Education and Engagement Officer

The Rivers Trust; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The South East Rivers Trust seeks an Education and Engagement Officer passionate about river conservation and education. This full-time role involves designing and delivering educational activities to engage communities and promote awareness of aquatic ecosystems. The position offers a hybrid work environment, primarily focusing on the Surrey area, with occasional evening and weekend events.

Qualifications

• Background and passion for teaching.
• Experience in engaging diverse audiences.
• Ability to design and deliver educational content.

Responsibilities

• Engage and teach communities about river ecosystems.
• Design and deliver educational activities.
• Flexible working in various environments, including outdoors.

Skills

Teaching

Engaging community

Educational activities

Public speaking

Job description

The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the South East are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:

• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;
• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.

Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you.

The role

This is a fantastic opportunity to utilise your educational skills, in a natural environment, whilst engaging young people, as well as our local communities. You will have a background and passion for teaching and engaging a range of audiences, to learn about the importance of our rivers, together with the ecosystems that survive and thrive around them. You will have a hands on approach, with the ability to design, develop and deliver a range of educational activities to suit your varying audiences. You will enjoy having time working independently to create your teaching sessions, either in an office environment or at home, as well as being outside, delivering your teaching or activities.

Whilst you will predominately cover the Surrey catchment area, you will be happy and flexible to work anywhere within the south east, together with some degree of flexibility with the hours that you work, so that events can be held on occasional evenings and weekends. Your time will be spent at home developing your sessions, delivering a range of activities such as guided walks or talks, as well as hands on activities in and around a river, or educational events.

The South East Rivers Trust has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who loves our natural environment and wants to engage and teach local communities. As our Education and Engagement Officer, you will inspire children and their families through a range of fun, hands-on activities that connect them to our amazing rivers and their wildlife.

• Hours: full time 37.5 hours per week
• Permanent Position
• Hybrid working predominantly around the Surrey area

How to apply: (only for on our Website & RT)

The deadline for application is 11:59pm
on 8 th June 2025. We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.