Field Studies Council
Field Studies Tutor
Field Studies Council Amersham, South Buckinghamshire
circa £23,407 per annum plus, excellent benefits! *
Full time / Permanent contract
Accommodation Available – relocate and be surrounded by nature!
Join our team and love where you work!
What you’ll be doing
This role will see you working with primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities to deliver curriculum-linked activities that will increase students understanding of nature and the environment.
Your day to day will include developing, planning, and delivering outdoor learning activities to a wide-ranging audience. This will involve leading groups of all abilities in the local environment, ensuring you always have the health and safety of the group in mind.
When you are not working in the field, you will also be happy to contribute to other aspects of working in a busy education centre. This is a very active role, some weeks will be long and tiring, but our tutors find this work very rewarding, and we promise you will too!
Please refer to the vacancy pack for full details of the responsibilities of the role.
Where you’ll be based
Set in South Buckinghamshire, within the Chiltern Hills AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), Amersham Field Centre is located within 30 hectares of mixed woodland, meadows and ponds which surround and conceal Amersham Substation. The centre has two classrooms plus a yurt for the summer months. Most activities, apart from river and settlement studies, take place within an easy walk of the field centre building.
We ask that you have:
You will have a degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and some previous experience of teaching or tutoring. You will also be confident with producing and preparing various learning resources. In addition, you will have:
- A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key
- A natural pride in the work you produce
- A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both independently and as a team player
- A professional manner in all that you do
- An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council
- A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills and overcome new challenges
Kindly note as part of this position, you will be responsible for making your own way to field sites to meet your students. As some of these sites are in remote locations and cannot be reached by public transport, it would be ideal if you could drive.
Sound like the role for you? Apply to join the team! We look forward to your application.
* Benefits
- Holidays - 28 days, plus bank holidays, plus up to 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service
- Pension
- Sick Pay
- 24hr Counselling Helpline Service
- Life Assurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Training & Development
- Happy to talk flexible working!
- Accommodation can be provided on a chargeable basis
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Jennifer Lewis (Education Team Leader) on Tel No. 01494 721 054.
The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 12 noon on 2 July 2023.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Amersham on 18th or 19th July 2023.
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.
The Company
We want to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy the benefits it gives and make choices that help protect it.
As an Investors in People charity, we realise that to achieve our vision we need diverse teams of staff who have a wide range of skills, a real passion for the work of the charity and pride in their role within it. No matter what role you perform at the FSC, everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering our mission and vision…if this inspires you, we would love to hear from you.
https://www.countryside-jobs.com/job/jul23/field-studies-tutor-field-studies-council-0506-15 ;
Closing Date: 02/07/2023 Location: Amersham, South Buckinghamshire