers make up the core team of Running Deer School and our Intervention Programme. Working alongside other Case Workers and our teachers you will work 1:1 with our users delivering therapeutic activities and supporting them with their learning.

 

The majority of your time will be outdoors in our woodland and surrounding areas working on projects and activities that will stimulate our users, enabling them to grow both emotionally and academically.

 

Case Workers

 

•    deliver project-based learning as part of our students’ individualised educational learning plan

•    deliver therapeutic activities and learning based around traditional, rural, and bushcraft skills,

•    deliver therapeutic activities involving animals,

•    help to develop our user’s individualised learning plans,

•    deliver learning activities which fit in with the national curriculum and other award bodies such as ASDAN,

•    report daily on our user’s individualised learning plans,

•    guide the personal development of our students,

•    understand their role in safeguarding our students and staff and work with one another, our safeguarding officers, and external agencies to safeguard children and young people,

•    act as a key worker for one or more of our users, and collate information from other Case Workers

•    work cooperatively with other staff and senior leaders.

 

Person Specification

 

You will:


  • have experience in youth work or working within a school environment
  • be able to enthuse and stimulate children and young people with additional physical, emotional, developmental or mental health needs to enable them to reach their full potential,
  • be adaptable, display initiative, and be able to work independently; we value creativity and unique thinking,
  • demonstrate your ability to work and plan cooperatively,
  • demonstrate your ability to develop and deliver project-based learning as part of an individualised education plan,
  • have excellent verbal and written communication skills,
  • be committed to continuing professional development,
  • be comfortable working with children and young people with additional physical, emotional, developmental, or mental health needs,
  • be able to approach your role empathetically and without prejudice while maintaining professional distance and neutrality.
  • be comfortable working outdoors in inclement weather.

 

Requirements Essential skills and qualifications:

 

  • Experience in youth work, education, or community development in a sector with a focus on children and young people with special educational needs.
  • Excellent core skills (Maths and English)
  • Level 3 or higher qualifications (A-level or equivalent).
  • A demonstrable understanding of information technology, including online reporting systems
  • Be able to commute to our site, which is a remote location on the edge of Dartmoor


Desirable skills and qualifications:

 

  • Experience working in an outdoor environment.
  • De-escalation and restraint training (e.g., TeamTeach)
  • Emergency First Aid at Work qualification.

 

Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which will include a check against the Children’s Barred List. References will be taken up

 

Things to consider


The majority of the work associated with this role will be outdoors, and you will work in inclement weather. This role can be physically demanding, and includes walking and hiking on inclined and slippery ground, heavy lifting and carrying, and the use of hand tools.


Case Workers will need to be able to work with children and young people who may display aggressive or non-compliant behaviour in a sensitive but firm way, while at all times ensuring that they are kept safe and well.


Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which will include a check against the Children’s Barred List. References are always taken up.


Please note:


To apply for this job please email info@runningdeer.org.uk for an application pack or download our pack using the link below.


Case Worker Application Pack (zip file)


Do not send a CV or covering letter. Applications which include a CV or covering letter will be discarded.


You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.


Applicants who qualify will be invited for an informal meeting with our Senior Management team at our Butterdon Wood site, near Moretonhampstead. Working for Running Deer doesn’t suit everyone, so this is an opportunity to meet the team, discuss your previous experience and any qualifications, have a look around, get a feel for the work that we do, and ask any questions you might have.


This interview will consist of a question and answer session, which will be scored against a predetermined set of questions. The highest-scoring applicants will then be selected.


Subject to a current DBS check including Children’s Barred List, and references, we will then make a formal offer of employment.


Once the offer of employment has been accepted, you will be invited to attend an induction day, and complete our basic training sessions including e-learning which will cover our policies, procedures, the safeguarding of children and young people, risk assessments, and a health and safety briefing.

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