Education Volunteer (South Wales)

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

Job summary

A leading environmental charity is seeking Explorers Volunteers in South Wales. As a volunteer, you will lead trips, deliver safety education, and inspire young people about the great outdoors. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic and flexible, willing to commit to 3 or 4 activities monthly. Training and resources will be provided, with travel expenses reimbursed.

Benefits

Training provided

Meet new people

Reimbursement for travel costs

Responsibilities

• Lead school and group trips in the great outdoors.
• Deliver life-saving water safety education to children.
• Deliver hands-on workshops to Girlguiding and Scouting groups.

Skills

Previous experience of hands-on learning with children

Ability to enthuse young people through talks and activities

Ability to volunteer flexibly

Teamwork skills

Job description

Overview

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!