Wildlife Watch Leader
Location:
Testwood Lakes, Brunel Road, Calmore, Totton, Hampshire, SO40 3YD
We are looking for Wildlife Watch Leader Volunteers to help facilitate regular sessions/activities for children aged 5-11 and their parents/carers, encouraging them to learn and care about the natural world and to promote membership of the Wildlife Trust and wildlife conservation.
Position details
Commitment:
SaturdayFrequency:
MonthlyWildlife Watch Leader
Testwood Lakes Education Centre
Times/days we'd like you to be available: Every last Saturday of the month
Volunteer Line Managers: Engagement Officer & Education Officer (Testwood Lakes)
Purpose of Role:
- To facilitate regular sessions/activities for children aged 5-11 and their parents/carers, encouraging them to learn and care about the natural world.
- To promote membership of the Wildlife Trust and wildlife conservation.
Responsibilities Involved:
- Organising regular events, suitable for children aged 5-11 years.
- Providing advance notice of events to Trust staff.
- Taking responsibility for risk assessments, health and safety and safeguarding during sessions.
- Keeping and filing registers of attendance, complying with current GDPR policy.
- Organising /preparing resources/equipment for each session.
Skills and Abilities Needed:
- Ability to communicate with children, parents and other volunteers.
- Organisational skills to manage paperwork.
- Some knowledge of wildlife and an enthusiasm to learn more.
- Versatility to cope with weather and other unpredictable elements.
- Enthusiastic leader.
What's In It for You?
- Develop communication and organisational skills.
- Increase in knowledge of wildlife. Personal development.
- Support and insurance cover from the Wildlife Trust.
- A wide range of resources/ideas provided for use at events.
- The satisfaction of children and carers in learning about wildlife.
- Training in first aid, child protection and outdoor leader skills.
- Training in other topics relevant to leading Wildlife Watch groups.
Expenses:
- Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses are reimbursed (receipts required).