Education Ranger
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 31 Gorffennaf 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £23,356 i £27,478 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Awst 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Danbury, Essex, CM3 4AB |
| Cwmni: | Essex County Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | req17570_1722436510 |
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Education Ranger
Permanent, Part Time
£23,356 to £27,478 per annum (full time equivalent)
Location: Essex
Working Style: Operational field-based worker
We are looking to recruit a team of Education Rangers to join our Outdoor Education Programme. This role will be an annualised hours contract working as and when required, working hours can be discussed in further detail at the interview. Please note, the salary will be pro rata based on the contracted hours offered.
The Opportunity
Essex is a diverse county with some of the highest levels of deprivation in the country through to highly affluent communities, which gives us a wide variance in life expectancy and quality. Culture and Green Spaces will deliver exceptional customer experiences, demonstrating the benefit of Essex's strategic location, with the objective of developing a financially sustainable operation.
This role is focused on supporting the Outdoor Education programme, in promoting environmental awareness and outdoor learning through formal and informal education, encouraging greater awareness to support lifelong learning. It requires delivery of activities to school groups visiting the parks and on occasion at school premises. Encouraging greater participation and involvement in ECC's green spaces, supporting other types of visits for children and adults alongside celebrations and Country Park Events.
Accountabilities
- Contributes to education programmes by delivering a range of topics and activities to school groups that meet national curriculum requirements and ensures a greater connection to nature.
- Responsible for ensuring preparation of each site for each visit to ensure all statutory health and safety and regulatory requirements are met and adequate resources available to support events.
- Create and maintain an engaging, fun and supportive environment, demonstrating flexibility in planning and running sessions in response to changing needs of children.
- Pro-active in seeking to continually improve the services offered and maximise the opportunity for promoting further school days and events within ECC's green spaces.
- Responsible for activity planning and contribute to the design to ensure improvement of Outdoor Learning across the service.
- Support Country Parks by assisting in delivering events and activities at weekends and school holidays, throughout the parks to maximise usage.
- Responsible for ensuring adherence to health and safety requirements at all times for the safety of visitors.
- Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
The Experience You Will Bring
- Educated to RQF level 3 (A level) or equivalent by experience. A teaching or Youth Organisation related qualification is desirable.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
- Experience of environmental issues and the impact for councils to maximise opportunities for growth in interest in this area i.e. events and learning and potential for growth
- Experience of statutory requirements to ensure creating a safe environment for visitors to the Parks and underpinned by ecological principles
- Experience of working or teaching outside as relevant to the workshops
- Experience of designing activities/programmes.
To read more about us please visit: Climate, Environment and Customer Services
Why Essex?
Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.
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