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Full Time

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

About Us

Scottish Canals are the custodians of the nation’s canal network and surrounding estates. Our vision is to care for and invest in the canal network to generate lasting benefit for people and communities; celebrating their industrial heritage, ensuring they offer quality green and blue spaces for people and communities, and contribute to Scotland’s resilience in tackling climate change.

As an employer we offer a unique opportunity to be part of our team, help us realise our vision and contribute toward protecting our heritage and ensuring our canals flourish now, and in the future.

About the Role

We are currently looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our team based in Grangemouth covering the Lowlands Canal network. The role is offered on a permanent basis, working Monday – Friday, 8am-3.30pm with some flexibility required.

Applicants must have served an appropriate, recognised engineering apprenticeship or have equivalent, relevant qualifications, along with practical experience working within the discipline.

Using technical expertise, you will undertake breakdown response, fault investigation, repair, maintenance and improvement works to a variety of equipment and installations throughout the canal network, including The Falkirk Wheel, Automated Moving Bridges, Hydraulic automated Locks.

Desired experience would include installation and maintenance of hydraulic power units, bearings, gearboxes, rotating equipment, actuated valves.

Basic electrical knowledge is desirable, but cross skill training is available.

About the Reward

This role offers a progressive salary starting at £34,165 (plus 11.25% variable hours allowance and £850 outdoor working allowance). Generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days rising to 30 after 5 years plus public holidays, along with enhanced company sick pay and a contributory pension scheme with up to a 10% employer contribution.

About You

Flexibility and initiative are key as responding to emergency breakdowns is part of the role. The post requires frequent outdoor work, in all weather conditions, working both as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as without immediate supervision.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

Recognised apprenticeship in an engineering discipline or equivalent qualification
Relevant mechanical engineering qualifications (e.g. NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent).
Knowledge working within the following areas: Mechanical and Hydraulic.
Experience working with rotating equipment (pumps, motors, etc.), actuated valves, electrohydraulic systems, cylinder overhaul, fluid pumps and gearboxes.
Ability to interpret technical drawings and manuals.
Full UK Driving Licence
Good Communication Skills
Strong Health & Safety Awareness
Computer literate with experience of using MS Office Packages

Day to day tasks:

Working within your skill set, experience, knowledge, training, and ability, deliver the planned preventative maintenance programme.
Fault investigation and emergency breakdown response.
Under supervision, produce recommendations to minor problems.
Providing inspection, monitoring, and reporting on the condition of engineering assets.
Provide business administration support to ensure accurate documentation and recording of all maintenance activities and duties using asset management software.
Collaborate effectively with colleagues, to ensure technical, health, safety, and environmental performance.
Participation in an out of hours standby rota as and when required (circa 1 week in 6).

Scottish Canals reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

About Us

Scottish Canals are the custodians of the nation’s canal network and surrounding estates. Our vision is to care for and invest in the canal network to generate lasting benefit for people and communities; celebrating their industrial heritage, ensuring they offer quality green and blue spaces for people and communities, and contribute to Scotland’s resilience in tackling climate change.

As an employer we offer a unique opportunity to be part of our team, help us realise our vision and contribute toward protecting our heritage and ensuring our canals flourish now, and in the future. 

About the Role

We are currently looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our team based in Grangemouth covering the Lowlands Canal network.  The role is offered on a permanent basis, working Monday – Friday, 8am-3.30pm with some flexibility required.

Applicants must have served an appropriate, recognised engineering apprenticeship or have equivalent, relevant qualifications, along with practical experience working within the discipline.

Using technical expertise, you will undertake breakdown response, fault investigation, repair, maintenance and improvement works to a variety of equipment and installations throughout the canal network, including The Falkirk Wheel, Automated Moving Bridges, Hydraulic automated Locks.

Desired experience would include installation and maintenance of rotating equipment, actuated valves, instrumentation and PLC control systems.

Basic mechanical knowledge is desirable, but cross skill training is available.

About the Reward

This role offers a progressive salary starting at £34,165 (plus 11.25% variable hours allowance and £850 outdoor working allowance). Generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days rising to 30 after 5 years plus public holidays, along with enhanced company sick pay and a contributory pension scheme with up to a 10% employer contribution.

