Wilder Learning Officer

7 days ago


Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts Full time

Closing date:
Monday 10 June 2024- Salary: £15,527.53 per annum

  • Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
  • Location:

  • Langdon Nature Discovery Park,***:Langdon Nature Discovery Park
  • Lower Dunton Road, Basildon, SS16 6EJ
  • As Wilder Learning Officer you will be delivering wildlife and naturebased programmes to a diverse range of audiences to foster a deeper relation with the natural world and promote the work of Essex Wildlife Trust.
Coronation Meadow at Langdon Nature Discovery Park


Based at our Langdon Nature Discovery Centre near Basildon, as Wilder Learning Officer you will plan and deliver an engaging and inclusive programme of activities for children, families and young people that may include Nature Babies, Nature Tots, Forest School on our sites and school sites, after school clubs, school visits, birthday parties and school holiday events.


The successful applicant will work alongside our Wilder Learning colleagues at Essex Wildlife Trust in a dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring environment.

You will have highly developed organisational and relational skills, experience of leading groups in education-related activities, and an infectious, driven energy for our work.

You will also have the same passion as us for widening access to nature.


Essex Wildlife Trust has nine Nature Discovery Centres across Essex, each with their own Wilder Learning Officer supported by Wilder Learning Leads and a Wilder Learning Manager.

The post holder will work alongside the team in Mid Essex to share ideas and collaborate to ensure our planned activities and events continue to be an engaging experience for the children and young people attending.


This role provides an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a real difference to wildlife and people, joining a team that is the go-to organisation in Essex for formal and informal outdoor learning, and helping to build our profile as the largest provider of county-based outdoor education in the UK.


This role is well suited to applicants with prior experience in wildlife conservation, environmental science, and/or horticulture together with either formal or informal education delivery.

A Level 3 Forest School qualification is desirable.

It is essential that the successful person is passionate about wildlife, nature and providing age-appropriate engaging activities within a safe environment for a charity that protects wildlife for the future and people of Essex.


The position is a fixed-term role covering maternity leave, working 22.5 hours per week (over three days) based at Langdon Nature Discovery Park near Basildon.

Delivery will be at Langdon and other locations across our Mid-Essex cluster of Nature Discovery Centres. The salary is £15, per annum (FTE £25,

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