Engagement Volunteer

Engagement Volunteer

This role is available at any of the following sites; Bradfield Woods, Lackford Lakes, Knettishall Heath, Redgrave and Lopham Fen Ipswich (parks & green spaces), Carlton Marshes and Foxburrow
We are looking for engagement volunteers to help connect people with nature in a variety of fun and creative ways.

What you will be doing:

Suffolk Wildlife Trusts aims to have something for everyone, therefore we run a variety of engagement activities at our reserves including family activity/event days, activities for tots, teens, school holiday clubs and school visits. As an engagement volunteer your role will be varied and can involve helping the participants to complete tasks such as crafts, trails or finding invertebrate. The focus of our engagement work is to facilitate activities which help develop a feeling of connectivity to nature and a drive to take action for it. 

To find out more about the types of activities we run have a look on our events page https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events

What we are looking for 

· A good communicator, friendly and always willing to help

· An interest in wildlife. This role would require you to talk passionately about the reserve and the Trust to visitors

· A desire to work with a variety of people from toddlers to adults!

· You'll enjoy being in a busy environment, often standing for long periods inside the visitor centre and outside

· Someone who can volunteer during the school holidays and at weekends

· Ideally you will have some experience of working in a public facing role and with children.

What you'll get out of it:

The chance to be part of a friendly and enthusiastic team. You'll learn new skills and share your enthusiasm for wildlife, learning more about the work of the Trust along the way. Our reserves are also a beautiful place to spend time.

The time you need to give:

We have a variety of times that need filling depending on what you might be doing that day!

Engagement Volunteer - this role is available at any of the following Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserves;

Bradfield Woods, Lackford Lakes, Knettishall Heath, Redgrave and Lopham Fen, Ipswich (parks & green spaces), Carlton Marshes and Foxburrow

Contact details

Gemma Forman volunteering@suffolkwildlifetrust.org