About You

Flexibility and initiative are key as responding to emergency breakdowns is part of the role. The post requires frequent outdoor work, in all weather conditions, working both as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as without immediate supervision.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

Recognised apprenticeship in an engineering discipline or equivalent qualification
HNC (or similar level) in an engineering discipline.
Knowledge working within the following areas: Electrical, Instrumentation & Control.
Experience working with 3 phase and single-phase motors, variable speed drives, actuated valves, electrohydraulic systems, Instrumentation and telemetry, fluid pumps and PLC control systems.
Full UK Driving Licence
Good Communication Skills
Strong Health & Safety Awareness
Computer literate with experience of using MS Office Packages

Day to day tasks:

Working within your skill set, experience, knowledge, training, and ability, deliver the planned preventative maintenance programme.
Fault investigation and emergency breakdown response.
Under supervision, produce recommendations to minor problems.
Providing inspection, monitoring, and reporting on the condition of engineering assets.
Provide business administration support to ensure accurate documentation and recording of all maintenance activities and duties using asset management software.
Collaborate effectively with colleagues, to ensure technical, health, safety, and environmental performance.
Participation in an out of hours standby rota as and when required (circa 1 week in 6).

Scottish Canals reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Front of House/Security Staff

Thank you for your interest in the post of Front of House/Security with Historic Environment Scotland. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment.

Your role as Front of House/Security Staff is to give a 5 star welcome to everyone who visits the building. To ensure collections and personnel are safe every day of the year.

Overview of the post and information about the team

As a member of the Front of House/Security Team, you are responsible for providing a world class welcome to a variety of visitors. Given the high-profile nature of the building you will also be responsible for the security of the building, employees and contractors/stakeholders.

Key responsibilities, duties and objectives

• Meet and greet a variety of visitors on arrival at the property.
• Monitor CCTV cameras, carry out regular security patrols of the building and report security incidents to the relevant department.
• Assist with weekly fire inspections (including fire alarm tests)
• Maintenance checks of the building (panic alarm tests, checking emails, updating the diary, keeping a key registrer)
• General conservation care (oversees the safekeeping of the Collection, buff silverware, check furniture for damage, etc)
• Report any maintenance issues to Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation team or the relevant contractors, ensuring that Supervisor and Scottish Government Manager are made aware
• Assist with meeting and function room setup, as and when required
• Conduct Guided Tours as and when required
• First point of contact for delegates who attend Weekly Meetings

Supporter Care Executive

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The wider purpose of the role is to support the interactions we have with our supporters ensuring that we build meaningful relationships with them through our excellent supporter care to encourage loyalty of support and in turn, generating the vital funds we require for the continuation of our charity’s work.

The specific purpose of the role is to provide excellent service and care to our many supporters, including but not limited to members, donors, and visitors. It’s your role to build strong relationships, offer great service and encourage future support, providing a positive experience of the National Trust for Scotland. As well as processing memberships and carrying out administrative tasks, you will be the first point of contact for general enquires for the organisation and It’s your responsibility to ensure that every interaction leaves our supporters, or prospective supporters, feeling thanked and valued and most importantly excited to continue or start their membership and support to the National Trust for Scotland.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver exceptional supporter care across multiple channels – In most cases you are the first line of enquiry either by telephone, email, social media, letter or occasionally face to face.

To be welcoming and helpful for people contacting our charity who may have a question or feedback.

You will present a professional and proactive approach to supporter retention and recruitment

You will respond to enquiries in a timely, considerate and caring manner adhering to our specified SLA’s

You’ll be expected to know the Trust’s activities, products and policies and be able to communicate them confidently to our visitors, members and donors.

You will be expected to manage supporter data in accordance with GDPR and PECR regulations and be proactive in ensuring data is up to date and accurate

Provide support to the Supporter Care Manager, CRM manager and other internal departments with time-critical, data sensitive tasks.

You will ensure all interactions with supporters are logged in the CRM system and where appropriate passed on to the relevant department(s).

Supporter Care Team Leader

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Supporter Care

Co-ordinate and manage the effective delivery of day to day operations of the Supporter Care Team, ensuring all tasks are allocated, monitored and delivered effectively including administration tasks such as dealing with incoming enquiries, outgoing communications and processing memberships, payments, refunds, gift aid, direct debits and mail

Co-ordinate and oversee effective delivery of other tasks as necessary or directed

Ensure delivery of exceptional supporter care in response to enquiries via telephone, email, social media, website, letter and occasionally face to face

Direct individuals to undertake and complete tasks professionally and effectively

Monitor and report on team performance and effectiveness

Manage and respond to complaints, escalating to the Supporter Care Manager as necessary

Identify and recommend process and systems improvements to improve team performance, member service and member experience to the Supporter Care Manager

Implement and monitor process and systems improvements as agreed with the Supporter Care Manager

Meet supporter care service targets

Ensure industry and NTS best practice is adhered to

Positively influence team culture and performance

Represent the Trust, communicating effectively and confidently to internal and external team members, colleagues and stakeholders.

