Senior Education Ranger

Job introduction

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About the role

To plan and deliver high quality outdoor learning and professional development sessions to young people, adults,families and businesses at Everdon Outdoor Learning Centre in a way that meets customer learning/activity aims, other customer and service needs and maximises health and wellbeing benefits.

To act as team leader for the Education Rangers -developing and appraising in order to ensure they have the required skills, knowledge and support needed to carry out their roles effectively.

To deputise for the Centre Manager as and when required.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Additional information

We would love you to be enthusiastic and flexible and able to work independently and think on your feet. You will need to be resilient whilst having an approachable manner.

You should have knowledge of outdoor and environmental learning techniques including risk assessment writing and be up to date with all child protection and sagefguarding policies.

This role will include some office based work so you should have a good understanding of all Office 365 programmes particularly OneDrive & Teams.

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Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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