Educations and Community Engagement Officer (Ingrebourne) Fixed Term Mat Cover
Closing date: Monday 19 May 2025
Salary: £14,492.36 (FTE £27,173.17) per annum
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Location: Ingrebourne Valley Nature Discovery Centre, Hornchurch Country Park, Squadrons Approach, Hornchurch, RM12 6DF (Sat Nav RM12 6TS)
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 relation with the natural world and promote the work of Essex Wildlife Trust.
Based at our Ingrebourne Nature Discovery Centre, you will plan and deliver an engaging and inclusive programme of activities for children, families, and young people that 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 have the same passion as us 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 fixed term contract covering maternity leave, working 20 hours per week (over four days) based at Ingrebourne Nature Discovery Centre. Delivery will be at Ingrebourne and other locations across our South-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 is 9:00am on Monday 19 May 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 26 May 2025 at Ingrebourne Nature Discovery Centre.
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