Zoo Education
Assistant
We are looking for a
confident, enthusiastic Education Assistant to design and deliver high-quality,
positive and engaging communications on conservation and biodiversity issues
for all ages - to enable audiences to understand why biodiversity matters, improve
their understanding of the role of environmental parks in conservation and
motivate and empower them to take action to conserve biodiversity.
Based at Living
Coasts, in Torquay, the successful candidate will design and deliver
presentations and activities for all visitors, adjusting to specific audience
needs; supervise presenter rotas; lead delivery of out of school hours
activities including clubs and summer schools; assist Education Officers in the
delivery of school sessions; design and produce resource materials and written
information; and evaluate and modify presentations and activities.
Applicants should
possess GCSE Science and/or Geography and an A-level or equivalent in a
relevant discipline. Additionally, you
will require a relevant science communication/education qualification or
equivalent experience and will be able to demonstrate experience of designing
and delivering public presentations and activities, co-ordinating events and
writing and creating resource materials and interpretation. You will also have demonstrable enthusiasm
for communicating conservation and biodiversity issues and experience of
working with children and adults of all ages and abilities.
This is a part-time
post for 30 hours per week. Occasional
evening, weekend and Bank Holiday work will be required. Salary £17,491.50 pro rata
For further details
please contact Michelle Youd, Education Office Supervisor, Paignton Zoo, Totnes
Road, Paignton TQ4 7EU. Telephone: 0844 474 2224 Email:
education@paigntonzoo.org.uk quoting
EDU09.
Closing date for
applications Friday 15th January 2016.
Interviews Monday 8th February 2016.
Please mention ZooNews Digest should you apply for this post
Many Thanks
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