Evaluate supporter feedback and identify ways to maximise supporter satisfaction.

Ensure that standard operating procedures are documented and maintained.

Produce written reports when required to do so.

Proactively establish and develop good working relationships with individuals and departments across the Trust as well as our external fulfilment house and ensure the team has the information they need to deliver to members.

Monitor the Supporter Care Team to process supporter data in accordance with GDPR and PECR regulations and work closely with the Supporter Care Manager and CRM Manager to ensure supporter data is effectively managed.

People management

Motivate, support, advise and develop the Supporter Care Team Executives, acting as a first point of escalation for any complaints received.

Plan team rotas to make sure that there is sufficient cover at all times.

Lead on developing and delivering training to Supporter Care Team.

Provide induction and on-going training and coaching of team members.

Provide team and individual insights to the Supporter Care Manager for the purposes of e.g. formal Performance Review (Annual and Mid-Year).

Assist with the recruitment of new team members.

Chief Executive

We are seeking an inspirational and experienced Chief Executive for Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd, one of Scotland’s best known, year-round visitor attractions

The person

Possessing exceptional leadership, people management and communications skills, the CEO will lead a highly motivated and skilled team to promote Cairngorm Mountain as a leading Scottish attraction, plan sustainable growth and direct day-to-day operations.

Commitment to building positive relationships with a broad range of customers, partner organisations and stakeholders at local, regional and national levels will be critical.

It is important that the Chief Executive has a clear and strong commercial focus, awareness of environmental issues and a proven ability to make high quality investment decisions to grow and sustain the business.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate senior leadership and management experience, with the highest standards of professional excellence and customer care. We are also looking for experience of working with a board and leading, motivating and managing a delivery-focused team. Experience of innovation in the tourism and leisure sectors would be an advantage.

The role

Famed for nature, hillwalking and snowsports, Cairngorm Mountain Estate is both an environmental asset for Scotland and one of the country’s key visitor attractions.

Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd (CMSL) operates the mountain resort as a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise. CMSL is overseen by its own board and manages the diverse range of offerings that thousands of visitors enjoy each year – from ranger services to catering and retail, family fun and sport and leisure in every season.

Find out more about the role and CMSL here and for further information on company benefits, please visit the CMSL site here. Benefits for this role include: Defined contribution pension scheme, company benefits, relocation package.

If you have any queries, or would like to discuss this position informally, please contact Jennifer Docherty, Senior HR Manager at Highlands and Islands Enterprise on 01463 383036 or by email at jennifer.docherty@hient.co.uk.

Find out more by downloading the job description and person specification.

How to apply

To apply please complete our online application form.

Online application form

Job reference: 1101

Closing date:  Sunday 9 February 2025

Interviews: Monday 24 February 2025 in Inverness

Tour Guide

Purpose of Role
To deliver a first-class Deanston Distillery Experience for all our customers and visitors whilst assisting in the day to day running of the Distillery Visitor Centre (DVC).
Key Performance Areas and Responsibilities
Includes but is not limited to:
– Demonstrate a pride and passion for Deanston Distillery, Scotch whisky and other CVH Spirits brands.
– Deliver the CVH high performance culture by leading by example.
– Support the realisation of the vision for the Deanston Distillery Visitor Centre (DVC) through the Scotch Whisky and the DVC Retail Store.
– Display professional communication, behaviours and actions resulting in a high level of credibility, trust and respect from customers, visitors and colleagues.
– Engage customers and visitors in the Deanston Distillery Experiences accurately, informatively and with passion. This to include the development, implementation and delivery of guided tours and experiences, events, retailing/merchandise, marketing campaigns and virtual sessions.
– Carry out with enthusiasm all duties related to the merchandising and retailing aspect of the role including till work, cash handling and safe/banking.
– Maintain the required DVC stock levels and carry out stock taking and store work.
– Prepare stock for sale – to include filling bottles, building packaging and related tasks.
– Carry out cleaning and housekeeping to maintain attractive and functional extended DVC work areas – floors, surfaces, glasses, wash areas, toilets etc.
– Participate in administrative tasks and the development and use of new approaches to the work of the DVC – to include email and telephone enquiries, web work, tilling, DigiTickets, social media, etc.
– Assist with the planning of tours and shifts.
– Provide training and support to new team members, promoting business and team values and the achievement of departmental and business objectives.
– Embrace community engagement.
– Work within the standards of CVH Spirits and Deanston DVC’s health and safety policy, ensuring compliance at all times.
– Be adaptable and embrace the continuous process change in CVH Spirits.
– Carry out other reasonable duties/tasks as required to deliver and meet the objectives of the DVC. This will include working at weekends, occasional evening work in the corporate and online facilities, project work.

