Education and Community Engagement Officer (Hanningfield)
Salary: £25,879.21 per annum
Closing date: Sunday 9 March 2025
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time
Location: Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Centre, Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay, CM11 1WT
As Education and Community Engagement Officer, you will be delivering wildlife and nature-based programmes to a diverse range of audiences to foster a deeper relationship with the natural world and promote the work of Essex Wildlife Trust.
Based at our Hanningfield Nature Discovery Centre, you will plan and deliver an engaging and inclusive programme of activities for children, families, and young people. Activities may include Nature Tots and Babies, Forest School on our sites and school sites, after school clubs, school visits, birthday parties, and school holiday events.
The successful applicant will work alongside our colleagues at Essex Wildlife Trust in a dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring environment. You will have highly developed organisational and relational skills, experience of leading groups in education-related activities, and an infectious, driven energy for our work. You will also share our passion for widening access to nature.
This role provides an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a real difference to wildlife and people, joining a team that is helping to build our profile as one of the largest providers of county-based outdoor education in the UK.
This role is well suited to applicants with prior experience in wildlife conservation, environmental science, and/or horticulture, together with either formal or informal education delivery. A Level 3 Forest School qualification is desirable. It is essential that the successful person is passionate about wildlife, nature, and providing age-appropriate engaging activities within a safe environment for a charity that protects wildlife for the future and people of Essex.
The position is a permanent role, working 37.5 hours per week (over five days) based at Hanningfield Nature Discovery Centre. Delivery will be at Hanningfield and other locations across our North-Essex cluster of Nature Discovery Centres.
Essex Wildlife Trust is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all children and young people. Therefore, the successful applicant for this position will be subject to a safer recruitment process including vetting checks (Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check with a barred list check).
Closing date for receipt of online applications: 9:00am on Sunday 09 March 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 17 March 2025 at Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Centre.
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