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Education Volunteer (Newbury)

Come and join us at the wonderful Newbury Wharf! Being an Explorers Volunteer is a rewarding experience. The role is full of variety, flexibility and a lot of fun! We work as a team to inspire children and young people about our canals and rivers.

Visits run from Newbury Wharf, where we partner with the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust to offer boat trips as well as our fantastic Explorers activities. We also think its super important to help children learn to be safe near water and each year we put together a programme of visits to schools and groups.

We give you full training and provide resources for leading groups of children. You will have the support of a Learning & Skills Co-ordinator and a Lead Volunteer, as well as the other volunteers in your team. We reimburse you for all travel costs.

Why we want you

Being an Education Volunteer is a rewarding experience. The role is full of variety, flexibility and a lot of fun! We inspire children and young people about our canals and rivers, using the waterways as a tool to build life skills, raise aspirations and connect children with the great outdoors.

You might be doing one of the following things:
Leading school and group trips in the great outdoors.
Delivering life saving water safety education to children.
Delivering hands-on workshops to Girlguiding and Scouting groups - And much more!
Leading Water Safety Assemblies
Leading STEM acitivities

You will need to be able to volunteer flexibly to respond to group requests, committing to 3 or 4 activities a month (usually during school hours and term-time).

What you will be doing

  • Leading school and group trips in the great outdoors.
  • Delivering life saving water safety education to children.
  • Delivering hands-on workshops to Girlguiding and Scouting groups
  • When you register as a volunteer, we will ask you about any unspent convictions which you need to declare and risk assess these as needs be.

    • The skills you need

  • Previous experience of hands-on learning with children, or a strong desire to gain experience in this area.
  • The ability to enthuse young people through talks and activities.
  • The ability to volunteer flexibly, particularly during school term times, and to work within a team.

    • What's in it for you

  • The opportunity to learn more about waterway heritage and wildlife
  • Use your skills and learn new ones
  • Meet new people and of course, inspire children!

    • Education Volunteer (Newbury)

    Canal & River Trust
    The Connection, Newbury RG14 2FN, UK
    Full-Time

    Published on 13/06/2025

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