Conservation Volunteer (Towpath Taskforce - Welshpool)

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

Job summary

Join a leading organization dedicated to preserving waterways as a Conservator Volunteer. This unique opportunity allows you to engage in various maintenance and conservation activities while enjoying the outdoors and contributing positively to your community.

Benefits

Outdoor experience

Learning new skills with accreditation

Meeting new people

Being part of a supportive team

Improving wellbeing

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for learning and developing skills.
• Ability to travel to various locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day maintenance and environmental enhancements.
• Engage in heritage restoration activities and graffiti removal.
• Assist in creating new access points and maintaining canals.

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, such as cutting back vegetation around aqueducts, or tackling graffiti in urban locations, our Conservators do a fantastic job of ensuring there’s 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 challenges on the waterways, ensuring accessibility and proper maintenance of the canal. Your support as a Conservator Volunteer will help us keep canals vibrant and accessible.

Some teams operate regularly, while others work on specific projects such as rebuilding stone walls or planting, allowing volunteers to contribute in various 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 or ramps
6. When registering, we will ask about any unspent convictions for risk assessment purposes.

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 and friendly people
5. Being part of a supportive team
6. Improving your wellbeing