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Beechbrae Outdoor Learning Ranger (Maternity Cover)
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Beechbrae Outdoor Learning Ranger (Maternity Cover)
Title: Beechbrae Outdoor Learning Ranger (Maternity Cover)
Responsible to: Project Manager and Beechbrae Board
Hours of work: 6 hours per week over 2 days (4.5 hours on Friday with 1 hour online team meeting at time mutually agreed)
Place of work: Beechbrae Wood, Heights Rd Blackridge EH48 3SW
Salary: £23,256 Pro Rata £4,000p/a
Duration: This is a 6 month fixed term contract
Closing Date: 5pm 21 August 2026
Interview Date & Location: Online - Fri 28 August 2026
Job Purpose:
Be a nurturing supporting leader for Beechbrae’s Outdoor Wellbeing Programmes
Beechbrae Values:
- Nurture: we nurture those who engage with Beechbrae and the land itself. We engage in a trauma-informed way to seek health, wellbeing and wholeness
- Connection: we recognise relationship and connection as being at the heart of Beechbrae - within ourselves, with everyone who comes to or is part of Beechbrae, and with the land.
- Curiosity: we choose to be open to exploring, learning and fostering curiosity about the natural world, each other and ourselves as a means of strengthening our collective agency.
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Main Duties & Responsibilities
- To plan and deliver Branching Out and other adult mental health groups
- Develop good Health and safety working practice & carry out risk assessments
- Provide a psychological safe place for people in trauma to be and feel safe
- Plan and deliver activities and sessions in a trauma informed way following NME principles.
- Collect monitoring information and statistical data
- Report regularly to management team to ensure efficacy of support and interventions
- Undergo regular training and supervision
- Any other duties as required to the benefit of the project
Person Specification - Experience, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- In depth knowledge of environmental issues and ways to encourage care & right action towards the earth
- Prior experience running & delivering outdoor education sessions outdoors
- In depth knowledge of outdoor based skills
- Prior experience working with people with a high number of ACE’S & SEND’s
- Knowledge of the effects of trauma on a developing brain
- Knowledge of trauma related triggers and ways to prevent triggering
- Ability to work with, motivate and encourage people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities
- Experience of working with vulnerable people
- Self-Motivated team player
- Highly organised, committed and responsible
- Ease of working in an outdoors environment in all weathers
- Ability to work flexibly, including evenings and occasional weekends
- Enthusiasm, commitment & flexibility
- Passion and care for the environment
- Mental Health First Aid Trained
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Desirable
- Appropriate professional and educational qualifications e.g. NVQ3 or equivalent in Community Work, Environmental Education, Social Work or directly related work experience
- Proven track record of working with people in complex and chronic trauma
- Prior experience managing volunteers in a garden/ park setting open to the public
- Prior work experience in an educational setting
- Awareness of environmental good practice
- First Aid training
- Clean Driving Licence
The post is subject to a check through the PVG scheme. Enhanced training will be given prior to commencing work with individuals or groups.
To apply for the post please send a CV and covering letter to hello@beechbrae.com before the closing date. Please detail how you meet the person specification for the post and how you embody the values at Beechbrae.
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