Youth Mentor - 2 posts

About the role

You will join a team with a reputation for excellence and innovation. You will work closely with colleagues to plan and deliver engaging sessions for young people. Your ideas and creativity will be valued as an important contribution to the museum’s strategic aim to deliver a wide range of programming to young people from diverse backgrounds.  

This is a variable hours (paid as claimed), fixed-term position, working a minimum of 8 days and a maximum of 17.5 days over a 12-month period.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About You

You will have an infectious passion for and expertise in natural history and a dedication to providing high quality and inclusive opportunities for young people.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. Both documents must be submitted to be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Sarah Lloyd, Head of Education and Learning, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (sarah.lloyd@oum.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Monday 9 December 2024 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing Monday 27 January 2025.

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