Education and Wellbeing Officer – Youth Education and Wellbeing Team

Youth Education and Wellbeing Team Leader

Salary: £13.61 per hour

Contract: Casual

Hours: Variable 

Based at: Blakehill Farm, Cricklade with travel to various sites

The YEW Team has grown in recent years due to the success of the Forest School and Education
programmes being offered by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. This post supports the Trust’s aim of
helping people to live more sustainably and engage with the benefits of the natural world.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is a national leader in the use of green prescription and Forest
School techniques to support children, young people and adults with a range of needs and
abilities. This role will continue to develop and progress this work. Applicants must be
qualified Forest School Leaders with at least two years’ experience working with children with
a variety of needs, and must have their own means of transport to get to sites. We are
currently looking for a Forest School Leader to work in the north of the county.

The Education and Wellbeing Officer will work closely with other members of the YEW Team
including Team Leaders and Support Workers. The role will also need to engage with conservation
staff and volunteers who manage and support reserves where forest school activities take place.

In addition, the post holder will develop working relationships with education providers and
other partners who work with children and young people throughout Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young
people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure
that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an
inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be
their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented
people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary
employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits
include:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 27 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Free tea and coffee
• On-site parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme

A full job description and application pack is available to download from our website.

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally,
please contact Gail Grimes on 07736457649 or [email protected]. 

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 12th February 2024

PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and
conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated
deadline then interviews will be held on Wednesday 14th February 2024.

Please submit your application to [email protected]

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when
completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how
you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This
information will be used in our short-listing process).

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you have
not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date, you
should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.