Education Assistant

Sector
Food and Farming

Where you’d need to live
Near Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Hours
22.5 hours per week
(3 days)

Wage
£15,753
(equivalent to £26,255 full-time)

Competition for the role
n.a.

This is a wonderful chance to help young people and farmers connect with nature across rural Gloucestershire. You will help the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group grow our farming and wildlife education programmes, take children onto farms to explore the outdoors, and support events that champion nature-friendly farming.

What it will involve?
You’ll balance home and office working with travel to farms and countryside events. Key tasks include:

  • Helping deliver school programmes like the Kingfisher Award Scheme.

  • Organising training and learning events for local farmers.

  • Building friendly relationships with schools, landowners, and partners.

  • Creating social media posts and promotional materials for events.

  • Assisting with fundraising and writing simple reports.

Is this role right for me?
You might enjoy this role if you care deeply about the outdoors, nature, and working with people, especially children. It is perfect if you are enthusiastic, reliable, and open to learning. You must have a full driving licence and your own vehicle to travel around rural Gloucestershire.

What skills will I learn?

  • Talking confidently with a wide range of stakeholders including children, farmers and the public.

  • Coordinating volunteers and planning engaging outdoor educational activities.

  • Building fundraising skills over time.

  • Creating promotional materials and managing professional social media accounts.

  • How to facilitate groups in rural contexts (you’ll get specialised on-the-job training).

How will I be helping protect our environment?
You will connect children and the public to nature, showing them how food, farming, and wildlife interconnect. By organising events for local farmers, you will actively support nature-friendly farming. You may also help teach sustainable farming methods through the GREAT Market Garden project.

What’s great about working here
We warmly welcome young people starting their careers and anyone facing extra barriers to finding work. We'll provide thorough inductions into our team, projects, and workplace culture. You will receive ongoing mentoring, Rural Facilitation training, and confidential wellbeing support. We also provide travel expenses, a company pension, and generous paid annual leave.

Where could this role take me?
This position provides a fantastic stepping stone to build a lasting career in outdoor education, farming, or conservation. You will gain valuable skills in project coordination and public engagement while networking across the industry. Over time, you can take on more project responsibility to build your confidence and demonstrate your potential to run your own programmes in the future.

Job at a glance…

Role: Education Assistant

Location: A mix of home working, office working based at Trull Farm, Tetbury, and travel around rural Gloucestershire. (n.b. driving license and access to a vehicle is required)

Hours: Part-time (3 days per week)

Expected start: October 2026

Salary: £15,753

Deadline: Midnight, Sunday 23rd August

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