Conservation Volunteer (Broad Cut - One Day Towpath Task Force)

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

Job summary

A conservation organization is seeking volunteers for the role of Conservator Volunteer in Calder Grove, England. This position involves maintaining waterways, participating in heritage restoration, tackling environmental challenges, and enhancing local communities. Volunteers will gain outdoor experience, learn new skills, and contribute to the preservation of local canals. This role offers a chance to make a positive impact while enjoying nature and meeting new people.

Benefits

Spending time outdoors

Learning new skills

Keeping fit

Meeting new, friendly people

Supportive team environment

Improvements to wellbeing

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day maintenance.
• Heritage restoration.
• Graffiti removal.
• Environmental enhancements such as hedgelaying.
• Creating new access points.
• Participating in risk assessments.

Skills

Willingness to learn new skills

Ability to travel to remote locations

Job description

Join us today to become a Conservator Volunteer and be part of the team keeping history alive by preserving our waterways. In this role, you’ll experience the many faces and locations of our beautiful network and help maintain our structures and assets. Whether working on pre-planned maintenance such as vegetation clearance around aqueducts or tackling graffiti in urban areas, our Conservators ensure there’s beauty on the doorstep. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in your community while learning about local canals.

Why we want you

Our Conservator volunteers help maintain our network, engaging in heritage and nature conservation activities, as well as everyday tasks like painting or litter picking to improve the local environment.

They help tackle tough issues on the waterways, ensuring accessibility and good maintenance of the canal. Facing new challenges each year, your support will help us keep canals vibrant and accessible.

Some teams work on regular maintenance, while others focus on specific projects like rebuilding stone walls or planting, allowing volunteers to contribute in different ways.

What you will be doing

1. Day-to-day maintenance
2. Heritage restoration
3. Graffiti removal
4. Environmental enhancements such as hedgelaying
5. Creating new access points with building or improving steps and ramps
6. Declaring any unspent convictions during registration and participating in risk assessments as needed

The skills you need

1. Willingness to learn new skills
2. Ability to travel to remote locations

What's in it for you

1. Spending time outdoors
2. Learning new skills, some with external accreditation
3. Keeping fit
4. Meeting new, friendly people
5. Being part of a supportive team of colleagues and volunteers
6. Seeing improvements to your wellbeing