Ashton Recruitment require an Assistant Education Officer for our client based in Belfast. Position: Assistant Education Officer Location: Belfast Zoo Duration: Temporary Rate of Pay: £13.91 per hour Duties include (but not limited to): 1. Deliver Belfast Zoo�s education programmes concerning wildlife, conservation and other curricular-based topics, and organise and deliver educational activities, talks, and tours for visitors. 2. Assist the Education Officer in developing, maintaining and monitoring risk assessments, industry standards and health and safety requirements for all educational activities. 3. Visit external organisations including schools, nursing homes, hospitals, etc., to deliver educational talks and generally promote Belfast Zoo and its conservation and education programmes. 4. Participate in courses for teachers and other external organisations promoting the zoo as a facility for attaining targets set up by the national curriculum. 5. Assist in the preparation, upgrading and distribution of all educational and booking material including registration packs, worksheets, on-site information signs, display materials for exhibitions and events. 6. Assist in maintaining and expanding a library of relevant visual aids, including books, photographs and artefacts and assist in storing this material on computer. 7. Help maintain a collection of small animals specifically for educational uses. Ensure high standards of animal welfare through educational activity following husbandry guidelines and protocols for animals used for educational purposes and keep appropriate records. 8. Participate in media work including radio broadcasting and television in line with departmental and corporate guidelines. 9. Assist and take part in the organisation of promotional events, activities and exhibitions. Attend such events as required. 10. Keep detailed records of own work and time for budget and performance monitoring purposes. Essential Criteria Applicants must, as at the closing date for receipt of application forms: have a minimum of five GCSEs (grades A � C) including English, or equivalent qualifications; and be able to demonstrate on the application form, by providing personal and specific examples, at least one years relevant work experience in each of the following areas: o a teaching or education officer role or similar, teaching a broad range of people from pre-school children to adults. o the organisation of events, exhibitions or education programmes; and o the research and preparation of display materials for exhibitions and education projects. Ashton Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Business