Equine Wellbeing Coach

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
  
  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., Medway Green is a school for children aged between 5 and 14 who have a range of special educational needs. Located in the village of Wouldham in Kent, our site has recently benefited from significant development, with our traditional Victorian school house and modern classroom block having been refurbished to the highest specifications. Everything about our school - from the high quality design of our environment to the professionalism and passion of our team - is about putting the needs of our students first and giving them the very best start in life. Each child is different so we offer a variety of learning environments, from modern, high specification classrooms through to spaces dedicated to one-to-one interaction, specially designed therapy spaces, and sensory areas that can help students feel calm and safe.

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.