Outdoor Education Apprentice

Come and join our team at Bohunt Horsham!

Contract: Permanent Term Time Only (including all INSET days) + 2 weeks in the summer holiday, 37 hours per week (41 weeks per year, plus 6.2 weeks’ holiday)

Salary: BET Support Staff Grade 1A, (£25,025 FTE), (Actual Salary: £22,715)

We are seeking to appoint an Outdoor Education Apprentice, to join our friendly team. The apprentices work with the Director of Outdoor Education to run safe, enjoyable and enriching Outdoor Learning sessions for students, whilst achieving your Level 3 Qualification as an Outdoor Activity Instructor.

Bohunt Horsham is proud to be a coeducational, all through school for ages 4-16, part of the forward thinking Bohunt Education Trust. Our culture is ambitious, supportive and full of energy - recognised by Ofsted in 2023, when Behaviour and Leadership & Management were judged Outstanding.

Our apprentices work with the Director of Outdoor Education to run safe, enjoyable and enriching Outdoor Learning sessions for students, whilst achieving your Level 3 Qualification as an Outdoor Activity Instructor. You will also have the opportunity to gain further qualifications throughout this programme.

You will be teaching a variety of skilled sessions, including bushcraft, paddling, hiking, character/leadership development, and climbing. You will also have the opportunity to work with the Duke of Edinburgh programme.

• Teaching and facilitating skilled sessions
• Working towards your Level 3 Outdoor Activity Instructor Qualification
• Opportunities to gain other qualifications such as:
• Level 3 Outdoor First Aid
• British Canoeing Paddlesport Safety & Rescue
• British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor
• Mountain Training Lowland Leader
• Mountain Training Climbing Wall Instructor
• Bushcraft Personal Skills
• Archery GB Instructor
• Opportunities to work with the Duke of Edinburgh programme

Do you…

• Love the outdoors?
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills?
• Have a commitment to completing the qualification?
• Have experience of leading groups of students?
• Competitive salary, with pension (LGPS);
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Occupational Health Service
• High street discounts

We would be delighted to hear from you and warmly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school and meet our team.

Please apply via Tes: https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/schrole\_234f443a-ce72-4544-bee6-14f7f6f154ef

Closing date for applications: 19 October 2026 (Please note, we reserve the right to interview as applications are received, so recommend applying early).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £25,025.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person