Application Deadline: 24 January 2025
Department: Consultants and Third Parties
Location: Balerno, Edinburgh
Description
Harmeny Education Trust is a charitable organisation providing therapeutic care and education to children who have experienced early years trauma through abuse, neglect and family disruption, referred from all over Scotland. We currently work with children and young people aged 5-18, both on a day and all-year-round residential basis.
Our core service, Harmeny School, comprises:
* An education service, which includes an outdoor learning team.
* A care service, with five residential cottages and one day service cottage.
* Support services, made up of a therapies manager coordinating evidence informed approaches for children and young people, finance, estates, catering and domestic services, fundraising, IT, HR, learning and development, and admin teams.
Harmeny also provides outdoor learning opportunities to all of the children and young people that access services at Harmeny School. We strive to maintain the highest levels of support and opportunities for these incredible children, building on experiences, qualifications and resilience through access to the outdoors.
We wish to engage an Outdoor Learning Consultant to provide on and off-site support for our experienced Outdoor Learning Team.
The Consultant will support the work of the Client through the provision of advice and guidance to the Client's Outdoor Education Team, and will undertake key audit work and associated administration for the Client's outdoor activities.
The Consultant will deliver Services within the Harmeny School campus, but will also be expected to provide the Services at other locations in line with the role remit.
The Consultant will report to the Harmeny Outdoors Manager. They will be required to liaise regularly with the Harmeny Outdoors Manager regarding their work and attend meetings as required. They will also write a six-monthly review meeting and will write a progress report on their work in advance of this meeting.
The rate of pay and hours for the role can be negotiated.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out an annual audit of Harmeny Outdoors' policies, daily operating procedures, systems and practice.
* Support an initial review of Harmeny Outdoors in order to determine the future delivery model and support subsequent reviews and audits of this and its implementation.
* Make recommendations for improvement to the Harmeny Outdoors Service.
* Provide advice and guidance on the procurements, storage and management of equipment including but not limited to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and provide an annual audit of this equipment.
* Provide remote advice and guidance as required to meet the needs of Harmeny Outdoors.
* Provide adventure activity CPD and incident management training as required and appropriate.
* Required to complete Harmeny Education Trust Ltd compulsory induction training and regular re-assessments. This includes training provided in house and by external providers.
* Observe Outdoor Learning Facilitators at least once per term (four per year) enabling children with social, emotional and behavioural needs, to experience adventurous activities.
* Work alongside the Outdoor Learning Facilitators to review and 'sign off' Standard Operating Procedures and Risk Assessments and any other relevant risk documentation for agreed activities.
* Support AALA applications and inspections as required.
* Provide support around training and upskilling of staff.
Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of land based Adventurous Activities.
* Suitable Qualifications for the post of Consultant.
* Experience of providing consultancy work to other educational settings.
* Experience of the AALA Application and inspection process.
* A Desire to help children experience the outdoors.
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