Volunteer Trainee Nature Reserves Warden – Sevenoaks and West Kent

This fixed term (11 months) post is unsalaried but offers a training budget and travel expenses as outlined in the job description 

Job Title:                   Volunteer Trainee Nature Reserves Warden – Sevenoaks andWest Kent 

Closing Date:      29^th July 2013 

Interview Date:     7^th August 2013 

Based at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve (Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks TN13 3DH, Kent) and working on 10 other West Kent Reserves. 

The Job:  you will assist the West Kent Reserves team with general reserves management including working with/leading volunteers, assisting with surveys and monitoring, working with stock graziers and Trust livestock.  You will also be involved with publicity and promotion of the Trust. 

You will be studying for, or have completed, an HND/degree or equivalent in countryside management or have a proven interest in the environment and be actively seeking employment in this field. The post comes with an extensive training and expenses package of up to £2,500 and represents an ideal apprenticeship for those seeking a career in nature conservation. 

Results? The scheme has been running for several years now and many of the trainees have successfully found paid employment at the end of the traineeship. 

Kent Wildlife Trust is the leading wildlife charity for Kent and Medway, supported by its members and staffed by committed professionals.  We are all working to protect wildlife and to find better ways to run an efficient and effective organisation. 

This post requires a Standard Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. 

Contact details

For an informal discussion about the post please contact David Hutton on 01622 662012.  For a job description please visit www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk  or telephone Dot Hughes on 01622 662012, email dot.hughes@kentwildlifetrust.org.uk

 Kent Wildlife Trust has a positive approach to equality and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community