Carbon Garden Volunteer Explainer Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Kew Gardens, United Kingdom Kew Gardens Full time

**Carbon Garden Volunteer Explainer Coordinator**:
Join a friendly and creative team who are passionate about engaging visitors with the wonder of Kew’s science, horticulture and collections. This role will focus on recruitment, training and coordination of a cohort of Volunteer Explainers, who will be based at the new Carbon Garden.

You will have the opportunity to work with staff across Kew from a range of departments to develop and deliver an exciting, Explainer programme that will help visitors explore the ways in which plants provide valuable carbon-related services, with a particular emphasis on how plants and fungi can help mitigate climate change.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS-check.
- Hours of work
- Part time
- Part-time hours per week
- 0.40
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term (FTA)
- Contract end date
- 8 months from start date
- Salary
- £32,900 per annum (pro rata) [Band C]
- Directorate
- Gardens
- Location
- Kew Gardens, Richmond
- Closing Date
- 03/02/2025
- Documents
- 16396 Employee benefits-RBG Kew 2024 v6[90].pdf
(PDF, 279.26kb)
- Job Profile.pdf
(PDF, 129.19kb)

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**More details**:
Interest in plants, the environment and impact of climate change is a must.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.

The salary for this position is £32,900 per annum (pro rata) [Band C]

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

No agencies please.



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