We would like to recruit a motivated person to volunteer with the team at one of our popular education centres. If you have a keen interest in environmental education and would like a career in this area, this could be the perfect way to gain experience. Previous trainees have had a high rate of success finding employment and have found the traineeship instrumental in helping them begin their career in this field. Over 80% of our previous Volunteer Trainees have jobs in the industry.

Our fantastic environmental centre based in Windsor Great Park is part of a partnership project between BBOWT and the Crown Estate. Here you will get the chance to get involved with our varied and exciting range of educational programmes. This will include assisting with and leading school group activities, planning and delivering events for families, supporting our Nature Tots pre-school group and Wildlife Clubs for young people as well as developing resources.

This post offers a great opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge in the environmental education field, working with young people in an outdoor setting, and inspire the next generation within our beautiful outdoor learning areas. You will be mentored by our Senior Learning Officer and given on the job training to enable you to develop these educational skills during your traineeship.

Applicants should have a strong interest in environmental education and conservation, volunteering with people of all ages and abilities, especially children. Please see the Role Description for further details of the Traineeship.

A commitment of two to three days per week for six to 12 months is essential. Preferred placement months are May to October. Workdays can be any of the week and are flexible. Each day will run from 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, with some flexibility.

Closing date: 11.59pm on Sunday 2^nd March 2025

Informal interviews: Friday 21^st March at Windsor Great Park Environmental Centre, Windsor, SL4 2BY

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 volunteering@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.

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.