Job Description

Forest School Leader - Early Years Nursery

At The Treehouse Club, every day is an outdoor adventure - bug hunting, den building, marshmallow toasting, and muddy knees included!

We're looking for a

fun, enthusiastic, and adventurous Forest School Leader

who can bring the magic of nature to life for our children. Must be committed to outdoor learning and nature-based education, delivering engaging, high-quality outdoor learning experiences for children aged 2-5

Must hold Level 3 forest School, working across sites, full or part time hours, 16ph.

Your mission:

Turn woodlands into wonderlands

Make learning exciting, messy, and full of giggles

Help children grow in confidence, independence, and curiosity

Lead magical outdoor sessions where nature is the classroom

Key Responsibilities:

Plan, deliver, and evaluate Forest School sessions

Promote children's holistic development through outdoor learning

Support confidence, independence, and teamwork in children

Ensure safe, stimulating, and inclusive outdoor environments

Work closely with colleagues and parents to enhance the nursery's curriculum

Benefits of forest school leader role include:

Free daily lunch cooked by our onsite chef Free parking Extra birthday day off on us! Pension Scheme Well-being package including a video library of wellbeing tools Staff events including awards, family BBQ's and much more! Opportunities to experience Forest School (and create some S'mores!) A company commitment to your succession with bespoke succession planning and tailored CPD!

Essential Criteria:

Level 3 Forest School Leader qualification

Experience working with young children in early years or primary education

Strong knowledge of outdoor learning principles and child development

Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills

A passion for outdoor education and a positive, enthusiastic attitude.

Safer recruitment:

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club applies safer recruitment policies to ensure that all of our staff are suitable to work with children and young people. We advise you in advance that two people will be involved in your recruitment process. Both people will partake in your interview and each person will individually review all applications and paperwork to ensure that you are suitable for the role.

Part of our safer recruitment procedure includes obtaining references for you. One of these references must be your latest employer. If you are unable to obtain a reference before the interview from your current employer then you must obtain references from the employer before that as well as one other reference.

References from former employers are preferable over any other referee. Please note that we will need to obtain a reference from your latest employer before completing our processes for you to commence working for us.

We are at liberty to advise you that if there are gaps in your employment history or any other information that gives us cause for concern, we will contact your former employers to obtain further information and satisfy any concerns that we have.

Eligibility to work within the UK

We will need to obtain evidence from you to confirm that you are eligible to work within the UK. We confirm that this information, as well as all personal information, will be held in our Staff Central Record.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25 - 40 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount On-site parking
Application question(s):

Do you hold level 3 in forest school?
Work Location: In person