Education Ranger

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Everdon Outdoor Learning Centre is a residential Centre offering environmental activities to school groups. We offer residential and day trips at the Centre and ranger led activities at Daventry and Brixworth Country Parks.

We work with school groups to enhance their learning in the classroom by taking them outdoors, where the groups can experience and discover the natural world around them and participate in a variety of activities including shelter building, woodland survival, tracking, fire lighting, river studies to name just a few.

These positions are annualised hours being 4.42 hours per week, 230 hours per year.

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We are looking to recruit three permanent Education Rangers to join our friendly team that delivers outdoor learning sessions to schools and groups visiting EOLC, Daventry and Brixworth Country Parks.

Helping to promote environmental awareness along with the physical and mental benefits of engaging with nature.

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You must have a genuine enthusiasm for working outdoors with groups along with excellent communication skills. Some experience of delivering activity sessions and a reasonable general knowledge of natural history are essential. Flexibility is a must and it is important that you can work independently using your initiative in all weathers.

You should hold a current UK driving licence to enable you to travel between sites if required.