Waste and Recycling Visitor and Education Centre Coordinator

Salary: £26,865 to £29,927 per annum

Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week

Location: Waste and Recycling Visitor Education Centre – Campground HWRC,
Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 + Local Outreac

About us

Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to
create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver
Groundwork’s mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full
potential. As an organisation, we are proud of the effective role that our Community Project
Managers play in delivering significant social, environmental and health outcomes with
communities across the region.

About the role

Working as a member of Groundwork’s Local Programmes Team the postholder will develop, deliver
and sustain programmes of waste education activity and learning and with communities across
South Tyne and Wear. The post will be based at the South Tyne and Wear Waste Management
Partnership’s (STWWMP) Visitor and Education Centre at the Campground Waste Transfer Station.
This facility is operated by SUEZ and is the regions first centre for dedicated waste education
opportunities. This post will provide a valuable resource for Groundwork, the Waste Partnership
and SUEZ to achieve their respective organisational objectives.

A bit about you

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced staff member to develop and lead a programme of
community waste education activity across the South Tyne and Wear Partnership area as part of
the South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership PFI.

You will have a proven track record of successful project development and delivery backed with
appropriate qualifications. Excellent communication skills and an ability to build positive
working relationships with a diverse range of partners are essential. Experience of waste and
recycling initiatives and a passion for working in local communities, ideally in educational
and awareness raising settings, are required.

Based in a purpose built facility you will work largely autonomously to engage and encourage
school visits and community ownership. You will develop and deliver an exciting programme of
waste education sessions suitable for a range of centre users. Working five days a week the
post will require outreach work across the South Tyne and Wear area as well as regular evening
and weekend work.

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 13th March 2025
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive
sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your
application as early as possible.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring
Service.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the ‘Find out more & apply’ button. You will be directed
to our website to complete your application for this position.

Make yourself at home

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We
recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great
place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants
with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young
people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a
culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at
risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and
comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and
about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our
children, young people and adults

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have
a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.