Trainee Assistant Education and Engagement Officer

Trainee Assistant Education and Engagement Officer, 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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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 a Trainee Assistant Education and Engagement Officer to join our cause.
This is an exciting time to join the Advocacy & Engagement team, 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. You will come away from the traineeship with skills in leading groups, managing facilities, working with the public, creating and running events, first aid and water safety training and supervising volunteers.
Wild About Inclusion!

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, discounted staff travel with our corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs) and more.