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JOB: UKBMS Butterfly Transect Volunteers
BE4:
IV: --
LOC: Sevenoaks, Swale, Blean
PAY: Some expenses paid
FOR: Kent Wildlife Trust

Help our reserves and monitoring team contributing data to a national monitoring scheme by walking along an existing butterfly transect route and recording the animals. Locations: Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve. Nashenden Down. Stonelees Nature Reserve. South Blean Woods. Queendown Warren Nature Reserve. Darland Banks. Please see our website for more details and to apply UKBMS Butterfly Transect Volunteer | Kent Wildlife Trust

JOB: Wolf Research Volunteer
BE4: 28-05-2024
IV: --
LOC: Poland
PAY: High-quality certified vocational training
FOR: Wild Areas Network

VOLUNTEERS WELCOME on Wolf Research Project in Poland, June 2024. You have an opportunity to support the work of top Polish scientific body - Polish Academy of Sciences. You will install camera traps in the field, walking often through very pristine but difficult and swampy terrain. Your work will be complemented with our certified, hands-on course on professional camera trapping, tracking and telemetry for wolf monitoring, wildlife conservation and management. We will stay in Puszcza Swietokrzyska Forest, based in a forester's lodge. It's an exciting experience for Professional Conservationists, Students and Nature Lovers. We offer HANDS-ON exchange of specialist knowledge and experience in field research abroad accompanied by our high-quality training. Time: 10 days. To apply: email us at info@wildareas.net and introduce yourself in few words, explaining why you are interested in the project and why we should choose YOU as a Participant. You will receive a detailed infosheet and application form. www.wildareas.net

JOB: Learning & Events Voluntary Trainee (Marine)
BE4: 30-04-2024
IV: --
LOC: Yorkshire Coast
PAY: Full training provided
FOR: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Could you inspire the next generation of marine wildlife heroes? If you’re passionate about marine wildlife and conservation, and engaging with people of all ages, our Voluntary Traineeship could be for you! Based at our marine education hub the Living Seas Centre at Flamborough, you’ll be part of a busy team delivering an extensive events programme along the Yorkshire coast, including Rockpool Safaris, wildlife cruises, seaweed foraging and soap making. You could be helping to lead school visits and getting involved in organising future events. This varied role is perfect for anyone working towards a career in learning, wildlife conservation and/or visitor engagement. The trainee programme will be tailored to your needs, with expertise and mentorship to guide you through your voluntary traineeship role, ensuring you get the most out of your experience with us. You’ll also have a personal training budget, and contributions towards travel expenses. Time: 2-3 days per week for 6 months. To apply click here

JOB: Volunteer Trainee Countryside Ranger
BE4: 13-05-2024 12pm
IV: 23-05-2024
LOC: Occombe Farm, Torbay, Devon
PAY: Training Budget, Accommodation
FOR: Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust

This is a fantastic 9-12 month training opportunity set in the beautiful countryside of South Devon. We are recruiting a Long-Term Volunteer based with our ranger team at Occombe Farm. The placement gives the opportunity to work on a wide variety of sites and habitats, including SSSI, calcareous grassland, LNR Woodlands and the stunning South West Coast Path. The main focus will be on delivering the practical countryside management programme. Time: 4 days a week for 9 to 12 months. To apply for the position please visit our recruitment page (https://www.countryside-trust.org.uk/vacancies/) where you will find the job description and an application form. For further details about the role, please email Sam Richards at sam.richards@countryside-trust.org.uk or imogen.budd-thiemann@countryside-trust.org.uk

JOB: NHSN Student Naturalist
BE4: 28-06-2024
IV: --
LOC: Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PAY: Holiday entitlement, flexible TOIL, volunteer travel expanses, flexible remote working
FOR: Natural History Society of Northumbria

Do you have a keen interest in nature and want to develop new skills? If so, why not consider undertaking a placement with NHSN! NHSN is one of the longest-running natural history societies around. Through delivering a range of events and communications, we aim to inspire people to enjoy and experience North East nature, encouraging lifelong learning and regional citizen science. One of our aims is to support students in conservation and natural history, giving them experience working in the sector through practical volunteering, public engagement, nature communications, and wildlife recording. Time: 4-5 days per week. To apply please send a cover letter supporting your application to james.common@newcastle.ac.uk setting out why you wish to undertake a placement with NHSN and what you feel you will bring to the role (max 1-side of A4). Candidates will be contacted for an informal discussion about the role. For more information please visit the Student Naturalist Placement Information Pack.

JOB: Trustee
BE4: 06-05-2024 9am
IV: --
LOC: Hybrid - some meetings held in Victoria, London
PAY: Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed
FOR: London Wildlife Trust

We’re looking for Trustees to join our Board to help achieve our vision of London alive with nature, where everyone can enjoy wildlife. We are also keen to hear from aspiring or existing trustees 30 years old and under. We know that diversity of both representation and thought is a powerful key to unlocking the full potential of London Wildlife Trust. Do you have experience in one of these areas? Visitor attractions: managing visitor experience and/or generating commercial income in a similar charity-led visitor attraction. Retail: we have ambitions to develop and online retail offering so experience in this area would be hugely beneficial. Outdoor learning: strategically support our well-established outdoor learning programmes. Legislation and advocacy: an understanding of biodiversity policy and legislation, and an in-depth understanding of nature recovery and political advocacy at a national level, including the regional context of London borough councils, and Greater London Authority. Time: 6 meetings each year plus occasional ad hoc support. More information: https://c-js.co.uk/49Iwc1P

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In Depth Features. An index of articles about volunteering from CJS Focus editions dating back to 2005. Articles cover both participant and co-ordinator points of view. The adverts will most likely have closed for applications but the contact organisations can proof be useful. 

Please remember to contact only the organisation or person mentioned in the advert and please mention that you saw the advert with CJS.  Explanation of the headings here.

  

CJS Focus on Volunteering in association with Chester Zoo published in February 2024

8 articles and 96 voluntary roles along with lots of volunteering opportunities across the UK so have a look through the regions for something you can get involved in.

Read it here

 

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