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Canal & River Trust Education Volunteer

Canal & River Trust

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Join our small friendly team of Explorers Volunteers - it is a rewarding experience! We inspire children and young people about London’s canals, using the waterways as a tool to build life skills, raise aspirations and connect children with the great outdoors. The role is full of variety, flexibility and a lot of fun!

Our Central & East London team is looking for new members, to help us deliver Water Safety assemblies in schools and lead guided walks around some great waterside spots like Limehouse Basin and the Olympic Park.

We give you full training and provide resources for leading groups of primary school 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.

Teaching & Training,Youth Work

Basic IT skills - internet & email, Managing People

- Experience of working with primary aged children or a strong desire to gain this experience - Happy to work outdoors

- The opportunity to learn more about waterway heritage and wildlife; use your skills and learn new ones; be in an attractive environment; meet new people and of course, inspire children! - Build experience of teaching and outdoor learning – most of our volunteers quote working with curious and engaging children as their favourite part of this role.

Can be very flexible to suit the volunteer, but you do need some regular availability during school hours during school term. School visits are booked with plenty of notice and can be made to fit individual timetables within reason. Ideally, being free one day a week would be perfect, and all our activities take place between 9am and 3pm.

Further location details may be provided below.

Mike Wakeford

Regular Tour Locations: The Olympic Park – start/finish at Stratford Walk, near the Aquatics Centre Limehouse Basin – start/finish by the Limehouse DLR station School Assemblies – various locations in your area

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18+

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 We welcome and/or have the resources to support:

Anyone who can clearly communicate with groups of children, both indoors and out. They need to be reliable and independent, though routes can be made wheelchair friendly.

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