Education Volunteer (South Wales)

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

Job summary

Join Canal & River Trust as an Explorers Volunteer and inspire children about waterways through outdoor activities. You'll receive full training and support while leading educational trips and workshops that promote water safety and life skills. This volunteer opportunity offers flexibility and a chance to connect with nature and the community while making a positive impact.

Benefits

Full training provided

Resources and support

Reimbursement for travel costs

Meet new people

Opportunity to learn about waterway heritage

Qualifications

• Previous experience of hands-on learning with children or desire to gain experience.
• Ability to enthuse young people through talks and activities.
• Flexible volunteering particularly during school term times.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Hands-on learning with children

Enthusing young people

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Being an Explorers Volunteer in South Wales is fun and rewarding! We are looking to expand our team so that we can deliver activities at a number of sites on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. We are especially keen to recruit volunteers who are Welsh speakers.

Explorers inspire children and young people about our canals and rivers, using the waterways as a tool to build life skills - being safe near water and exploring the great outdoors.

We give you full training and provide resources, with a number of training days and team meetings. You will have the support of a Learning & Skills Co-ordinator as well as the other volunteers in your team. We reimburse you for all travel costs.

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!