Education
Coordinator
Full-time Position
£18000 - £19000 /
annum – depending on experience
This is a full-time
position, 5 days out of 7, including weekends, bank holidays and school
holidays. Rotas will vary according to school group & Event bookings during
term time.
Green Dragon Rare
Breeds Farm & Eco Centre is an open farm and visitor attraction. We pride
ourselves on sustainability and promoting a Green approach to living. We are
self-sustaining and Eco with our energy production, water management, sewerage
management, and our ‘farm to folk’ philosophy.
We have only been
fully operational for just over 3 years and we already have a loyal following
of supporters and visitors. We are growing fast and are looking for forward
thinking, motivated, creative and hardworking individuals to help us achieve
our mission.
This is an exciting
opportunity for someone to join our team at a time when our Wildlife offering
is developing. We have already expanded our pets corner to include exotic pets,
we already have our first owls and Reindeer. 2018 will bring the construction
of our new Wildlife zone and owl sanctuary.
Reporting to the
General Manager, the key purpose of this role is to prepare and deliver
classroom and outdoor based learning to groups of students from pre-school age
up to undergraduate level and produce educational material
for the Farm. You will also lead in the delivery of Educational and interactive
talks to our visitors, design and run activities for our annual events and
marketing the Farms educational services and dealing with enquiries from the public
and visitors. This role will also include managing enquiries and bookings for
the delivery of our Green Dragon Roadshow which is our own take on Outreach
experiences for the public and schools.
The successful
application will have:
· Excellent
presentation skills are essential;
· Must be outgoing,
charismatic and have a confident enthusiastic personality;
· Must be organised,
self-motivated with good interpersonal skills;
· Must be commercial
minded and motivated to promote our educational services through all sales
routes.
The successful
applicant will be expected to:
· Implement an
education strategy that addresses all forms of education, including development
of new programs;
· Organise education
activities and presentations for Farm visitors, including seasonal activities
such as arts and crafts;
· Co-ordinate school
visits;
· Deliver national
curriculum-linked teaching - formal & informal;
· Deliver
entertaining and exciting lessons & public presentations;
· Assist in the
organisation of farm events;
- Practically work
on the livestock department as require;
Necessary skills
required:
· Motivated
individual who can work alone and as part of a team;
· Excellent
presentation skills;
· Knowledge of
wildlife and conservation;
· practical Animal
Handling experience (Reptiles, Amphibians, Inverts, Small Mammals, Birds, Sheep
& Goats (for the Green Dragon Road Show)
· Flexible approach
to work and able to work under pressure;
· Excellent written
English;
· Excellent creative
writing skills; and
· Full driving
license.
Preferred
experience:
· Degree or
equivalent in a relevant discipline;
· 2 years minimum
employed experience within Farm & Zoo based education
· Experience of
working within a Farm, Wildlife Park OR Zoo;
· Experience of
teaching at primary level;
· Experience of
Microsoft excel, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
We ask that the
successful candidate has their own transport to and from work, be punctual and
flexible with working hours and is willing to relocate.
Please mark any
email correspondence FAO:
Jay Wood (General
Manager) and include a CV with your covering letter.
Email:
hr@Greendragonecofarm.co.uk
Post open until
filled.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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