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Job Title: Outdoor Group Activity Worker
Location: Falkland House School, Falkland KY15 7AE
Salary: £26,150.19 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 38 hours per week | Mainly late shifts 14:00-22:00, and double shifts including weekend work (one in four), and on occasion early shifts 07:30-14:30.
Contract: Permanent | 52 weeks
Start: September 2026
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About the Role
Are you passionate about the outdoors and looking for a career where every day is different?
Whether your background is in outdoor education, hospitality, the Armed Forces, activity centres, youth work or you're simply someone who thrives on helping others, this could be the rewarding career you've been looking for.
At Falkland House School, you'll use the outdoors as a powerful tool to help children and young people develop confidence, resilience and independence. From woodland walks and adventurous activities to community trips and life-skills sessions, you'll help create experiences that change lives.
Every day brings new opportunities to build trust, encourage personal growth and help young people achieve things they never believed possible.
What You'll Be Doing
No two days are ever the same. You'll create meaningful experiences that help young people grow in confidence, develop life skills and enjoy new opportunities.
You'll:
- Plan and deliver exciting outdoor activities, trips and experiences after school, at weekends and during school holidays.
- Organise community visits and help young people access local clubs, facilities and social opportunities.
- Deliver outreach sessions, supporting young people within their local communities and encouraging independence.
- Assist with outdoor education programmes that promote wellbeing, teamwork and resilience.
- Build positive, trusting relationships that help young people feel safe, valued and supported.
- Encourage confidence, independence and emotional regulation through engaging activities and positive role modelling.
- Support positive behaviour using calm, nurturing and consistent approaches.
- Work alongside education and care teams to ensure every young person receives personalised support.
- Provide occasional classroom behaviour support when required.
- Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety and wellbeing throughout every activity.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Loves spending time outdoors and inspiring others to do the same.
- Is energetic, creative and enjoys planning fun, engaging activities.
- Builds positive relationships through patience, kindness and empathy.
- Remains calm and resilient in challenging situations.
- Believes every young person deserves the opportunity to succeed.
- Enjoys working as part of a supportive, collaborative team.
- Has excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Understands the importance of safeguarding and promoting children's wellbeing.
- Full UK Driving Licence
Experience isn't essential.
If you've worked in hospitality, leisure, outdoor pursuits, the Armed Forces, residential care, youth work, education or customer service—or you're simply looking for a career where you can make a genuine difference—we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
Falkland House School is an independent residential and day school for boys from primary to aged 18 years. Our pupils have a range of additional support needs, primarily Autistic Spectrum Condition. We were the first independent school in Scotland (outside of the NAS) to receive accreditation from the National Autistic Society. All of our pupils are able to access a mainstream curriculum, but not in a mainstream environment.
For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the 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 PVG.
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
- Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
- Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Hundreds of UK and international discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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