KEEP BRITAIN TIDY Hiring for Education and Engagement Officer Job at Barking, London, England Full Time

Education and Engagement Officer

Salary: £28,695 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract – Until the end of March 2023

Location: Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre, Barking, IG11 0AD; with some time spent in the Keep Britain Tidy office in central London. Hybrid working is available. Travel across the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge is essential.

Keep Britain Tidy is an independent charity which works to eradicate litter and reduce waste, improve the quality of public space and help people live more sustainably. We are looking for an enthusiastic and inspiring Education and Engagement Officer to join our Waste Insights team and lead on the delivery of the Recycle for Your Community Programme within the East London Waste Authority (ELWA) boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge. The programme aims to increase resident participation in waste prevention behaviours and recycling. This role includes, but is not limited to, the delivery of:

• An education/engagement programme including one-off sessions such as workshops and assemblies, programmes of workshops and longer-term initiatives in schools and community settings.
• A digital communications programme delivered through relevant pages of the ELWA website and Recycle for Your Community social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter) focused on recycling and waste prevention.
• A satisfaction survey among users of the four Reuse and Recycling Centres in the ELWA boroughs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is ready and able to educate the next generation about waste and recycling issues. The successful candidate will have an interest in these issues, with experience of delivering education activities to young people and working in a school setting, alongside excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a self-directed manner. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The position is based at MuRFy’s World, an interactive classroom at Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre with regular travel across the ELWA region. The post holder must have a full driving licence, and regular access to a car. There is also scope to spend time in the Keep Britain Tidy office in London and work from home.

If you are interested in this position, please download a full job description from our website before completing your covering letter and submitting with your CV. Please also download and complete an applicant details form and submit with your equal opportunities monitoring form (found on our website). Please follow the application instructions as laid out in the applicant details form. Please submit your application to the email address held as soon as possible as this role will close once we have received sufficient applications.

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis.

Please note we will only be able to contact successful candidates. Thank you for your interest in our work.

No agencies please.

We are proud to be an inclusive and flexible employer. We particularly welcome applications from all sectors of the community including under-represented groups in the charity sector.

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Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

Salary: £28,695.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
• Wellness programmes
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
We are following our company level covid-19 risk assessment

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Barking, IG11 0AD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you willing to submit an enhanced DBS check prior to commencement of the role?

Experience:

• Qualifications at degree level or above or equivalent: 1 year (required)
• Delivering education activities to young people in a school: 1 year (required)
• delivering engagement workshops on sustainability: 1 year (required)
• An understanding of the education sector in sustainability: 1 year (required)
• confidence in presenting and public speaking: 1 year (required)
• Computer and ICT literacy, including school-related ICT: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• full UK driving license and regular access to a car (required)
• right to work in the UK? (required)

Expected start date: 23/05/2022