Title: Wildlife Watch Leader – Orkney Wildlife Watchers Group
Location: Orkney
Closing date: 31th May 2024 – we will recruit as volunteers apply.
About being a Wildlife Watch Leader
We’re looking for volunteer Wildlife Watch Leaders to help plan and deliver sessions for this new group! You’ll be working with a team of local volunteers, with support from the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
Please note – the completion of an application to the PVG scheme is essential for this role, due to the close work involved with young people. Successful applicants will be supported through this simple application and costs covered by Scottish Wildlife Trust.
Main tasks will involve:
- Planning and preparing sessions
- Collecting and storing data securely (such as parental consent forms)
- Delivering quality environmental education to children aged 8-12 years old
- Working as a team
- Supporting promotion of the group
What we are looking for:
- An interest in wildlife
- Creativity
- Good organisational skills
- Enjoys the outdoors
- Enthusiastic about helping children and/or young people to have fun discovering wildlife
Useful but not essential:
- Experience of working with children
- Lives locally
- First aid qualified
- Experience of working or volunteering for conservation
What you will get in return:
- A chance to be part of an excellent environmental education group
- Inspire the next generation to care about wildlife and the environment
- Get out and about and experience wildlife
- An opportunity to create and lead sessions
- Wildlife Watch induction and training in Safeguarding Children and GDPR
- Become part of a network of Wildlife Watch groups across all of the UK!
About the Orkney Wildlife Watchers Group
Time commitment:
This group is currently being set up and looking to start running in August/September. The group will run once a month on a Sunday, so 2-5 hours monthly are required for planning and running the sessions.
Extra details about the sessions:
The group will be for children aged 8 – 15, and is based in Orkney. Younger children can attend if accompanied by an adult.
To Apply
If you are interested in this opportunity please complete the word document form linked in this advert and return it by email to our Engagement Officer at rfaichnie@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk. We will get back to you as soon as possible. If you are using a Mac, please send the form as a word document.
Alternatively, if you would like to find out more, please contact Rachel Faichnie, Engagement Officer – rfaichnie@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk.