Reserves Trainee
Location: Warwick House, High Street, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6AG, Radnorshire
Conservation is a competitive field, and it can be hard to show that you have the experience needed to get your first job.
If you have a real desire to work in this rewarding and satisfying field, but need to boost your skills and experience, a volunteer trainee position with us may be the perfect role for you.
You’ll have to be able to commit time to be one of our Reserves Trainees and gain the upper hand when you come to apply for jobs. To get the most out of this opportunity, you’ll need to be available for two days/week over a period of six months. You don’t need to be especially knowledgeable, although previous relevant volunteering experience will help you know more about what’s involved. You should have a keen interest in UK wildlife conservation, a good level of physical fitness, feel comfortable in teams and be willing to supervise volunteers.
You will benefit from a substantial amount of training and get plenty of active experience, learning from our experienced, professional employees and volunteers. You’ll spend most of your time out on our nature reserves gaining practical experience of conservation techniques, ranging from scrub clearance and vegetation management to maintenance of site infrastructure. You’ll also have access to outdoor first aid certification and have the opportunity to develop an essential network of contacts in the sector.
Based across Radnorshire the role gives you the opportunity to explore different nature reserves and parts of the vice-county.
You’ll have a dedicated mentor with the experience to guide and support you through your traineeship. Joining our skilled and knowledgeable teams, you’ll learn about the practical management of a range of habitats across our nature reserves, which include beautiful woodland, wetland, grasslands etc.
Gilfach Nature Reserves is also a busy site, thousands of visitors every summer, giving you the opportunity to gain valuable experience of public engagement, an essential skill in modern conservation work.
We are not currently accepting applications.
Interview date: within 2 weeks from the application
When you will be asked to start: within 4 weeks from the interview
Days we ask you to be available: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00am – 5:00pm. Occasional weekend working will also be required during summer months (with time off in lieu given during the week).
Position details
Commitment: Tuesday & Thursday
Frequency: Weekly
Contact details: catrin@rwtwales.org
To apply:
- Please complete the attached application form and return via email to silvia@rwtwales.org using your name as the file name
or
- Create a short application video*. Please make sure that you cover all the role requirements and the video shouldn't be any longer than 2 minutes. Send your video via WeTransfer, Dropbox or the YouTube link to silvia@rwtwales.org using your name as the file name. (read more about applying for a role with videos here )
*Once you’ve saved your video in a common format such as MOV, MP4 or AVI, uploading to YouTube or Vimeo will likely be the most convenient way to share with us. You can choose to keep your video private (so that only people with the link can see it) or you can make it public. If you want your video to be seen publicly, be sure to use appropriate general tags such as “video CV”, “video job application”, as well as tags to suit your role – “marketing manager resume”, for example.
