The Conservation Volunteers – Trainee, Brooke Park (ID357)

Northern Ireland Environment Link; Derry/Londonderry; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Conservation Volunteers in Derry/Londonderry are seeking a Trainee for Brooke Park. This fixed-term post provides learning and skill development in horticulture and environmental tasks, supporting the I Can Grow project and other community initiatives.

You will gain hands-on experience by building planters, growing vegetables, assisting in project planning, and helping to manage gardens and habitats across local sites.

Qualifications

• Temporary role to gain work experience in horticulture; no prior experience required.
• Experience in horticulture and growing plants or vegetables is helpful.
• Experience of working with volunteers and the public is helpful.
• Full driving licence is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Help deliver the I Can Grow Project by building planters and delivering plants to households.
• Support the local TCV Derry team in delivering practical environmental projects and lead volunteers.
• Assist in planning projects, including materials and tools preparation.
• Help create and maintain gardens for schools and communities.
• Assist in habitat management work on bogs, woodlands, wetlands and dunes.
• Support staff to deliver projects and learning events to communities and schools.
• Learn about health and safety and attend training sessions.
• Learn about horticulture and environmental practices.

Skills

Horticulture

Growing vegetables/plants

Volunteer coordination

Job description

The Conservation Volunteers – Trainee, Brooke Park (ID357)

Details

Closing Date: 11/11/2026

Organisation: The Conservation Volunteers

TCV is a partner in The Acorn Farm which is a major project helping to build a more sustainable food system in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.

This post is funded on a fixed-term basis until 30 September 2027 and provides opportunities for learning and skills development to support I Can Grow and other projects managed by TCV and based at Brooke Park.

The apprentice will learn by doing in a wide range of horticultural and environmental activities including:

• Helping to deliver the I Can Grow Project by building planters, grow vegetables plants and deliver these to households across the borough.
• Support the local TCV Derry team in the delivery of practical environmental projects and helping to lead volunteers.
• Assisting in the planning of projects, including helping to prepare materials and tools.
• Helping to undertake creation and maintenance of gardens for schools and communities.
• Helping to undertake habitat management work on natural habitats such as bogs, woodlands, wetlands and sand dunes.
• Assist TCV staff to deliver projects and learning events to local communities and schools.
• Learning about and maintaining good standards of health and safety.
• Attend training sessions to learn about horticulture environment and gardening.

Experience

This is a temporary role to give work experience in horticulture and no special experience is required, however applicants need to show how the experience will help advance their career in this sector, so experience in horticulture and growing plants or vegetables growing is helpful, as well as experience of working with volunteers and the public.

A full driving licence is helpful but not essential.