Volunteer Centre Assistant wanted for learning exchange

This is a great opportunity for someone to gain work experience at the Sustainability Centre and to train in sustainability related subjects free of charge from the Centre's course programme.

Duration: May-October (3 months minimum period)

Minimum hours required: Thurs-Sun each week (with some flexibility!)

Main Responsibilities:

Manage the small yet occasionally busy campsite at the Sustainability Centre from Fri-Sun. Work with the Course Administrator to ensure the smooth running of courses. Help to maintain the Centre's gardens.

Benefits:

• Choose up to 2 Sustainability Centre courses a month to undertake free of charge for the duration of you stay.

• Onsite camping with compost toilet and solar shower facilities for the duration of your stay.

Key tasks:

Campsite

• Showing campers their pitch and campsite facilities

• Taking payment for camping and firewood

• Maintaining the campsite and facilities (toilets, washing- up sinks and showers) in a clean and tidy state

• Looking after the yurts and tipis on the campsite

• Maintaining acceptable noise levels on the campsite

• Dealing with enquiries and requests

• Providing campers with bbq's, firedishes and firewood etc if requested

Courses

• Setting up for courses alongside Course Administrator

• Meeting course tutor

• Meeting and greeting course participants

• Delivering housekeeping talk at the beginning of a course

• Working with Course Administrator to ensure the smooth running of courses

Gardens

Helping to maintain and improve the forest garden and the hostel gardens.

Optional tasks: (according to skills and interest)

• Building repair and maintenance

• Administrative tasks in the learning department

• Assisting with school groups