Learning Officer – College Lake

Salary: £10,000 - £10,680 (pro rata) per annum (£25,000 £26,700 FTE)

Contract: Fixed Term

Hours: 14 hours per week, not Mondays. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager

Based: College Lake

BBOWT has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.

The Learning Officer will help nature recover by enabling people to connect to, and act for, nature. As part of an energetic and highly committed team of environmental educators working via a varied range of programmes, you will use your skills to raise understanding, awareness and love of wildlife in children.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering day-long, outdoor, curriculum-focused sessions for Early Years and Primary school children
• Helping to deliver family events and trails, especially in the school holidays
• Assisting with administration of these programmes

What we’re looking for:

• In-depth understanding of appropriate learning and communication styles
• Ability to engage a wide range of audiences in varied settings to impart key concepts
• Able to effectively communicate curriculum-linked information to school aged learners, including Early Years and Primary
• An excellent knowledge of wildlife and habitats
• Able to work independently and take individual responsibility for sessions and communications
• Well-developed IT skills with a working knowledge and understanding of MS Office functions such as Word, Excel, Outlook 
• Excellent planning and organisation skills

This post will be DBS checked at basic/standard/enhanced level. A criminal conviction will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining the position. BBOWT will not unfairly discriminate on the basis of criminal convictions. BBOWT’s policy regarding this matter and the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice are available on request.

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us you’ll also receive:

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave and generous occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and family-friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Pension (salary exchange) with generous employer contribution
• Learning & Development Programme for all (SEED)
• Well-being initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders across BBOWT, access to our Employee Assistance Programme, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access and a YuLife benefit package with free will writing, a variety of discounts and ability to claim vouchers to use in a wide range of stores when you redeem YuPoints earned by being active or meditation sessions.
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support and personal development

How to apply

For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 2 February 2025 11.59pm. Interviews will take place Wednesday 12 February 2025.

BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. Adjustments could include us providing the questions in an alternative format, providing extra time for assessments. We are also very happy to make adjustments for interview, which could include aspects such as lighting, physical access or simply making us aware when you arrive where it would be best for you to sit.

Contact us on recruitment@bbowt.org.uk if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the selection stages, including completing your application form.

When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised and scored by a panel of reviewers. 

You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process, it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application.

To find out more about what we do please visit our website.

We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford Oxon OX4 4XT

Registered Charity No. 204330 www.bbowt.org.uk