Conservation trainee x 5
Closing date:
Salary: £12.00 per hour, 28 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Multiple locations:
Urban Wildlife Centre
Beacon Hill Lane
Corfe Mullen
, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3RX
Forston
, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA
Dorset Wildlife Trust are happy to announce the opportunity of 5 Dorset based traineeships.
These are 10-month traineeships, undertaking a programme of practical conservation across our nature reserves. Each traineeship will be stationed in different parts of the county, but mainly based at either Brooklands Farm, Kingcombe Farm or the Urban Wildlife Centre near Corfe Mullen. One of the traineeships will be based on Brownsea Island.
Please note that accommodation is not provided for any of the traineeships.
Working alongside our experienced Reserves team with designated mentors, the traineeships offer practical experience working in the conservation sector. This includes a comprehensive training package including vocational qualifications in chainsaw, first aid and many more. At the end of 10 months, trainees are experienced in a wide range of practical management techniques, volunteer management and wildlife surveys.
Commencing in early September 2024 our traineeships are an amazing opportunity for people wishing to pursue a career in environmental conservation. Our traineeships have an excellent record of helping people into their first job in this sector.
Our traineeships are partly funded by Magnox Ltd and private donations, for which we are extremely grateful. To meet funding requirements, and to help support local communities, priority will be given to applicants from Dorset and Southwest countie.
Each traineeship is a 10-month programme of 4 days per week, normally Monday – Thursday, although there will be some requirement for weekend availability.
Closing date for applications: 19 July 2024
An Interview/selection day will be held at our Brooklands Farm HQ, near Dorchester and on Brownsea Island for that traineeship.
These are 10-month traineeships, undertaking a programme of practical conservation across our nature reserves. Each traineeship will be stationed in different parts of the county, but mainly based at either Brooklands Farm, Kingcombe Farm or the Urban Wildlife Centre near Corfe Mullen. One of the traineeships will be based on Brownsea Island.
Please note that accommodation is not provided for any of the traineeships.
Working alongside our experienced Reserves team with designated mentors, the traineeships offer practical experience working in the conservation sector. This includes a comprehensive training package including vocational qualifications in chainsaw, first aid and many more. At the end of 10 months, trainees are experienced in a wide range of practical management techniques, volunteer management and wildlife surveys.
Commencing in early September 2024 our traineeships are an amazing opportunity for people wishing to pursue a career in environmental conservation. Our traineeships have an excellent record of helping people into their first job in this sector.
Our traineeships are partly funded by Magnox Ltd and private donations, for which we are extremely grateful. To meet funding requirements, and to help support local communities, priority will be given to applicants from Dorset and Southwest countie.
Each traineeship is a 10-month programme of 4 days per week, normally Monday – Thursday, although there will be some requirement for weekend availability.
Closing date for applications: 19 July 2024
An Interview/selection day will be held at our Brooklands Farm HQ, near Dorchester and on Brownsea Island for that traineeship.
Contact details
To apply for any of the traineeships available, please download and complete the application form, ensuring you tick boxes to indicate which roles you are applying for, and then submit it to recruitment@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
Should you require further information regarding these opportunities, please contact us at enquiries@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk or by phone on 01305 264620
The deadline for applications is 2pm 19 July 2024. An interview/selection day will be held in early August at our Brooklands Farm HQ for the 4 regional posts and the Brownsea island post interviews will be held on the island.
The anticipated start date for all posts is early September.
Job reference: Trainee2024