Education and Wellbeing Officer - Trowbridge, United Kingdom - Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts
Description
Closing date:
Wednesday 2 August 2023- Salary: £9,512 per annum
- Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Part time
- Location: Trowbridge, or Melksham area, Wiltshire, BA14
- An exciting opportunity to join our large team of Education and Wellbeing Officers delivering Forest School in the Trowbridge area with groups and individual children with complex needs
Contact details:
- Job reference: Education and Wellbeing Officer
Reports to:
Youth Education and Wellbeing Team Leader
Salary:
£9,512 per annum
Contract:
Permanent Term Time
Hours:2 Days per week (Monday and Tuesday)
Based at:
Elm Tree Court, Devizes
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.
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 a Forest School Leader to work in the west of the county in the Trowbridge/Melksham area.
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 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
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (prorata)
- Free tea and coffee
- Head office in town centre with parking
Closing Date:
Midnight on Wednesday 2 August 2023
Interviews:
Wednesday 9 August 2023- Download a full job description
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