Join Our Team
Stomping Grounds North East is evolving as a charity and often needs new people to support its growth.
We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from under represented communities.
If you would like to discuss accessibility needs or accommodations, please email admin@stomping-grounds.org
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us please contact admin@stomping-grounds.org
Current Vacancies
Early Years Practitioner – Permanent
Rolling application
Interested? Apply now, or send it to someone you think would!
🔗 Job description: Early Years Practitioner Role Description
🔗 Apply here: Early Years Practitioner Application Form
🔗 Send a copy of your application form here.
Do you love the idea of working in a fully outdoor, child-led setting? 🌳🌿 Stomping Grounds Forest Kindergarten at National Trust Gibside (for children aged 2-5 years ) could be the perfect fit for you!
We’re looking for passionate individuals with:
✔️ Relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification + 2 years of experience (essential)
✔️ Forest School Level 3 and outdoor experience (desirable)
✔️ SEN experience (desirable)
🗓️ Three days a week or full time considered
🕒 Part Time or Full Time considered
Term Time or year round working considered
💼 Competitive salary £22,000-£24,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
📅 Deadline: asap!
Lead Practitioners – Freelance
Rolling application
Download an application form here
🔗 Send a copy of your application form here.
Support Practitioners Freelance
Rolling application
Download an application form here
Volunteering
If you would like to gain experience with young people in an outdoor setting, you can volunteer with us!
For more information please visit our Volunteer page.
Trustee Opportunity– Stomping Grounds North East
Stomping Grounds North East is looking for new Trustees to help guide our growing charity.
We’re particularly interested in people with experience in education, HR, legal services, social care, mental health or community work, as well as people with lived experience from minoritised communities who can help shape our equity and diversity work.
The role involves quarterly meetings and light project work (around 34 hours per year).
If you’d like to use your skills to support an organisation making a positive impact, please complete the online application form below.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Download a Trustee application form here
Download a Trustee Personal Information Form here
🔗 Send a copy of your application form and Personal Information form here.
“I started working for Stomping Grounds in September 2023. Prior to that I’d been a primary school teacher for 16 years, straight from university, so teaching was all I’d known. Taking the leap to leave the classroom was extremely daunting, but I am so glad that I did.
Now, I feel connected to nature in a way that I have always craved. Most people see the seasons change, but I get to actually experience it. Not only that, but I get to do it with likeminded people who are all working towards the same goal-supporting young people to find their true selves.
I can’t imagine anything better than working in a woodland, and to combine that with working alongside some incredible young people is a dream come true. I feel like I am making a difference again.
I feel like I’m on a new path, showing my own children what is important in life. Most of all, I feel connected-to people, to nature, and to myself.“
Further Information
If you have any questions relating to vacancies, apprenticeships or volunteering opportunities please email admin@stomping-grounds.org.
