Heritage Conservation Skills & Education Trainee: Sheffield Wildlife Trust

LEMUR PROJECT: HLF Heritage Training Bursary Placements

Are you intent on a fast-track into a career in UK nature conservation but have limited or no experience?  Project LEMUR offers 9-months funded bursary placements that are supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.  Each trainee receives a training bursary.  Childcare allowances are available.  The placements will begin on Monday April 15^5h 2013

Choose from the following list of 18 Heritage Training Bursary Placements

(1M/2M)  * Marine Heritage Environmental Education Trainee:  Marine Biological Association (Plymouth, Devon) (2 Placements)

Biological surveys for climate change indicators and non-native species, dealing  with biological recording database; organizing and implementing public and school marine activities, web publishing and resource development.

(3M) *Heritage Wildlife Education Trainee:  Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust (Occombe Farm, Paignton, Devon) (1 Placement).  Plan & run school, adult, family, public events and lead: mini-beast hunts, pond dipping, rock-pooling environmental art, bushcraft, forest and sea school activities. Gain species id. skills.

(4M)  *Heritage Environmental Education Trainee:  Ambios (Totnes, Devon) (1 Placement). Run ‘environmental education’ events, produce interpretive medias; deliver walks, talks and interactive heritage education events (includingForest school programmes).

(5M)  *Biodiversity Land Management Trainee:  Ambios (Totnes, Devon) (1 Placement).  Practical heritage tasks as well as educational engagement activities.  Manage farm animals for wildlife diversity. Develop a biological recording scheme using our dynamic online map.

(6M)  *Landscape Heritage Trainee: The Conservation Volunteers (Totnes, Devon) (1 Placement)

Environmental education activities with a practical conservation focus (wildlife surveys, woodland management, footpath and access work, bridge construction, hedge laying, fencing, invasive species control, tree planting and construction).

(7R)  *Heritage Conservation Skills Trainee: Herefordshire Nature Trust (Hereford, Herefordshire) (1 Placement)

Practical habitat management; habitat & species survey; Geographical Information Systems (GIS) &  wildflower establishment techniques. 

(8R)    Ecological Consultancy Assistant Trainee: Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy (Worcester, Worcestershire) (1 Placement).

Habitat and protected species surveys; biological data searches; collation of information for professional reports, response to general enquiries; Practical habitat management and monitoring for wildlife.

(9R)  Ecological Heritage Survey Trainee: Wye Valley AONB (Monmouth, Monmouthshire) (1 Placement).  Habitat and species surveys (Phase 1 habitats, veteran trees, water voles and mink).  Produce survey reports and use Geographical Information Systems.

(10R) Ecological Heritage Trainee: Gwent Wildlife Trust (Dingestow, Monmouthshire)  (1 Placement).  Biodiversity project work associated with Phase 1 surveying, Dormouse monitoring; responding to planning and development; Geographical Information Systems.

(11/12R) Ecological Assistant Trainee: Ecology Unit - Warwickshire County Council (Warwick, Warwickshire) (2 Placements)

Habitat/species surveys, planning advice, record centre management, education & partner projects. www.warwickshire.gov.uk/museums.

(13U)  Nature Reserves Trainee: Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust (Horncastle, Lincolnshire) (1 Placement).  Practical conservation, wildlife surveys, monitoring, species I.D. and habitat management skills. Species protection work including little tern, grey seal & natterjack toad.

(14U)  *Heritage Conservation Skills & Education Trainee: Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) (1 Placement). Environmental education, conservation policy and planning, practical conservation and habitat management, surveying and monitoring.

(15U)  *Heritage Conservation Skills & Education Trainee: Sheffield Wildlife Trust (Sheffield, Yorkshire) (1 Placement). Practical skills in land management and community engagement. Heritage-focused environmental education and habitat management activities.

(16U)  *Woodland Heritage Skills Trainee: Sheffield City Council (Sheffield, Yorkshire) (1 Placement). Manage local woodlands and utilise local timber in traditional woodland crafts. Deliver practical works as part of a Ranger Team.

(17U)  *Heritage Conservation Skills Trainee: Derbyshire Wildlife Trust (Belper, Derbyshire) (1 Placement). Ecological monitoring and recording through Geographical Information Systems (GIS), habitat management plans and reports, visitor engagement on nature reserves.

(18U)  *Biodiversity and Heritage Skills Trainee: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (Potteric Carr, Doncaster, Yorkshire) (1 Placement).  Species surveying and monitoring of vital nature improvement areas, delivering practical conservation and habitat management activities. Community engagement, events and activities on key nature sites.

All applications must be made via the postal service to the Herefordshire Nature Trust only.  Full details about each of the above placements and downloadable application packs will be available from the website www.projectlemur.org from 4^th JANUARY 2013.  As a last resort, send an A4 SAE £1.60p to: Herefordshire Nature Trust - LEMUR Project, Lower House Farm, Ledbury Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UT.  Deadline for Applications: Noon Friday 1^st February 2013. Placements start Monday 15^th April 2013, lasting 36 weeks.  The LEMUR project promotes Equal Opportunities.  The posts marked with an * will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.