Personal Specification:
Qualifications
– None specifically.
– Professional Skills & Experience
– Experience working with customers in a busy hospitality or retail environment.
– Ability to speak an additional language is a distinct advantage
– Experience working in the drinks, tourism and travel, guiding or retail industry is highly desirable.
– Experience of till work, POS systems, on line platforms desirable
Behaviours & Competencies
– Friendly, confident and enthusiastic.
– Strong communication skills with ability to entertain and engage with people one on one or in large groups.
– Pride and a passion for Deanston distillery and Scotch whisky in general.
– Appetite and enthusiasm for learning.
– Strong team player who can collaborate well with others.
– Ability to work enthusiastically under pressure.
– Self-motivated who can work efficiently with minimum supervision.
– Ability to multi-task, moving from one task to another in a swiftly manner
– An interest and passion for whisky is a strong advantage.
– The enthusiasm and ability to develop your skills as a virtual guide.
– A flexible approach to hours of work over a seven day working week and the year is required and some evening work will be integral to this role.

Please email Info@deanstondistillery.com

Quality Services Assistant

Are you passionate about customer service? Do you have an eye for detail? Do you have the enthusiasm required to be part of the team responsible for measuring the quality of experience at historic attractions across Scotland?

The Quality Services Assistant role at Historic Environment Scotland offers exciting opportunities to build relationships across the organisation and beyond, acting as the main point of contact for internal colleagues and external suppliers relating to our Quality Assurance (QA) programmes. You will work to enhance the visitor experience at our properties in care. You will provide essential insights into visitor feedback and all QA programmes based on data entry and analysis, which helps shape the organisation’s approach to customer service standards. You will be responsible for admin and support with our Site Trainer Programme, our team of site-based team members who deliver training in service and experience across the country.

You may be asked to travel to develop your understanding of the visitor experience and build essential relationships with onsite teams across Scotland.

Learning & Engagement Manager

Almond Valley Heritage Trust is a charity with a mission to promote, celebrate and preserve the extraordinary heritage and environment of West Lothian for future generations. The Trust operate the Almond Valley Heritage Centre; a popular visitor attraction and rare breeds farm based in the historic setting of Livingston Mill, and the museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. The museum is recognised as being of national importance to Scotland, whilst the farm benefits from accreditation from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for our vital work to conserve and protect rare breeds including Clydesdale horses, Tamworth pigs, North Ronaldsay sheep & Bagot goats.

Almond Valley is a staple attraction for intergenerational family audiences throughout Central Scotland and beyond, welcoming over 130,000 visitors per year. This is an exciting period for the Trust, as we look towards deepening engagement in heritage and conservation through the expansion of our events and learning & engagement programme. We have big ambitions to enrich our visitor experience through the provision of a first class, creative learning & events programme, considering fresh perspectives on our collections and heritage and exploring forward facing narratives that inspire positive action in the area of climate change.

Working cross-sector, in collaboration, we aim to foster a spirit of discovery, to explore and champion our human potential, past, present and future, building a shared understanding of the value of our heritage and inspiring the next generation of history makers.

Role of the Learning & Engagement Manager

This is a new role, reflecting our ambitions to further amplify our work in the area of public and school learning and engagement and presents an opportunity for an ambitious L&E practitioner to play a lead role in shaping our work in this area.

Building upon our success to date, the Learning & Engagement Manager will work with internal and external stakeholders to create and implement a dynamic, highly innovative and imaginative STEAM based events and learning programme aimed at visitors and our growing network of schools who regularly frequent Almond Valley Heritage Centre.

