Overview

Environmental Education Tutor

Field Studies Council Epping Forest, Loughton, Essex

£23,407 – £24,840 per annum, dependent on experience

Plus, excellent benefits! *

Full time / Permanent contract 

Accommodation Available – relocate and be surrounded by nature!

 

Join our team and love where you work!

 

What you’ll be doing

This role will see you working with primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities to deliver curriculum-linked activities that will increase students understanding of nature and the environment.

Your day to day will include developing, planning, and delivering courses in outdoor teaching sites to students on science and geography school trips. This will involve leading groups of all abilities in the local environment, ensuring you always have the health and safety of the group in mind.

When you are not working in the field, you will also be happy to contribute to other aspects of working in a busy education centre. This is a very active role, some weeks will be long and tiring, but our tutors find this work very rewarding, and we promise you will too!

Please refer to the vacancy pack on our website for full details of the responsibilities of the role.

Where you’ll be based

Field Studies Council Epping Forest, is situated in the heart of Epping Forest, an area of around 2,400 hectares of wood-pasture stretching from Manor Park in East London to just north of Epping in Essex.

Two thirds of the Forest have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Our purpose built, fully accessible centre has six classrooms, and associated facilities, with direct access into our teaching sites which include woodland, grassland, heath, and river.

As part of this position, you will also regularly be required to travel and work at FSC London sites including Bushy Park, Regents Park, Greenwich Park, Beckenham Place Park and Stratford.

Through working at a wide range of sites, we offer courses that suit a broad variety of educational needs. All our teaching sites are fully accessible and are located near tube or train stations.

We ask that you have:

You will have a degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and some previous experience of teaching or tutoring. You will also be confident with producing and preparing various learning resources. In addition, you will have:

A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key
A natural pride in the work you produce
A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both independently and as a team player
A professional manner in all that you do
An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council
A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills and overcome new challenges

Sound like the role for you? Apply to join the team! We look forward to your application.

* Benefits

Holidays – 28 days, plus bank holidays, plus up to 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service
Pension
Sick Pay
24hr Counselling Helpline Service
Life Assurance
Health Cash Plan
Training & Development
Happy to talk flexible working!
Accommodation can be provided on a chargeable basis
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please call Helen Robertson on Tel No. 0208 502 8500.

 

Applications will be considered on arrival.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Epping Forest on a rolling basis.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.