Vacancy: River Educator (variable hours contract)
Salary: Hours worked will be paid at £13.70 per hour and an additional 12.7% will be added to your hours worked and paid at the same rate in lieu of annual leave
Employer: Wessex Rivers Trust
Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 1st October 2026
Interviews: Thursday 15th October 2026
Wessex Rivers Trust (Wessex RT) is an environmental charity, dedicated to the protection and conservation of rivers and chalk streams in the Wessex area. Wessex RT is part of the Rivers Trust movement; the umbrella organisation helping to protect and enhance most of the UK’s rivers. The Trust acknowledges that education and engaging with a wide and diverse audience is essential to sustain long-term interest in our local chalk streams and empower local communities to take ownership of these precious rivers. To deliver on this ambition, the Trust offers an education programme to all areas of Wessex and on the Isle of Wight. The Trust also attends public events, runs “pop-up” events and is implementing engagement activities to deepen community awareness of our region’s rare and fragile chalk streams.
Wessex RT is seeking to recruit a Variable Hours River Educator to increase their delivery output with schools, children’s youth groups (for example Scouting and Guiding) and events, focusing on the Our River, Our Water project and the Anton Chalk Stream Resilience Programme which are both funded by Southern Water.
This post combines remote working across Hampshire and home-based working, with regular visits to Wessex RT’s Head Office in Salisbury.
Full Job Description / Person Specification
To apply, email your CV (not more than 2 pages) and a cover letter (1000 words maximum) describing your suitability for the role with explicit reference to the Person Specification to: recruitment@wessexrt.org.uk by 5pm, Thursday 1st October. Interviews will take place on Thursday 15th October at Wessex Rivers Trust headquarters in Salisbury.
