AddressWe are looking for a Education Visits Officer to join our team on a permanent, full time basis, working 36 hours per week across the Kent cluster.
The Benefits
- Salary from £25,152, depending on skills, experience and location
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10%
- Flexible hours
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you another adult and up to 6 children
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
- Options to buy additional leave
- An inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events
What's more, as part of our charity bringing history to life, you'll be supported and encouraged to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference to the way England's rich past is experienced.
As our Education Visits Officer you will deliver high quality on-site learning programmes for schools across all of our Kent sites, inspiring students to learn
through authentic, fun and engaging activities across a range of sites in your territory.
You will work closely with colleagues from the Historic Properties, Interpretation and Learning and Marketing departments to ensure English Heritage remains a leading education provider in the heritage sector.
You will manage the delivery of outstanding learning experiences at our Kent sites through Free Education Visits (FEVs), Discovery Visits (DVs), national initiatives and territory programming.
To be considered as a Education Visits Officer, you will need:
Experience of working in an education setting.
Experience of developing and delivering education programmes to a range of education audiences
Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
A genuine passion for heritage and a commitment to promoting its value as a learning resource for all.
A demonstrable commitment to and understanding of promoting access and inclusion
Find out more about us and what we do here, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about -us/ here. Meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/jobs/working-at-historic-places/.
Everyone is welcome at English Heritage. We are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining us, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story with an inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported. To support this work, we have a number of EDI networks that you can join as either a member or ally. These networks include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Mobility, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence and Gender Specific Issues
We would be delighted to hear from you if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, e.g. regarding workplace adjustments, working patterns, please contact Neil McCollum, Head of Historic Properties Kent, on neil.mccollum@english-heritage.org.uk. No agencies please.
Interviews will be held on 2nd and 3rd May- via MS Teams or at Dover Castle.
