Job Title: Volunteering Leader
Advertised Salary: £25,720
Location: Swarkestone Depot
Working Hours: 1931.4 Annualised Hours.
A Full UK Driving Licence is essential for this role.
One of the UK’s biggest charities, the Canal & River Trust looks after, and brings to life, 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions every day.
We currently have an opportunity for a Volunteering Leader within our dynamic and enthusiastic operations team, based at Swarkestone. This team are responsible for the south Derby and Leicestershire canal networks. This role will predominantly cover the Erewash Canal.
Volunteering Leaders plan and deliver a wide range of volunteer activities and events, assist operational teams in their task management of volunteering activities and liaise with volunteers, volunteer groups and supervisors. Volunteering Leaders are also tasked with delivering day-to-day works in Operations & Environment, such as general maintenance & repair work. This may include operating Waterway Control Structures (further training will be provided) & planned maintenance and reactive works.
The post holder will be required to work an annualised hours system which includes working any 5 days out of 7 rota'd system including statutory holidays, weekends and an 'on call' system.