Education Volunteer (Newbury)

Canal & River Trust; Newbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Canal & River Trust as an Explorers Volunteer and inspire children about our canals and rivers! This flexible role allows you to lead educational trips, deliver water safety education, and engage young people outdoors. Gain valuable experience while helping nurture the next generation's love for nature.

Benefits

Full training and resources provided

Travel costs reimbursed

Opportunity to learn about waterway heritage

Develop new skills

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or a strong desire to gain such experience.
• Ability to engage young people through talks and activities.
• Willingness to commit to flexible volunteering during school hours.

Responsibilities

• Leading school and group trips outdoors.
• Delivering water safety education to children.
• Leading workshops for Girlguiding and Scouting groups.

Skills

Experience with hands-on learning with children

Ability to enthuse young people

Flexibility to volunteer during school term times

Job description

Come and join us at the wonderful Newbury Wharf! Being an Explorers Volunteer is a rewarding experience. The role is full of variety, flexibility and a lot of fun! We work as a team to inspire children and young people about our canals and rivers.

Visits run from Newbury Wharf, where we partner with the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust to offer boat trips as well as our fantastic Explorers activities. We also think it's super important to help children learn to be safe near water, and each year we put together a programme of visits to schools and groups.

We give you full training and resources for leading groups of children. You will have support from a Learning & Skills Co-ordinator, a Lead Volunteer, and your team of volunteers. Travel costs are reimbursed.

Why we want you

Being an Education Volunteer is a rewarding experience. The role is full of variety, flexibility and a lot of fun! We inspire children and young people about our canals and rivers, using waterways to build life skills, raise aspirations, and connect children with the outdoors.

You might be doing one of the following:

• Leading school and group trips outdoors.
• Delivering water safety education to children.
• Leading workshops for Girlguiding and Scouting groups.
• Leading Water Safety Assemblies.
• Leading STEM activities.

You need to volunteer flexibly to meet group requests, committing to 3 or 4 activities a month, usually during school hours and term-time.

What you will be doing

• Leading school and group trips outdoors.
• Delivering water safety education to children.
• Leading workshops for Girlguiding and Scouting groups.
• When registering as a volunteer, you will be asked about any unspent convictions, which will be risk assessed as needed.

The skills you need

• Experience with hands-on learning with children or a strong desire to gain such experience.
• The ability to enthuse young people through talks and activities.
• Flexibility to volunteer during school term times and work within a team.

What's in it for you

• The opportunity to learn about waterway heritage and wildlife.
• To develop your skills and learn new ones.
• Meet new people and inspire children!