Gosforth Nature Reserve Education Ranger

We’re looking for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers to share their excitement for North East nature and to show young people how to be curious about nature. By Joining the Education Ranger team you’ll be joining a wonderful, ever-growing community of volunteers who welcome, educate, and inspire young visitors to the reserve, sharing the wildlife and wonder of this special place. 

With a new and fully equipped Field Studies Room, you can now lead inspiring sessions both indoors and outdoors. No teaching experience or specialist knowledge is required, only the enthusiasm and passion for inspiring others about North East nature. 

We are always looking to expand our education offer.

If you have activities in mind that you would like to help us develop at Gosforth Nature Reserve, whether that be in the arts, science, or the like, we’d love for you to join us and to be a part of our growth.

Main activities 

• Welcoming education groups to the reserve.
• Preparing and organising education kit before and after bookings.
• Running education programmes with school groups.
• Promoting enquiry-based and child-centred learning about North East nature. 

All resources and kit for our education programmes will be provided to you by NHSN. Due to the fact that we are a small regional charity, we are not able to reimburse travelling costs at this time

If you would like to discuss our educational offer please get in touch with our Outdoor Education Officer,  Hollie NHSN.NatureRangers2@newcastle.ac.uk or apply via our website Register as an NHSN Volunteer - Natural History Society of Northumbria

Skills

No specialist nature knowledge or teaching experience is required for this role, just an enthusiasm for natural history and a passion for teaching young people the basics of natural history. 

• You’ll be a friendly, welcoming and personable 
• You’ll love to learn and educate 
• You’ll be enthusiastic about wildlife and natural history 
• You’ll be passionate about the wider work of NHSN 
• You’ll be able to successfully pass an enhanced DBS check paid for by NHSN (if this is of concern, please get in touch for our ex-offenders policy)