Conservation Volunteer (Tees Barrage Working Party)

Canal & River Trust; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization dedicated to preserving waterways as a Conservator Volunteer. You'll engage in diverse activities from maintenance to heritage restoration, gaining hands-on experience while improving your community environment and well-being.

Benefits

Spending time outdoors

Learning new skills with potential accreditation

Keeping fit

Meeting new people

Being part of a supportive team

Improving your well-being

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications are required; learnings are on-the-job.
• Must be ready for various tasks, including day-to-day maintenance and environmental enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the waterways through day-to-day tasks like painting and litter picking.
• Participate in heritage restoration and environmental enhancements.

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 get to experience the many faces and locations of our beautiful network and help maintain our structures and assets. Whether it’s working on pre-planned maintenance, cutting back vegetation around aqueducts, or tackling graffiti in urban locations, our Conservators ensure there’s plenty of beauty on the doorstep. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in your community while learning more about the canals in your area.

Why we want you

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

They help address tough issues on the waterways, ensuring the canal remains accessible and well-maintained. Each year, we face new challenges in managing our popular spaces, and your support will help us keep canals alive.

Some activities are regular, while others are project-based, such as rebuilding stone walls or planting, allowing volunteers to contribute in various ways.

What you will be doing

• Day-to-day maintenance
• Heritage restoration
• Graffiti removal
• Environmental enhancements like hedgelaying
• Creating new access points with building or improving steps and ramps
• When registering, we will ask about any unspent convictions for risk assessment purposes.

The skills you need

• Willingness 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
• Improving your wellbeing