About the role

Edopia is looking for an Earth Skills Concentration Coach who understands the land, knows how to work with their hands, and can bring that knowledge alive for children.

We are looking for someone who has grown up on a farm or in a deeply hands-on rural environment and has developed a broad range of practical skills through lived experience.

The Earth Skills Concentration will introduce children to the knowledge and skills that connect us with the land, materials, food, animals, and the art of making.

What you will work with children on

Depending on your areas of expertise, this may include:

• Farming, planting and growing food

• Animal rearing and care

• Working with clay to make structures and objects

• Natural dyeing

• Weaving and working with natural fibres

• Building with natural and reusable materials

• Practical construction and making

• Baking and traditional food-making

• Understanding where materials, food and everyday things come from

• Learning to work patiently, safely and confidently with tools and natural materials

Who we are looking for

You may be a farmer, craftsperson, maker, builder, artisan, rural practitioner or simply someone who has grown up learning these skills as part of everyday life.

What matters most is real, hands-on experience.

We are particularly looking for someone who:

• Has grown up on a farm or in a rural setting

• Is proficient in several of the skills above, ideally across different areas

• Is comfortable working with natural materials, tools, animals and the land

• Can build and make things independently rather than only demonstrate them

• Naturally connects with children and enjoys learning alongside them

• Is patient, grounded and confident without being overly instructional

• Values practical knowledge, sustainability and resourcefulness

• Can turn everyday skills into meaningful experiences for children

The Edopia approach

At Edopia, concentrations are spaces for children to go deeply into something real.

The role is not about delivering a traditional classroom lesson. It is about doing, making, experimenting, observing and learning through experience.

We want children to leave with more than knowledge. We want them to feel capable of growing something, making something, fixing something, caring for something and understanding their relationship with the world around them.

To apply

Please send us your CV along with a short note telling us about your background, the Earth Skills you have grown up with or developed, and the kinds of things you would love to teach children.

Experience matters more than formal qualifications for this role.