Field Studies Tutor

Overview

Plan your lessons using field sites within Epping Forest and London, including the royal parks.

What You’ll Be Doing

This role will see you working with primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities to deliver curriculum-linked activities that will increase students’ understanding of nature and the environment. Your day to day will include developing, planning, and delivering courses in outdoor teaching sites to students on science and geography school trips. This will involve leading groups of all abilities in the local environment, ensuring you always have the health and safety of the group in mind. When you are not working in the field, you will also contribute to other aspects of working in a busy education centre. This is a very active role; some weeks will be long and tiring, but our tutors find this work very rewarding, and we promise you will too!

Follow this link to meet our Senior Tutor, Pippa. Let her show you what it is like to work at the Field Studies Council and why she loves where she works. Please refer to the vacancy pack on our website for full details of the responsibilities of the role.

Where You’ll Be Based

Field Studies Council Epping Forest is situated in the heart of Epping Forest, an area of around 2,400 hectares of wood-pasture stretching from Manor Park in East London to just north of Epping in Essex. Two thirds of the Forest have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Our purpose-built, fully accessible centre has six classrooms, and associated facilities, with direct access into our teaching sites which include woodland, grassland, heath, and river. You will regularly travel and work across our London learning locations, offering courses across the Capital in sites including Bushy Park, Regents Park, Greenwich Park, Beckenham Place Park, and Stratford. All learning locations are fully accessible and near tube or train stations.

We will use a range of field sites to suit diverse educational needs.

Who We’re Looking For

You will have a degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and some previous experience of teaching or tutoring. You will also be confident with producing and preparing various learning resources. In addition, you will have:

• A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key
• A natural pride in the work you produce
• A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both independently and as a team player
• A professional manner in all that you do
• An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council
• A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills and overcome new challenges

What We Offer

• Your benefits whilst working with us will include:
• Financial – We offer competitive salaries, sick pay, pension schemes, life assurance, 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a further 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service.
• Health and Wellbeing – Eligible employees are automatically provided with a Health Cash Plan which you can use to help pay for routine health appointments as well as access to a 24hr Counselling Helpline Service.
• Discounts – Reward programme giving you discounts on brands and opportunities to earn cash back on everyday purchases.
• Additional benefits – Flexible working options where roles permit and quality learning and development opportunities.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment. Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Epping Forest. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.

The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 19th October 2025. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and we expect all team members to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will only be confirmed following the successful completion of rigorous pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

As an Investors in People charity, we realise that to achieve our vision we need diverse teams with a wide range of skills and passion for the work of the charity. No matter what role you perform at the FSC, everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering our mission and vision. If this inspires you, we would love to hear from you.