Job Description

Regional Senior Field Studies Tutor

Predominantly covering our learning locations in North Wales, North England & Scotland.

Circa \xc2\xa324,353 per annum + excellent benefits! *

37.5 hours per week / Permanent contract

Love where you work!

Established in 1943, our network of Learning Locations provides day and residential outdoor education courses for all ages. We aim to create outstanding opportunities for everyone to learn about nature.

We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to deliver our mission, so, we provide great benefits* to reward and support you while you work with us.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll be doing

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of our team of Regional Senior Tutors who regularly travel to work on a \xe2\x80\x98relief\xe2\x80\x99 basis to cover education courses where our centres need an extra hand. We are a diverse and supportive team who love to travel and share our specialist knowledge to a wide range of students.

This role is ideal if you are looking to progress your environmental education career. Working at a variety of Field Studies centres challenges you to develop, plan, and deliver outdoor learning activities in multiple field sites that you wouldn\xe2\x80\x99t get if you were based in one location. Allowing you to grow as an individual and leader in your field of expertise.

When you\xe2\x80\x99re not working in the field, our Regional Senior Tutors can get involved in wider projects across our charity, including initiatives to help us become more sustainable, reduce our carbon emissions, support nature recovery, boost biodiversity and staff wellbeing.

This is an active role, some weeks will be long and tiring, but our team find this work very rewarding, and we promise you will too! . Let her show you what it is like to work at the Field Studies Council and why she loves where she works!

Please refer to the vacancy pack for full details of the responsibilities of the role.

Where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be based

You\xe2\x80\x99ll work on a \xe2\x80\x98relief\xe2\x80\x99 basis predominantly covering some of our most beautiful learning locations in North Wales, North England & Scotland.

Our schedules are written out well in advance, sometimes up to 8 weeks, so you have plenty of notice on where you will be. Although, we do need you to have some flexibility to cover at short notice at times, for example if an illness occurs.

When you\xe2\x80\x99re not scheduled to work at a learning location, you are offered the option to work from home remotely or from the nearest centre to your homebase.

Currently, this role is offered on a non-resident basis (negotiable); but accommodation is provided whilst working at a location away from your home area.

Who we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for

You\xe2\x80\x99ll have a degree or equivalent in an appropriate academic discipline, previous experience of teaching or tutoring and experience of writing and undertaking risk assessments.

This position will require you to regularly travel to our Field Studies Council locations across the UK, some of which are in beautiful remote locations but cannot always be accessed by public transport. Therefore, to be a successful candidate a full valid Driving Licence is an essential requirement.

In addition to you will have:

• A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key
• A natural pride in the work you produce
• A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both independently and as a team player
• A professional manner in all that you do
• An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council
• A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills and overcome new challenges

Sound like the role for you? Come and be part of the team! We look forward to your application.

• Your benefits whilst working with us will include:
• Financial - We offer competitive salaries, sick pay, pension schemes, life assurance, 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a further 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service.
• Health and Wellbeing - Eligible employees are automatically provided with a Health Cash Plan which you can use to help pay for routine health appointments as well as give you the ability to seek second opinions from top doctors! We also provide our team members with access to a 24hr Counselling Helpline Service.
• Discounts \xe2\x80\x93 When you join the team you are also enrolled into our reward programme which gives you discounts on your favourite brands and opportunities to earn cash back on everyday purchases!
• Additional benefits - We endeavour to offer flexible working options where roles permit and are committed to providing our employees with appropriate quality learning and development opportunities.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please call Mike Etherington on 07579814272.

Alternatively for a chat about the role from a current Regional Senior Tutor call Rosie Moulton on 07579852308.

Applications will be considered on arrival

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we\xe2\x80\x99re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Interviews are scheduled to take place online via MS Teams

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by telephone and/or email.

We want to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy the benefits it gives and make choices that help protect it.

As an Investors in People charity, we realise that to achieve our vision we need diverse teams of staff who have a wide range of skills, a real passion for the work of the charity and pride in their role within it. No matter what role you perform at the FSC, everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering our mission and vision\xe2\x80\xa6if this inspires you, we would love to hear from you.

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Field Studies Council