We’re delighted to be recruiting a Rewilding Schools Project Assistant based in Southwest England or Wales to support the delivery of our rewilding schools campaign to convert 30% of school grounds to nature.  

The Project Assistant will support our team to launch and deliver our rewilding schools project. The project will work with schools across the UK, supporting them to help nature recover through their school estate and grounds, linking the project into the formal curriculum along the way. The Project Assistant will support our Senior Project Manager and Project Manager to approach, recruit and onboard new schools. The post holder will maintain the project website, drive social media communications for the project and manage the database of contacts for the project. They will lead on encouraging and supporting young people to engage in the project at 12 of the schools in year one. Much of the work will be delivered remotely, but there will be opportunities to regularly visit the schools in and around the working location of the post holder. This role will sit in the wider ‘Green Schools Revolution’ team, working closely with other Project Managers and Senior Project Managers working on the wider programmes that the rewilding campaign sits within.

This placement is part of a national programme -New to Nature - funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This will include additional elements of training and personal development support provided by Groundwork UK and partners, as well as on the job training and support from Students Organising for Sustainability UK.

Each young person will complete an in-depth induction programme with input from The Prince Trust, along with tailored advice and guidance from a Groundwork Youth Employment Coach at key points during the placement. This may include identifying skills and training opportunities or help with your CV and job search skills.

Students Organising for Sustainability UK will also be providing support for participants, including: job shadowing, mentoring and coaching within the organisation, a buddy for support at SOS-UK, and a plan for progression.

All young people on the New to Nature programme, will be invited to participate in a learning Network. This will create opportunities to take part in different talks, workshops and discussions focused on the environment sector, hosted by Groundwork and our partners.

APPLICATION

The role profile can be found at the bottom of this page. You can apply for this placement via the following link: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NTNPlacementApplication22

This is hosted by Groundwork UK who will check the suitability of applicants, before passing the application on to SOS-UK, who will shortlist applicants to an informal interview process.

Please ensure you carefully select the correct role from the drop-down list, to ensure your details are passed to the correct placement organisation.

If you have any questions about the application form, contact Groundwork UK at: newtonature@groundwork.org.uk

SOS-UK values climate justice and diversity in ability, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, class and other protected characteristics. We are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement. We acknowledge that the environmental sector is the second least diverse sector in the UK and currently experiences, needs and priorities of marginalised groups are often left out of responses to the climate emergency, this is something we are keen to address.