Education Assistant
Vacancy: Education Assistant
Salary: £23,000 - £26,000 pro-rata depending on experience (plus 9% Employer’s Contribution and Life Insurance Scheme)
Contract: Fixed Term – 2 Years
Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week
Employer: Wessex Rivers Trust
Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 24th October 2024
Interviews: Monday 11th November 2024
Wessex Rivers Trust (Wessex RT) is an environmental charity, dedicated to the protection and conservation of rivers and chalk streams in the Wessex area. Wessex RT is part of the Rivers Trust movement; the umbrella organisation helping to protect and enhance most of the UK’s rivers. The Trust acknowledges that education and engaging with a wide and diverse audience is essential to sustain long-term interest in our local chalk streams and empower local communities to take ownership of these precious rivers. To deliver on this ambition, the Trust offers an education programme to all areas of Wessex.
Wessex RT is seeking to recruit an Education Assistant to support the continued growth of the education team and their delivery outputs across different projects (for example ‘Our River Our Water’ and ‘Watercress and Winterbournes’). The post holder will work with schools, home educated groups, children’s youth groups (for example Scouting and Guiding) and members of the public at events.
Please see the full job description here.
To apply, email your CV (not more than 3 pages) and a cover letter (1000 words maximum) describing your suitability for the role with explicit reference to the Person Specification to: recruitment@wessexrt.org.uk by 5pm, Thursday 24th October 2024. Interviews will take place on Monday 11th November 2024.
Education Volunteer
Vacancy: Education Volunteer
Organisation: Wessex Rivers Trust
Closing date: Ongoing
Do you have a passion for the environment and education? Are you interested in helping Wessex Rivers Trust deliver river education sessions? Apply to be an Education Volunteer today!
Wessex Rivers Trust is looking for a group of dedicated volunteers to support the Education and Engagement team deliver sessions to school groups, home education groups, youth groups (e.g. scouting and guiding) and at public events.
The role will be mostly site-based working, either by a river or in-school, with occasional visits to our head office in Salisbury.
Role Description
To apply for this position please email us at recruitment@wessexrt.org.uk letting us know in a few sentences why you’d like to volunteer with us. Please also include your CV (3 pages maximum).