Wild Futures Assistant in Matlock

At Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, we’re on a mission to rewild lives, landscapes and learning by 2030—and people are the forefront of that change. As our Wild Futures Assistant, you’ll be part of a dynamic team working to reconnect children and educators with nature across the county – inspiring them to take action for nature.

You’ll inspire schools to transform their grounds into wild havens, embed outdoor learning deep into their culture, and spark curiosity through immersive, hands-on experiences. This is your chance to grow a generation of nature champions—supporting educators, nurturing young minds, and driving real impact for wildlife.

If you\'re passionate about values-led education and inspired by the power of nature to help people grow, thrive and take action—this is your opportunity to lead the way in creating lifelong connections and championing a wilder, more resilient future.

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working options, we have adopted a 9-day working fortnight meaning all full time staff get a non-working Friday every fortnight
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, we also have a festive shutdown so all staff get the days between Christmas and New Year off in addition to their leave entitlement
• Climate Perks (extra leave granted for staff using more green, sustainable transport)
• 9.5% employer pension contribution
• Electric bike and car salary-sacrifice schemes available
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Personalised Development programme designed to enhance your knowledge and progress your career
• A multi-disciplinary business, with opportunities to work on a wide range of projects, developing your experience and skills
• A close-knit, friendly and supportive team, with a relaxed office atmosphere

About you

This role might be right for you if have:

• Experience of delivering environmental education and nature connection activities to a wide range of individuals and age groups
• Experience of working in a primary or secondary school setting
• Teaching and Forest School qualifications
• A natural ability to enthuse and inspire young people about the natural environment – with a flexible and collaborative approach to learning
• A willingness to work some evenings and weekends

We are happy to talk flexible working!

This role will be based at our office in Middleton although a balance of home and office working will be allowed. We are a local charity so applicants should be easily able to access our office and other locations around the county.

Interviews are planned for 14th August

For more information please refer to the job description and key terms attached. If you have any questions about the role which are not answered in the attached documents, or require adjustments to the application process, please either email recruitment@derbyshirewt.co.uk or call 01773 881188.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe that everyone should have access to nature. We expect people to work harmoniously with each other and with volunteers, and to provide help and guidance to others when needed. As a small charity, our employees need to be willing to be flexible about working arrangements and willing to provide occasional cover for absent staff. We want people to develop professionally and personally while working with us and employees are encouraged to participate in the range of opportunities available to enable this.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer that strives to be a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone is valued. We welcome applications from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Werecognisethat our workforce needs to represent the communities and people we work with. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups within Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and the wider charity and conservation sector, such as people from Black and EthnicMinority backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQ+.

We are proudly a Disability Confident Commitment employer. The scheme is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. As a member of the scheme we interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. You can request this and adjustments including accessible formats of this vacancy by emailing Recruitment@derbyshirewt.co.uk”