Education Volunteer (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire.)

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

Job summary

Join Canal & River Trust as an Explorers Volunteer and inspire youth through outdoor education. Engage children with hands-on experiences like leading trips and water safety education, while helping them connect with nature. This rewarding role allows you to develop skills, meet new people, and receive training and support.

Benefits

Full training, support, and resources

Reimbursement of travel costs

Supply of a uniform

Monthly cake and coffee meetings

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or a strong desire to learn.
• Ability to motivate and engage young people through activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead school and group trips in outdoor settings.
• Deliver life-saving water safety education to children.
• Conduct hands-on workshops for Girlguiding and Scouting groups.

Skills

Hands-on learning with children

Enthusiasm in engaging young people

Flexibility in volunteering

Teamwork

Job description

Being an Explorers Volunteer is a rewarding experience. The role is full of variety, flexibility, and fun!

From bug hunts and pond dipping to discovering how a river works and why we have canals, we inspire children and young people about our waterways. With its rich biodiversity, heritage, and recreational potential, we use the waterways to build life skills, develop well-being, and connect children with nature and the great outdoors.
We provide you with full training, support, and resources for leading groups of children, as well as training days and monthly cake and coffee meetings.

You will have the support of a Learning & Skills Coordinator and the other volunteers on your team. We will reimburse you for all travel costs, supply you with a uniform, and conduct a full DBS check.

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 the waterways as a tool to build life skills, raise aspirations, and connect children with the great outdoors.

You might be doing one of the following things:
Leading school and group trips in the great outdoors.
Delivering life-saving water safety education to children.
Delivering hands-on workshops to Girlguiding and Scouting groups — and much more!
Leading Water Safety Assemblies
Leading STEM activities

You will need to be able to volunteer flexibly to respond to 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 in the great outdoors.
• Delivering life-saving water safety education to children.
• Delivering hands-on workshops to Girlguiding and Scouting groups.
• When you register as a volunteer, we will ask you about any unspent convictions which you need to declare and risk assess these as needs be.

The skills you need

• Previous experience of hands-on learning with children, or a strong desire to gain experience in this area.
• The ability to enthuse young people through talks and activities.
• The ability to volunteer flexibly, particularly during school term times, and to work within a team.

What's in it for you

• The opportunity to learn more about waterway heritage and wildlife.
• Use your skills and learn new ones.
• Meet new people and of course, inspire children!