Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Care Farm Education & Wellbeing Officer
Reports to: Care Farm Assistant Manager
Salary: £12.76 per hour
Contract: Variable
Hours: Variable
Based at: Lakeside Care Farm, Lower Moor Nature Reserve, near Oaksey
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is a leading conservation charity in the UK and has an excellent reputation for the development of ‘green prescriptions’, working to improve people’s wellbeing through engagement with the natural environment. This work is the basis of our alternative education provision and has proved successful and popular with a wide range of commissioners, students and their carers. Accordingly, we are looking for an inspiring, knowledgeable, committed and experienced Education & Wellbeing Officer at Lakeside Care Farm near Oaksey.
Working alongside the Care Farms’ Manager, Assistant Managers and our experienced staff team, the post holder will be responsible for leading the daily delivery of one-to-one nature-based therapeutic activities for children, young people and adults with additional needs, mental health, social and communication difficulties, and those in need of emotional support. Experience of working one-to-one with children and young people with additional needs is essential, as is an understanding of person-centred practice and the use of nature, animals and creativity to support the holistic education of the children and young people with whom we work.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:
- Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
- Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rata)
- Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
- Free tea and coffee
- On-site parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Two staff wellbeing days per annum
A full job description and application pack is available to download from our website.
If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact Dean Sherwin (Care Farms’ Manager) on 07887 758380 or at deans@wiltshirewildlife.org.
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 15th April 2024
PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held on Wednesday 24th April 2024 at Lakeside Care Farm.
Please submit your application to recruitment@wiltshirewildlife.org
(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process).
As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Closing Date: 15/04/2024 Location: Lakeside Care Farm, Lower Moor Nature Reserve, near Oaksey