Nature Engagement Assistant

4 weeks ago

St Andrews, United Kingdom St Andrews Botanic Garden Full time

**Nature Engagement Assistant job description**

**Hours** Hours of work will vary depending on the operational requirements of the

Trust (weekdays during the school holidays will be a key period for the delivery of our Holiday Club session and weekends for Birthday Party bookings).
**Contract** Flexible hours, paid at the Real Living Wage (£10.90 at the time of advertising)

**Location** St Andrews Botanic Garden

**Responsible to** Education and Creative Programmes Leader

We are looking for an outgoing, confident ‘Nature Engagement Assistant’ who is passionate about creating exceptional experiences for our audiences to enhance our content and experiences through the face-to-face delivery of our programmes which include weekend Birthday Parties and weekday Holiday Club sessions running throughout the school holidays.

Are you energetic, good with children and naturally outgoing? Perhaps you’re looking to sow the seeds of a career in science communication, looking to build your experience in teaching, or you are passionate about spending time outdoors inspiring others, this role provides the ideal opportunity to build communication and engagement skills.

Our Nature Engagement Assistants play a key role in creating fun, interactive experiences which spark curiosity and build connections with nature.

You will be an advocate for the important work that St Andrews Botanic Garden carries out in

Conservation, Research and Education and effectively communicate this through the programmes and events on offer with a variety of audiences.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a beautiful location with an ambitious team and support the Garden.

**Personal attributes**

The post holder will:

- Have excellent communication skills, be confident and passionate in engaging with a variety of audiences from across a wide range of ages, abilities, and social backgrounds.
- Have experience of working with and engaging with children.
- Be a great team player, adaptable and flexible to a varied working environment.
- Enjoy working outdoors, be adaptable and confident to react and respond to adverse weather conditions.
- Be able to prioritise effectively, organise meticulously and take the initiative.

**Key responsibilities**

The post holder shall:

- Interact with visitors and participants proactively and providing a welcoming, inclusive, tailored approach to ensure they get the most out of their experience and offer any additional support required.
- Deliver Birthday Party experiences including the delivery of guided trails, workshops, party games and ensuring party guests have an enjoyable, safe and inspiring experience.
- Be responsible for the daily delivery and operations of the Holiday Club provision, welcoming children as they arrive, being responsible for group management and tailoring content to suit the needs and abilities of audiences, delivering timetabled activities throughout the day - whilst ensuring there is flexibility for experiences to be child led where appropriate.
- Deliver activities, tours, experiences within the setting of St Andrews Botanic Garden and on outreach where required to the high standards expected with regards to performance and professionalism
- Be proactive identifying improvements for visitor experience and share best practice/lessons learned with others in the team.
- Ensure all safety procedures are followed in accordance with the Trust’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Carry out other ad hoc duties, instructions or reasonable requests required by the business by the Management team and Education and Creative Programmes Leader.

SABG is committed to attracting and developing the expertise and careers of exceptional individuals at all levels as part of its core mission and values. You can expect to work with other motivated and qualified colleagues and you will receive a professional development budget.

If you require any further information at this stage or would like to discuss this post then please visit the Careers section on St Andrews Botanic Garden website and contact Education and Creative Programmes Leader Calum McAndrew.

No agencies please.

**Background information about the Garden**

St Andrews Botanic Garden was founded in 1889 and has developed on its present site since 1960.

It is a beautiful and inspirational garden in the heart of St Andrews. The impressively landscaped
18-acre garden provides a haven within mature trees and shrubs, herbaceous borders, glasshouses and ponds.

St Andrews Botanic Garden (SABG) holds an exceptional, diverse and documented botanical collection in 18 beautiful acres, including half an acre of glasshouses. Located in the centre of the iconic town of St Andrews, it benefits from its links to this UK top 5 University and the global tourist interest in St Andrews.

You would be joining SABG at an exciting time in its history as it refocuses on making its gardens, plants and expertise relevant and accessible

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