Wildlife Club Leader

Salary: £17.63 per hour, £1,904 (for 108 hours worked), FTE £32,083 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027 

NOTE: The induction for this role will take place in July / August 2026, with the dates agreed with the successful candidate. Any hours worked in this period will be paid on a zero-hour basis. 

Hours: 12 hours per month (108 for length of contract) for 9 out of 12 months of the year (term time only). 

This includes 7 hours onsite 1 Saturday a month to deliver Ranger sessions, and 5 hours each month for preparation and planning.

Based: College Lake Nature Reserve, Tring, England, HP23 5QG

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs. 

The Wildlife Club Leader will help nature recover by inspiring young people to engage and learn about wildlife, conservation and the natural world around them.

What you’ll be doing:

• Planning, preparing and delivering Wildlife Clubs for young people aged 8-11yrs (Young Rangers) & 11-17yrs (Teen Rangers)
• Coordinating session planning, communicating with and supporting Activity volunteers
• Ensuring that all health and safety obligations are met in all aspects of the role including safeguarding children and young people
• Undertaking training and attending meetings as agreed

What we’re looking for

• Understanding & skills to be able to work with upper primary and/or secondary-aged children
• Understanding of nature conservation techniques and a good knowledge of common UK wildlife and habitats
• Ability to inspire engagement and a love of nature in young people
• A good understanding of Health and Safety and welfare issues in supporting children in an outdoor education environment
• Ability to work positively with the Visitor Centre Team and volunteers to plan and deliver a well-attended successful programme of events

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all children and young people. Therefore, the successful applicant for this position will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us, you’ll also receive

• Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, balance days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
• Learning & Development Programme for all
• Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access, discounts and trade YuCoin points for gift cards
• Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
• Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development

How to apply

For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link.

The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on 23 June 2026. Interviews will take place face to face at College Lake Nature Reserve in the week of 6 July 2026.

BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. Contact us on recruitment@bbowt.org.uk if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application. 

When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised, and scored by a panel of reviewers. 

We don't use an application form, or CVs - your answers to our situational based questions will be scored against a review guide and scores from these will decide which candidates go through to the interview stage. See here to find out why we do this.

Whilst we appreciate ChatGPT and other AI platforms can answer these questions, we know what they have to say (and generally the answer they generate isn't great). We want to hear your perspective written in your own words. If it is clear that any of your answers are not your own work, we reserve the right to reject your application on that basis. 

You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process, it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application. 

We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, Compass House: 1 Farmoor Court, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9LU

Registered Charity No. 204330 www.bbowt.org.uk