Harnessing our unique collection, rich natural and cultivated environment and illustration of sustainable and non-sustainable sources of energy you will be responsible for conceiving and delivering public facing events aimed at a diverse family visitor base. In addition, you will work in collaboration with schools to enrich our school learning programme, responding to national priorities, which aligns with the Curriculum for Excellence and Learning for Sustainability.

Working across the organisation and harnessing the diverse skill set of our workforce and engaging with artists, scientists, storytellers and community and corporate leaders, you will contribute significantly towards our long-term strategy and inspire the imaginators and innovators of the future.

The key responsibilities of the Learning & Engagement Manager will include:

● Lead on the design and implementation of an innovative creative events programme for children and families, bringing to life our collections and wider work of the Almond Valley Heritage Centre
● Develop a long-term strategy to engage primary schools, engaging directly with schools and Learning for Sustainability leaders to devise a STEAM programme that responds to the Curriculum for Excellence
● Work across the organisation to develop and maintain high quality learning resources
● Engage artists, science communicators, storytellers and craft makers to further enrich our events and learning offer
● Carry out appropriate outreach activity with community groups to build awareness and engagement with Almond Valley Heritage Trust
● Contribute towards the interpretation and displays within the historic mill and farm buildings, and extending the public use of these spaces
● Work with the Almond Valley workforce to ensure a shared vision of success in this area and a common understanding of our learning & engagement programme
● Implement a longitudinal monitoring and evaluation framework to ensure that we are consistently measuring our performance against agreed outcomes
● Manage expense budgets for the learning and engagement programme
● Cultivate and maintain relationships with educators, scientists, community groups, and artists for the purpose of enriching our programme
● Represent Almond Valley Heritage Trust at annual conferences and other professional meetings as required
● Work with the Director on relevant grant applications or other fundraising, and in relevant matters of the Trust’s public profile
● Support the preparation of event plans, media/press briefings and marketing assets
● Perform other related duties as assigned

Essential Skills

● Minimum of 3 years of recent and progressive designing and delivering integrated creative learning and engagement events/experiences within an arts, culture or heritage setting engaging schools and young audiences and families
● Thorough and current knowledge of national education priorities including Learning for Sustainability and an understanding of theories and practices of learning
● Demonstrable experience of working with schools and communities to facilitate learning and engagement and or co created programmes
● Ability to prepare, monitor and manage budgets
● Knowledge of, and contacts in, the arts, cultural and heritage sector and experience of working collaborative to devise imaginative events and learning experiences
● Experience of supporting safeguarding procedures
● Ability to effectively manage multiple projects concurrently and effectively
● An excellent communicator; having a wonderful way with words, pictures and other media, and a broad digital competency

Desired Skills

 Project management experience and familiarity with project/event management systems
 Experience developing Risk Assessments and Methods Statements for events

Personal Qualities

● The ability to connect with, inspire and meaningfully engage with a broad range of people
● A strong commitment to Equality and Diversity
● A genuine passion for learning and discovery
● Self-motivated and responsible able to lead by example and work collaboratively as part of a team
● Resourceful, practical and able to problem solve effectively
● A willingness to embrace new ideas and ways of working

The working pattern for this role is flexible though we anticipate that it will largely be Monday to Friday with occasional weekend and or event work to support our growing engagement ambition. The post will be based at Almond Valley Heritage Centre

Health & Safety Policy Officer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Following a schedule determined by the Head of Health & Safety:

Review existing H&S policies and procedures for compliance with legislation and industry “best practice”, drafting any necessary updates for appropriate consultation and (re-)launch;

Research and draft new/additional H&S policies and procedures to comply with legislation and industry “best practice”, including highlighting any areas of potential contention, drafting appropriate timelines for consultation, assisting with consultation processes, and drafting potential launch timelines and mechanisms;

Ensuring policy “sign-off” by Head of Health & Safety (and HS committee) prior to launch

Support wider H&S projects by providing policy or procedural insights to ensure internal compliance and consistency with our own stated “rules”.

Provide full “secretariat” services to the formal National Health & Safety Committee, including (but not limited to):

Making all practical meeting arrangements (diary coordination, venue booking, catering and travel arrangements as necessary, distribution of minutes, reports, and action-plans);

Making the formal notes of each meeting including taking minutes, maintaining action-plans, logging reports, noting decisions;

Pursing Committee members for updates on agreed actions, escalating any concerns to the Head of Health & Safety;

Maintaining the Trust’s record of its H&S discussions and decisions in a way that is easily retrieved and auditable.

