Learning Officer

About The Role

Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation of nature lovers?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a creative educator to help deliver our award-winning learning programme at London Wetland Centre. Our vibrant schools’ programme welcomes over 12,000 learners every year to this world-renowned nature reserve. This includes our arts-based Generation Wild programme for schools, children and families in economically disadvantaged areas.

This varied role includes the following:

• Delivering the Centre’s curriculum-linked earning programmes, including pond dipping, bird watching and sustainability topics
• Delivering Generation Wild sessions, including puppet performances and facilitating nature connectedness activities
• Deliver an exciting range of activities and events for families and adults during holidays and weekends with our Engagement Team
• Getting involved in our community and youth engagement programmes.
• Support the Learning Manager with supervision, training and recruitment of Learning Support Volunteers

This is a full time, permanent position, working 37.5 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 including some weekends and bank holidays.

Appointment to this position is subject to the successful candidate receiving an enhanced disclosure and barred list check (child).

About You

The ideal candidate will bring:

• substantial experience in a learning environment
• the ability to enthuse a diverse audience and run learning programmes and engagement activities by yourself
• great communication skills and a wide experience of teaching techniques
• experience of working with and supporting volunteers
• an interest and passion for nature and nature connectedness

Are you an engaging, creative educator with experience of teaching outside the classroom and a passion for nature? If so, apply today and you could be joining us as we work to improve children’s lives and inspire the next generation of nature lovers.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

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