The North Pennines AONB Partnership is currently offering a training opportunity in geoheritage interpretation and education that would enable you to work with skilled professionals from our team and colleagues from partner organisations.
We are looking for a determined and enthusiastic Earth Science graduate who wants to develop their potential for a career in the geoheritage field.
The North Pennines AONB Partnership is the management body for the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and UNESCO Global Geopark. We are currently offering a training opportunity in geoheritage interpretation and education that would enable you to work with skilled professionals from our team and colleagues from partner organisations.
We are looking for a determined and enthusiastic Earth Science graduate who wants to develop their potential for a career in the geoheritage field.
The work will be based in our office in Stanhope, Weardale and Bowlees Visitor Centre, Teesdale, County Durham and/or home working as necessary, but including travel across the whole area. This is a full time fixed-term post until October 2021, working a 37 hour week.
The successful candidate will be self-employed.
Bursary payments equate to the hourly rate of the living wage determined by Durham County Council, however, as it is a training payment, there are no sickness or holiday payments and it is not taxable.
Bursary payments will be made fortnightly in arrears on receipt of a timesheet and subject to satisfactory progress.
If successful, you will need to register as self-employed and obtain appropriate public liability insurance.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Naomi Foster: naomi@northpenninesaonb.org.uk, 07787 274671 or Simon Wilson: simon@northpenninesaonb.org.uk.
Further details about the AONB Partnership and the area can be found at www.northpennines.org.uk.
This opportunity is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.