Under the direction of the Head of Health & Safety, lead on the collation, analysis, and reporting of departmental and Trust-wide H&S data, producing insightful reports and draft management information to support the work of the Head of H&S, the H&S Advisors, and senior managers of the Trust.

Summer School Teacher (Discovery and Learning Associate)

The role (5 weeks* / fixed term plus additional prep days)

To contribute to the development and/or delivery of specified innovative and creative discovery and learning programmes. Within the RZSS Discovery and Learning team, in your assigned areas of responsibility, engage and excite participants, enhance connection and understanding between participants and wildlife, and strengthen knowledge and skills in line with RZSS’ mission and vision, and relevant curriculums.

Some of the things you’ll do:

* Work with colleagues and independently to develop, deliver and evaluate an agreed range of discovery and learning programmes, lessons and resources to achieve agreed outcomes and meet the requirements of relevant objectives, curricula, qualification and training systems; and which are accessible to all.
* Deliver all aspects of a defined range of Discovery and Learning activities for agreed target participants, standards and in support of RZSS’ Vision and mission, ensuring all activities deliver value for money, experience and impact
* Coordinate logistics and maintain accurate records and reports relating to your assigned D&L activities adhering to agreed standards
* Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with colleagues to ensure programmes are administered, delivered and the logistics managed effectively as part of the wider Discovery and Learning programme.

What we’re looking for:

* Equivalent experience or relevant qualification.
* Competent in Microsoft office suite.
* Experience of teaching or working in a teaching-related environment with particular emphasis upon science communication.
* Working knowledge of the natural world, conservation and science.

Please see the role profile for further information on what the role involves and essential/desirable criteria.

*Please note 6 positions will be for 5 weeks, 2 positions will be for 4 weeks.

The position will close 9 February 2025 at midnight with interviews taking place 24 -25 February 2025

In addition to the 4 (Monday 30 June – Friday 1 August) or 5 (Monday 30 June – Friday 25 July) / 32.5 hrs per week), individuals will be required to attend an induction day on Saturday 29 March, undertake 3 days planning with teaching partner and set-up day on Sunday 29 June 2025 (these additional days are paid).

We offer a range of great benefits which you can read about here.

Summer CAT Outdoor Learning Teacher (Discovery and Learning Associate)

The role (4 weeks / fixed term with additional days)

To contribute to the development and/or delivery of specified innovative and creative discovery and learning programmes, with particular emphasis on outdoor skills such as bush craft and campfire. Within the RZSS Discovery and Learning team, in your assigned areas of responsibility, engage and excite participants, enhance connection and understanding between participants and wildlife, and strengthen knowledge and skills in line with RZSS’ mission and vision, and relevant curriculums.

Some of the things you’ll do:

* Work with colleagues and independently to develop, deliver and evaluate an agreed range of discovery and learning programmes (specifically Summer CAT), lessons and resources to achieve agreed outcomes and meet the requirements of relevant objectives, curricula, qualification and training systems; and which are accessible to all.
* Deliver all aspects of a defined range of Discovery and Learning activities (Summer CAT) for agreed target participants, standards and in support of RZSS’ Vision and mission, ensuring all activities deliver value for money, experience and impact
* Coordinate logistics and maintain accurate records and reports relating to your assigned D&L activities adhering to agreed standards
* Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with colleagues to ensure programmes are administered, delivered and the logistics managed effectively as part of the wider Discovery and Learning programme.

What we’re looking for:

* Equivalent experience or relevant qualification.
* Competent in Microsoft office suite.
* Experience of teaching or working in a teaching-related environment with particular emphasis upon science communication.
* Working knowledge of the natural world, conservation and science.
* Experience of teaching outdoor learning, bush craft or forest school skills.

Please see the role profile for further information on what the role involves and essential/desirable criteria.

The position will close 9 February 2025 at midnight with interviews taking place on 24 – 25 February 2025

In addition to the 4 (Monday 30 June – Friday 25 July) individuals will be required to attend an induction day on Saturday 29 March, undertake 3 days planning with teaching partner and set-up day on Sunday 29 June 2025 (these additional days are paid).

We offer a range of great benefits which you can read about here.

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