Job Description
About the roleEverdon 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, firelighting, river studies to name just a few.
What will you be doing?We are looking to recruit two 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.
About youYou 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.
A full enhanced DBS check will be required
You should hold a current UK driving licence to enable you to travel between sites if required.
For an informal chat about this vacancy please call Nina Krawczyk on 01327 361384
About usWe’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.
Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.
Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.
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Our benefitsWe offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Car Lease scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
- Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
- Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.
The council is in the process of implementing a new pay structure and terms and conditions which will be applicable to this role. The outcome could result in a future variation to the advertised salary, and this will be discussed at interview.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £4,328.00-£4,522.00 per month