Education Volunteer; Diglis

Explorers Volunteer at Diglis Island and Fish Pass

Being an Explorers Volunteer at Diglis Island and Fish Pass is a rewarding experience. The role is full of variety, flexibility and a lot of fun! We inspire children and young people about the River Severn and the creatures that live there, using the river as a tool to build life skills, raise aspirations and connect children with the great outdoors.

We can offer our Epic Engineering programme, all about the fish pass itself, as well as our new Victorian Engineering programme, which explores how lock gates are made.

Diglis Explorers are a great team at a fantastic location! You'll have the chance to work together to deliver the programme and this year we are working on a new offer all about the historic workshops here on the island.

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

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.
• Leading Water Safety Assemblies.
• Leading STEM activities.

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).

• 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 needed.

• 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.

• 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!

This role involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk, as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore, an Enhanced Criminal Record check will be undertaken and references will be sought. A criminal record is not necessarily a bar to volunteering with us.