Conservation Volunteer (Become part of the Wednesday Uplifters Team!)

Canal & River Trust; Northwich; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

Want to become a regular volunteer team member at Anderton Boat Lift?

As a regular team member of the ‘Wednesday Uplifters’, volunteers will meet on Wednesdays at Anderton Boat Lift to help complete grounds maintenance—from weeding and planting to looking after veg plots and landscaping. There is no commitment to attend every Wednesday, and you will get to work alongside our existing team of volunteers, make new friends and gain new skills along the way.

Why we want you

Our Conservator volunteers help to maintain our network, carrying out important heritage and nature conservation activities as well as everyday tasks to improve the local environment such as painting or litter picking.

Our Conservator Volunteers help to tackle some of our toughest issues on the waterways, ensuring as much of the canal is accessible and well maintained as possible. Each year we face new challenges in managing our increasingly popular space and your support as a Conservator Volunteer will help to achieve our goals in keeping canals alive.

Whilst we have regular teams carrying out important tasks, some run on more of a ‘project’ basis to achieve specific activities (rebuilding a section of stone wall or carrying out some mass planting) meaning that different people can give their time in different ways.

What you will be doing

• Day to day maintenance
• Heritage restoration
• Graffiti Removal
• Environmental enhancements such as hedgelaying
• Creating new access points by building or improving steps or ramps
• When you register as a volunteer, we will ask you about any unspent convictions which you need to declare and risk assess these as needs be.

The skills you need

• Willing to learn new skills
• Ability to travel to remote locations

What\'s in it for you

• Spending time outdoors
• Learning new skills (some with external accreditation).
• Keeping fit
• Meeting new and friendly people
• Being part of a supportive team of colleagues and volunteers
• Seeing improvements to your wellbeing