Equine Wellbeing Coach

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit. 

Job Title: Equine Wellbeing Coach

Location: Medway Green school, Wouldham, Rochester 

Salary: £23,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 16:00

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Equine Wellbeing Coach to join our close-knit team at Medway Green School located in Wouldham,.

About the role

You will work closely with the Therapy and Wellbeing Team and SENCo, who will refer students to you to engage in 6-week programmes or longer, or one-off sessions in order to address their social, emotional and mental health needs through the use of horses. Students will attend the yard in small groups, or 1:1.

You will always have a member of support staff from school with you when delivering interventions to the students. Your role will include communicating information around the young person, liaising with other school colleagues, parents and carers and external providers. As part of the role, you will be expected to write risk assessments, conduct pre-visit risk assessments and ensure relevant policies and procedures are followed. You will need to keep accurate and detailed notes on sessions, and feedback to SLT on the progress of students.

Main Responsibilities 

 To be actively involved in the support and engagement of students by:

•  To support individual pupils with emotional wellbeing and regulation through the use of equine intervention
• To coach students about how to manage their emotions and feelings leading to better self-regulation and self-management through horses
• To attend training, and delivering the Equimotional programme to the students, 1:1 and in small groups
• Deliver learning to students regarding practical aspects of horses and stable management
• To report to relevant parties on the progress of student’s emotional wellbeing and attend therapy team meetings
• To write pre-visit risk assessments and risk assessments
• To work with the SENCO and Assistant Headteacher to ensure that any young person’s intervention programme and activities planned are engaging and appropriate

Qualifications Required

• GCSE

To view the job description, please click here - Equine Wellbeing Coach JD

About Us

Medway Green School is a special needs provision that provides for students whose SEMH/SEN needs have resulted in placement breakdown at their mainstream schools. We provide a nurturing and welcoming environment to SEMH students in Key stages 2-4, however within the next 2 years the provision will move to Key stages 3-4 only. Students will experience a personalised curriculum based on previous learning and identified needs. With a keen focus on therapy, education and personal development the school aims to help young pupils grow academically, socially and emotionally to enable them to achieve success as they progress through life.

Opened in 2019, Medway Green School presently provides education to 67 students, with a capacity of 70 students. We have welcomed our first KS4 cohort this year and have been excited to introduce subject specialists to our school, providing a secondary model of learning. 

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Equal Opportunities

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 

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