Education Assistant Casual

4 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds City Council Full time

**Job title**:Education Visitor Assistant

**Hours**: Casual hours

**Contract**:Weekend and school holidays

**Salary**: £11.59 per hour

Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best City, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?

Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.

**Benefits of working with us**:
We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:

- flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
- support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support

For more information about our benefits please see the benefits section of our jobs page.

**Introduction to the role of the team**

We are a friendly, collaborative, and ambitious team, with a mission to protect, promote and enhance the green spaces of Leeds. You would be working as part of our education team, helping visitors engage with the species, habitats and conservation issues showcased in our animal collection at Lotherton Hall, Wildlife World, with potential to also work across our other sites including Tropical World and Temple Newsam’s Home Farm.

**Your role**
- To assist the Education Officer, Countryside Rangers and Estate teams in the provision of events and educational activities, such as family activities, holiday club/school visits and guided tours.
- To assist staff with practical activities.
- To assist visitors with enquiries and provide information regarding the parks, animal collections and estates as required.
- To work with managers and other staff in achieving a co-ordinated customer service.
- To participate in briefing sessions and training to develop skills and knowledge pertinent to the post.
- To present a positive image of the service at all times and to assist in the promotion of the service through learning, promotional activities and events.

**What you will bring to the role**

A friendly personality, providing excellent standards of customer service to inspire those around you. Enterprising, resourceful, enthusiastic, and self-motivated, able to work on your own and as part of a team.

You will be supportive and ambitious with organisational skills and a can-do approach, the ability to communicate with a wide range of people especially our younger visitors and their families.

An understanding of good practice in visitor services with knowledge of local history, heritage and/or an interest in wildlife and conservation, and willingness to learn about our collections so you can help our visitors get the most out of their visits.

The ability to carry out family activities, led visits for holiday clubs and school groups, and guided tours.

**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.**

**We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is ranked 70 on the Stonewall Equality Index 2023. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.**

**Leeds City Council is a compassionate employer who is proud to offer the best employee experience. Our employee benefits aim to look after your health and wellbeing, your workplace and your finances. Our shared Values and behaviours help everyone to be their best.



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