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Join the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as a seasonal teacher and contribute to preserving plant and fungi diversity
Overview
Salary
£34216
Location
Wakehurst, West Sussex
Expires
Expires at anytime
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a leading institute in plant science. It is deeply invested in understanding, protecting, and raising awareness about plants and fungi for the benefit of all life on Earth. The organization works feverishly through extensive research, collections, and collaborations, with the ambitious aim of ending the current extinction crisis and creating a sustainable future. With their assets and experience, they offer an inspirational and rewarding context to contribute.
Role Summary
- The role on offer is a zero-hours seasonal teaching position within the friendly Wakehurst Learning Team.
- The role involves teaching primary and secondary outdoor science sessions, with a focus on secondary fieldwork sessions.
- This is a site-based role, requiring your availability at least 2 days a week during term times from February to July.
- Full training is provided to help you excel.
Role Requirements
- A UK teaching qualification is a prerequisite for this role.
- An Enhanced DBS Check is also necessary.
Application Process Details
- Benefits include continuous learning opportunities, flexible working arrangements, an Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and a competitive pension.
- You will also have access to an employee discount scheme and free entry into a range of museums, galleries, and our own beautiful gardens.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history. Join us on our journey as protectors of the world's plants and fungi.
The role: We are offering zero hours seasonal teaching positions within our friendly Wakehurst Learning Team. This is an exciting opportunity to support the learning team as it grows and develops. The role is site-based at Wakehurst, and you must be available to teach at least 2 days a week term times from February to the end of July. You will be responsible for teaching both primary and secondary outdoor science sessions, particularly secondary fieldwork sessions. Full training will be provided.
Job requirements: A UK teaching qualification is essential for this role. An Enhanced DBS Check is required.
Benefits: Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
