Assistant Education and Engagement Officer (Blashford Lakes)

Assistant Education and Engagement Officer (Blashford Lakes)  

Salary: £21,840 - £23,000 pro-rata gross per annum  

Location: Ringwood, Hampshire (Blashford Lakes, Ellingham Drove) 

Part Time – 21 hours per week 

12 Month Fixed Term Contract 

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a grassroots movement working for nature’s recovery and to bring people closer to nature. 

‘Our vision for a wilder future is beautiful and vital!’ 

Our future has to be wilder! 

We are seeking an Assistant Education & Engagement Officer (Blashford Lakes) to join our cause. 

This is an exciting time to join our Advocacy & Engagement Team, the successful postholder will be involved in looking into different ways of engaging and supporting people to take action for nature. You will be assisting the Engagement Officer onsite to support and lead the education and engagement offer. This includes teaching and leading environmental activities with a wide variety of groups, from preschool to A level, youth groups to adult special interest groups and the public. The role will work onsite at Blashford Lakes, also supporting education settings to learn and grow their own spaces for nature, through our Wilder Schools programme. 

The role involves supervising volunteers and Outdoor Learning Tutors, taking on management in the Engagement Officers absence.  You will also take responsibility for the Education Centre and the sites day to day running, supporting the site team. This involves ensuring the smooth running of a multifunctional site that has significant wildlife value and a busy site for a variety of site users. Weekend, bank holiday and evening work will be required as part of the role. 

Wild About Inclusion! 

As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work.  We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to our employee assistance programme and more. 

Closing date:  01 August 2024 

Interviews:  09 August 2024 

To apply for the role, please click on the 'Apply Now' button at the top of the page. In the ‘supporting information’ section, you’ll need to demonstrate, with detailed examples, how you meet the job requirements using the Job Description and Recruitment Pack below. 

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