Closing Date 01/09/2025 Job Title: Community Education Officer – two positions Location: 2x roles (1 in Hampshire and Isle of Wight and 1 in Kent and East Sussex) Contract Type: Perm – part time Hours: 18.5 hours (2.5 days a week) Salary: £35-40,000 per annum (pro rated) Job Overview Join Southern Water as a Community Education Officer and help shape the next generation’s understanding of water and the environment. A teaching background is essential, as you’ll deliver engaging outreach sessions in schools and local communities across the region. In this role you’ll build deep engagement with local communities and schools across the region, in line with our overall community and social impact strategy. To support Southern Water’s programme to build awareness, skills and improved outcomes for young people, on our key water and wastewater customer messages, and community education programmes. To promote STEM and career opportunities within the water industry and deliver in-person and virtual education programmes to young people, in a variety of settings across our region, with a focus on Hampshire and the Isle of Wight / Kent and East Sussex. About You A passion for, and experience of educating and/or training young people, ideally in an education setting. Comfortable speaking in public. Ability to influence others and act as a natural ambassador for the Company, seeking collaboration and advocacy in all internal and external relationships. Demonstrate a sound understanding of the water and water treatment processes, water as a finite resource and the impact of climate change. Excellent organisation and administration skills. Willing and able to regularly travel across the region, using own transport, to education programme events and meetings. Ability to, on occasion, working out of normal office hours to support delivery of education programme. Proficient in the use of IT, including Microsoft Office applications. Technical Essential to have primary and/or secondary national curriculum knowledge, particularly science, geography and citizenship. Desirable to have knowledge of the water and wastewater industry. Desirable to have outdoor teaching experience. Risk & Compliance Essential to have knowledge and experience of applying safeguarding principles and processes. Essential to demonstrate experience managing classroom behaviours. Essential UK teaching qualification. Full clean UK Driving Licence. Enhanced DBS Check. Desirable SEND training/qualifications and/or lived experience. First aid trained, particularly paediatric first aid. Package This role will be part time (Tuesday to Thursday) with a hybrid approach to working between our Otterbourne / Chatham office and home, with occasional visits to our Worthing office. You will spend a significant proportion of your time delivering in our communities. We are offering a salary of up to £40,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including: • Generous pension up to 11% company contribution • 25 days annual leave • Life assurance equal to 4x salary • Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service) • Health Cash Plan • Full funded eye tests • Two paid volunteering days a year • Occupational health service • Discounts with over 800 popular retailers • Digital GP service • Study support may be available for job-related qualifications • Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options • Cycle to work scheme • Private Medical Insurance (Senior Levels Only) Join our Community and Education team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment. Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role? If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com) Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position. Privacy Statement: Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered. LI-Hybrid