Education and Wellbeing Officer – Youth Education and Wellbeing Team

at  Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Closing date: Thursday 5 September 2024
Salary: £14.02 per hour
Contract type: Seasonal / Working hours: Flexible
Location:
Elm Tree Court, Devizes or Langford Lakes with travel to various sites, .
Applicants must be qualified Forest School Leaders with at least two years’ experience working with children with a variety of needs and must have their own means of transport to get to sites.

CONTACT DETAILS

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact Gail Grimes on 07736 457649 or Gailg@wiltshirewildlife.org.
Job reference: Education and Wellbeing Officer
Reports to: Youth Education and Wellbeing (YEW) Team Leader
Salary: £14.02 per hour
Contract: Variable
Hours: Flexible
Based at: Elm Tree Court, Devizes or Langford Lakes with travel to various sites
The YEW Team has grown in recent years due to the success of the Forest School and Education programmes being offered by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. This post supports the Trust’s aim of helping people to live more sustainably and engage with the benefits of the natural world.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is a national leader in the use of green prescription and Forest School techniques to support children, young people and adults with a range of needs and abilities. This role will continue to develop and progress this work. Applicants must be qualified Forest School Leaders with at least two years’ experience working with children with a variety of needs and must have their own means of transport to get to sites. We are currently looking for Forest School Leaders to work in the south or west of the county.
The Education and Wellbeing Officer will work closely with other members of the YEW Team including Team Leaders and Support Workers. The role will also need to engage with conservation staff and volunteers who manage and support reserves where forest school activities take place.
In addition, the post holder will develop working relationships with education providers and other partners who work with children and young people throughout Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• On-site parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

A full job description and application pack is available to download below.
-
Download a full job description

Please refer the Job description for details