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Courses LTV

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Sectors Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location Wales (West) - UK
Town/City Machynlleth
Salary Additional Information Volunteer
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Voluntary & Interns
Deadline 07/01/2011
Company Name Centre for Alternative Technology
Contact Name Michelle Clarke
Telephone 01654 705955
Email michelle.clarke@cat.org.uk
Website Further Details / Applications
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Directory Entry : CAT is an education and visitor centre which demonstrates practical solutions for sustainability. We cover all aspects of green living: environmental building, eco-sanitation, woodland management, renewable energy, energy efficiency and organic growing.
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Description

Introduction

 

With over 35 years experience, CAT is dedicated to informing, inspiring and enabling in the field of sustainability through a diverse range of activities. The Centre offers information and education and has a visitor and conference centre. We attract around 60,000 people a year and employ more than 100 dedicated and creative staff.

 

Based in beautiful mid-Wales, the Centre overlooks the Snowdonia National park, renowned for its stunning scenery and outdoor activities. Within easy reach of the local beaches and University town of Aberystwyth, Machynlleth has a vibrant local community, has a lively arts and music scene and is a great place for families.

 

About the LTV Scheme

 

Volunteers are extremely important to the work at CAT and the achievements over the last 30 years simply wouldn't have happened without the hard work, inspiration and dedication of the initial idealists who founded the centre in 1975.

 

Long Term Volunteers (LTV’s) come every March and September to work full time for 6 months in various departments across CAT.  Whilst gaining hands-on valuable work experience and learning more about sustainability during their unpaid placement, individuals make a valuable contribution to the work of CAT which is highly appreciated.

 

LTV’s find accommodation locally and need to be completely self funding.  Anyone is welcome to apply but you must be over 18 years old. 

 

Interested individuals should consider the different roles and apply for these unpaid placements by filling in our application form or alternatively sending a CV and a thorough covering letter explaining your motivation for volunteering, why you would be suitable for the role and any information that could be useful in your application.  Please clearly state which role you are applying for.  You are welcome to apply for more than one position but please indicate this in your application and explain, for each role, why you would like to do this role. 

 

Please see www.cat.org.uk/jobs for details of each of the roles and www.cat.org.uk/volunteers for more information about the LTV scheme.

 

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us, 01654 705955, vacancy@cat.org.uk  

 

About the Courses department

 

The courses department at CAT consists of the Graduate School of the Environment and Short Courses. The Graduate School of the Environment delivers four post graduate programmes.

 

Short Courses delivers courses open to all, on almost every aspect of sustainable living including accredited courses to retrain professionals in the installation of renewable energy systems, field ecology skills, organic gardening, timber frame building and the list goes on.

 

Both the graduate school of the Environment and Short Courses rely heavily on hands on practical experience during teaching. Over the years CAT has amassed an impressive range of equipment and installations of sustainable technology second to none in the UK, including solar roofs, various heat pumps, super insulated buildings and our own forest with a woodland workshop that has been fully kitted out for a variety of wood crafts.

 

About the job

 

The role involves technical preparation for courses, infrastructural improvement of the workshops and teaching areas and special projects such as renovating, designing and building demonstration rigs and equipment. There may also be occasional opportunities to assets with teaching during practical sessions. It would be suitable for anyone with some technical experience wishing to gain a great deal of hands on knowledge of almost everything to do with sustainable living; from renewable energies through to green wood crafts.

 

Responsibilites

 

Tasks may include the following:

  • Practical preparation for courses.  We run a very tight schedule of courses at CAT so your main duties would be working with the course technician to ensure that all teaching and workshop areas are appropriately set up for the up coming courses; that all equipment is functioning correctly and that any necessary tools and materials have been acquired.
  • Maintenance of equipment.  At CAT we use a number of bespoke teaching aids including entire central heating systems mounted on display rigs for experimentation by students. These require an element of care which would give you a truly in-depth knowledge of the technologies. You will also carry out more routine maintenance such as sharpening of tools, which would give you an appreciation of the more mundane jobs ;)
  • Tidying and cleaning after courses.  After each course you and the course technician will safely pack away all equipment, replace any consumables, recycle any rubbish and clean where necessary. This is a vital duty but with enthusiasm will only take a couple of hours per course.
  • Personal projects.  During your time with the Courses department you will have the opportunity to take on your own project, with the supervision and expertise of CAT staff. Opportunities for projects include carpentry based infrastructural improvements of workshop and teaching areas, refurbishment and redesign of some of the various test rigs and of course any suggestions you have once you have a feel for the place.

 

Person Specification

 

Essential

  • Practically minded
  • Flexible with an enthusiastic and positive disposition
  • Keen and willing to learn

 

Desirable

  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
  • Empathy with the ethos and core values of the Organisation
  • Good understanding of environmental issues
  • Organisational and time management skills

 

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