This new role within the Trust will play an important part in our journey to increase diversity and support under-represented groups in increasing access to nature. You will provide support and assist in running activities and make connections across Sheffield & Rotherham through delivering engaging simple and practical conservation volunteering.
If you are offered this post you will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working at Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust but its relevance to the duties of the post will need to be assessed before the appointment is confirmed.
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust is working hard to increase diversity across the organisation. Applications are particularly welcome from candidates from ethnic minority candidates.
Key Responsibilities
With support from LMT Officers, Community Wildlife Rangers, Volunteer Coordinator and EDI Support Officer, plan and lead safe and enjoyable activities, particularly adapted practical conservation tasks, for people from a wide range of under-represented communities (ranging from wildlife gardening to practical tasks on Trust Nature Reserves and Yorkshire Water Wildlife Sites).
Working with the Volunteer Coordinator and EDI Support Officer identify and provide equipment and resources to help remove barriers to participation in conservation tasks for people from a wide range of under-represented communities.
With the EDI Support Officer, promote adapted volunteer task days to key groups and as part of the Trust’s mainstream volunteering offer.
Manage Land Management Team volunteer enquiries.
Keep accurate records of attendances at sessions and carry out monitoring and evaluation of activities.
Assist the EDI Support Officer with collecting case studies and feedback and disseminating the successes and lessons learnt from the project for future planning of accessible tasks.
Signpost participants onto other activities within the Trust that may be of interest.
Work with the LMT Officers and Volunteer Coordinator to ensure accurate and timely reporting.