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Functional Skills Assessor
NORTH MARSTON
£28,000 - £30,000 a year
Education/Training
Full-time
31 July, 2026
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Deliver engaging Maths and English through animal-assisted and outdoor learning, helping young people reconnect with education.
Responsibilities
Animal Assisted & Outdoor Learning Delivery
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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
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- 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
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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
Applications
Deadline for applications: 31 July, 2026
Job applications for this role can be submitted by email to collette@animalantiks.co.uk.
Animal Antiks
Not for profit organisations
Animal Antiks uses animal assisted learning to help children and young adults achieve their potential.
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