Ambassador Volunteer (Diglis Island and Fish Pass Guides)

Canal & River Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Canal & River Trust as an Ambassador, where you'll be the friendly face connecting people to our waterways. This role involves engaging with visitors, promoting events, and educating the public about the River Severn while helping to preserve its history.

Benefits

Sense of reward

Meet interesting people

Opportunity to develop communication skills

Qualifications

• Must be friendly and approachable.
• Reliable and good with people.
• Positive outlook necessary for engaging visitors.

Responsibilities

• Attending external events to represent the Trust.
• Giving talks to local groups.
• Promoting waterways through community activities.

Skills

Friendly

Reliable

Good with people

Positive outlook

Job description

Join the Canal & River Trust as an Ambassador and help connect more people to our canals. Your role will help preserve our nation’s history and keep canals alive. You will have the opportunity to support events, be part of a supportive team, and gain a new appreciation for our environment.

This is an opportunity to be the ‘face’ of the Canal & River Trust and the Unlocking the Severn project, playing a key role in enhancing the visitor experience and ensuring visitors leave with a greater understanding and affinity for the River Severn.

You will provide an exceptional visitor experience, including guiding pre-booked groups around Diglis Island, the riverside at Diglis, and the Fish Pass. The role may also involve opening and securing buildings.

This role offers the chance to work in unique locations such as historic workshops, lock islands, and innovative engineering sites. You will meet new people, engage with visitors from local areas and further afield, gain confidence through leading tours, and share knowledge about the local area.

Why we want you

Our Ambassadors help promote the value of our nation’s canals and rivers by attending events, promoting campaigns like Share the Space, and engaging with supporters and visitors. As an Ambassador, you can help represent the Trust, connect more people to our waterways, and raise awareness about canals.

Our Ambassadors focus on public events and specific opportunities to invite the public to join us, learn more, try activities, and discover the Trust.

Other roles, such as Waterside Leader, involve leading activities like guided walks at events. Additional roles include Rangers, Lock Keepers, Explorers, Waterside Champions, and Youth Engagement roles, which involve engaging with customers regularly outside event settings.

What you will be doing

• Attending external events and representing the Trust
• Giving talks to adult groups in the local community
• Promoting waterways through local community activities
• Assisting at museum and attraction events to share collections

The skills you need

• Friendly and approachable
• Reliable
• Good with people
• Positive outlook

What's in it for you

• A sense of reward
• The chance to meet interesting people
• Opportunity to develop communication skills