Youth Officer
Salary £ 16,350 actual (£26,887 FTE)
Grow Wilder
Vacancy listed 05/11/2026
Application deadline 29/11/2026
Details
Overall purpose of job
To support and empower young people from diverse backgrounds to take action for nature. 

 Main responsibilities

·      Running an inclusive and diverse young volunteer programme and supporting the work of our Youth Leadership Group at Grow Wilder

·      Planning and leading green skills workshops for school and youth groups, prioritising young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including practical conservation, nature connection and wellbeing

·      Co-lead, with our partner Action for Conservation, the delivery of planned land-based works at Grow Wilder

·      Facilitating connections between young people, Avon Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers, Action for Conservation and other stakeholders, in order to progress the above

·      Supporting young people, local residents and businesses, to carry out nature restoration action on site

·      Working flexibly across Avon Wildlife Trust’s Communities, Youth & Learning work programmes – giving advice and supporting delivery 

Benefits

• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Hybrid working
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts
• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks
• Paid volunteering day
• Training and development
• One free Avon Wildlife Trust run course day per year
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) plus long service loyalty scheme
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

Notes

PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE CONTINUING: Please ensure you have completed an application form (found below and on Avon Wildlife Trust website www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/) before continuing. You will be asked to upload this document.

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How to apply:
Apply by filling in the application form, please fill this out, paying particular attention to the details of your relevant experience, knowledge and skills, which is used for shortlisting against the person specification. It is best not to assume prior knowledge and higher scoring is more likely if you explain carefully why you meet the person specification in the Job Description.

CVs may be supplied as additional information but will not be used for initial shortlisting.

Deadline for application forms to be received: 11.59pm Sunday 29th November 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview by a selection panel.
First interviews are expected to be on Wednesday 9th December 2026.

If necessary, second interviews will be held on Wednesday 16th December 2026.

(Please let us know in your application if you are unable to make any of these dates - we may be able to arrange a suitable alternative)

Attached documents
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Application form WORD Youth_Officer_(Grow_Wilder)_-_Application_Form.docx
Application form PDF Youth_Officer_(Grow_Wilder)_-_Application_Form.pdf
Job description Youth_Officer_(Grow_Wilder)_-_Job_Description.pdf
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