Environmental education & community engagement jobs in the UK

Education and community engagement roles connect people with the environment. Day to day that can mean delivering forest school and outdoor learning sessions, running school visits and youth programmes, designing interpretation for a nature reserve or visitor centre, recruiting and supporting volunteers, or leading community consultation on a local green space or climate action plan.

Employers include the Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, RSPB, national parks and AONB teams, canal and river trusts, botanic gardens, museums and science centres, local authority sustainability teams, and community energy or food organisations. Many roles are grant-funded and fixed-term, so project delivery, reporting and evaluation skills are highly valued.

Entry routes are unusually broad. Teachers, youth workers, rangers, community organisers and communications professionals all move into this sector. Volunteering, forest school training, outdoor first aid and safeguarding certificates often count for as much as a specific degree.

Related categories on Environment.jobs include Conservation, Land Management, Forestry & Agriculture, and Policy & Campaigning — engagement work frequently sits alongside all three.