Landscape Volunteer Officer

Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community heritage organization in Bristol is seeking a Landscape Volunteer Officer. This role involves managing habitats, supervising and supporting volunteers, and engaging with the community. The ideal candidate should possess experience in volunteer coordination, a passion for heritage and conservation, and a flexible approach to various site duties. Join a dedicated team working to enhance this unique environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising or coordinating volunteers (preferred but training provided).
• Interest in heritage, conservation and community engagement.
• Willingness to be flexible across site duties and public-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Work independently and with colleagues to manage and enhance habitats, biodiversity and site access.
• Supervise and support volunteers and assist with recruiting new individuals.
• Help across the site with cemetery-related duties, events, buildings care and maintenance, and opening/closing cemetery gates.
• Engage with the public and support community interactions and events at the site.

Job description

Overview

Arnos Vale is a Victorian Garden Cemetery in the heart of Bristol where more than 300,000 people are buried or remembered. We’re a special place where communities come together. The job of the Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust is to ensure the site can be enjoyed now and saved for future generations, as a place of heritage, tranquillity, wellbeing, and wildlife.

As a unique 45-acre green space in the heart of Bristol we balance the management of being a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) with our nationally recognised heritage, with Grade II* Listed chapels, lodges and monuments and our landscape listed as a Registered Park and Garden on the Historic England register.

About the role

Our values inform everything we do and we’re looking for someone who is aligned with them. As our Landscape Volunteer Officer, you’ll love getting out, meeting new people, and helping them learn about how we manage our site.

You will work independently and with colleagues to manage and enhance habitats, biodiversity and access on site. You will supervise and support our amazing volunteers and look to recruit new individuals. Training will be provided for you where needed.

You’ll be an active, enthusiastic and energetic team member who is adaptable to change and is passionate about this unique site. You’ll enjoy taking real pride in the work accomplished by yourself and the volunteers and thrive on dealing with people from a broad range of backgrounds; we’d love to find someone who wants to get out into the community and let more people know about this special place!

We’re a small team so being able to help across the site is important. You might be asked to help with cemetery-related duties and other events, looking after and maintaining the buildings, or opening and closing the cemetery gates. Many of these roles are public facing, and you may find yourself working around people as they experience landmark life events.

We believe in celebrating people's differences. So regardless of your background or personal characteristics, if you are great at what you do, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Work independently and with colleagues to manage and enhance habitats, biodiversity and site access.
• Supervise and support volunteers and assist with recruiting new individuals.
• Help across the site with cemetery-related duties, events, buildings care and maintenance, and opening/closing cemetery gates.
• Engage with the public and support community interactions and events at the site.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience in supervising or coordinating volunteers (preferred but training provided).
• Interest in heritage, conservation and community engagement.
• Willingness to be flexible across site duties and public-facing roles.

We’re a small team with a commitment to equality and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.