Education and Community Engagement Officer (Belfairs)


Company:	Essex Wildlife Trust
Salary:	from £27,444 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4LR
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	9 Sept 2026

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Summary

We have an opportunity for a passionate individual to join us at Essex Wildlife Trust as an Education and Community Engagement Officer at our Belfair’s Nature Discovery Centre.

As an Education and Community Engagement Officer, you will deliver formal and informal nature-based learning programmes to a diverse range of audiences, promoting the work of Essex Wildlife Trust. Whilst being based at Belfair’s, this role will involve supporting delivery across our sites in South Essex.

You will deliver an education programme for school groups of all ages, including our popular KS4 and KS5 programme. You will also plan and deliver an engaging and inclusive programme of activities for children, families and young people as part of our successful informal learning programme. This may include Nature Tots and Babies, after school clubs, birthday parties and school holiday events.

The position is a permanent role, working 37.5 hours per week and based at Belfair’s Nature Discovery Centre near Leigh on Sea. The starting salary for this role is £27,444 per annum.

Please note that delivery will be at Belfair’s and other locations across our South Essex cluster of Nature Discovery Centres.

Please complete an application form via our website by 9:00am on Wednesday 09 September 2026. Interviews will be held on Thursday 24 September.

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