Learning and Engagement Volunteer

General Information

The National Lottery funded ‘A Wilder Walkmill’ project aims to improve Walkmill Community Woodlands, near Moresby, Whitehaven for people and wildlife and encourage greater use of this fabulous community resource. Walkmill Community Woodland is a vital and much-loved open space and is important because of its significant natural and industrial heritage. ‘A Wilder Walkmill’ aims to improve access for all, create new and improved habitats to support nature recovery, increase volunteering opportunities, events and activities for the local community, and provide education sessions and forest schools. In order to tell the story of the site to all its visitors we are looking for a volunteer(s) to help us record stories, collect information and help with co-creation events.

Volunteer Role Summary

We are looking for a budding volunteer to help the project’s Learning and Engagement Officer and Volunteer Coordinator to organise and deliver events, activities and learning sessions. These will take place at the Walkmilll Community Woodland in local schools and other venues around Moresby and Copeland. Tasks may include:

- Helping to organise co-creation sessions with local school pupils on and off the community woodland site.

- Helping local school pupils and young people to interview and record oral history stories from local residents.

- Helping with object handling sessions.

- Helping deliver field trip activities.

- Helping deliver forest schools sessions.

- Helping deliver events.

Skills / Experience/Health criteria

The following skills or experience would be useful for this volunteer role:

-Be able to work as part of a team and on your own.

-Have an interest in helping young people to learn about the natural environment.

-Have a willingness to learn new skills and gain new experiences.

-Be willing to comply with health-and-safety and child protection procedures.

Benefits

-Being part of a friendly and diverse team

-Gaining new knowledge and skills.

-Knowing that you are helping to make a difference to our environment.

-Enhance your CV.

-Taking part in training courses on Oral History and Story Collection

Supervision and management

Supervision and training will be undertaken and arranged by the project’s Learning and Engagement officer. You will be required to submit a record of your volunteer hours and activities to the officer for monitoring, health and safety and as a requirement of project funding.

Subsistence and expenses

Travel expenses will be reimbursed upon receipt of a volunteer expenses claim form.

Other

This post is subject to a Basic Check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. This role description reflects the hopes and intentions of the volunteer and the Trust, and is not contractually binding in any way on either party.

To apply

Please contact Laura below.

Please get in touch if you have any queries or would like further information.

Oral History and Story collection training will be provided free to volunteers and will be happening in May/June 2024.