Learning Officer – College Lake
Closing date: Sunday 2 February 2025
Salary: £10,000 - £10,680 (pro rata) per annum (£25,000 - £26,700 FTE)
Contract type: Fixed term
Working hours: Part time
Location: College Lake, Upper Icknield Way, Bulbourne, Tring, Buckinghamshire, HP23 5QG
The Learning Officer will help nature recover by enabling people to connect to, and act for, nature. As part of an energetic and highly committed team of environmental educators working via a varied range of programmes, you will use your skills to raise understanding, awareness and love of wildlife in children.
Hours: 14 hours per week, not Mondays. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager.
BBOWT has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.
What you’ll be doing:
* Delivering day-long, outdoor, curriculum-focused sessions for Early Years and Primary school children.
* Helping to deliver family events and trails, especially in the school holidays.
* Assisting with administration of these programmes.
What we’re looking for:
* In-depth understanding of appropriate learning and communication styles.
* Ability to engage a wide range of audiences in varied settings to impart key concepts.
* Able to effectively communicate curriculum-linked information to school aged learners, including Early Years and Primary.
* An excellent knowledge of wildlife and habitats.
* Able to work independently and take individual responsibility for sessions and communications.
* Well-developed IT skills with a working knowledge and understanding of MS Office functions such as Word, Excel, Outlook.
* Excellent planning and organisation skills.
This post will be DBS checked at basic/standard/enhanced level. A criminal conviction will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining the position. BBOWT will not unfairly discriminate on the basis of criminal convictions.
How to apply:
For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 2 February 2025 11.59pm. Interviews will take place Wednesday 12 February 2025.
BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments.
When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised and scored by a panel of reviewers.
You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process.
To find out more about what we do please visit our website.
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