Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons

Bolton Cvs; Prestolee; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization is seeking a highly motivated Lead Volunteer for its Nature & Wellbeing service in Prestolee, England. This role involves engaging with volunteers and leading outdoor activities aimed at improving mental health and connecting the community with nature. Ideal candidates will have a passion for conservation and the ability to work well in a team. Regular sessions take place at Moses Gate Country Park, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to local green spaces while enhancing personal skills.

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in nature and conservation activities.
• Willingness to undergo a criminal record check (DBS).
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Officer in leading weekly sessions.
• Engage volunteers in various nature-related activities.
• Help improve local green spaces.

Skills

Motivated individual

Experience with nature activities

Ability to engage with people

Job description

Organisation Name: The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire Manchester and North Merseyside

Opportunity Name: Nature & Wellbeing Volunteer

Districts: Farnworth, Little Lever & Darcy Lever

Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment

Time Of Day: Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons

Where Is The Opportunity Located?: Outdoor

Opportunity Role Type: Outdoor and Practical including Animals and Environment

Requirements: Will require a criminal record check (DBS)

Wheelchair Access?: Yes

Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Nature and Wellbeing Service runs wellbeing groups for adults, who are struggling with their mental health or loneliness, to help them access green spaces. It aims to improve participants wellbeing, whilst also giving them opportunity to transform their local green spaces for people and wildlife alike. Sessions actively implement the 5 Ways to Wellbeing; to meet new people, learn new things, be active, give back to nature and their community, and to take notice of their natural world.

By engaging with our Nature and Wellbeing service, attendee’s will have opportunities to increase their skills and confidence by playing an active part in nature’s recovery. Alongside this we will also support progression into further skills development, volunteering, or employment where appropriate.

Weekly sessions are led by an experienced member of the Nature and Wellbeing Team and delivered in Bolton at Moses Gate Country Park, which is Boltons largest nature reserve! It boasts a variety of habitats for wildlife, whilst also being a historically important site for Bolton’s industrial heritage! We are looking for a motivated Lead Volunteer to join our weekly session at Moses Gate Country Park on Thursday.

Sessions largely centre around the following activities, giving people lots of different opportunities to connect with and take action for nature:

• Growing
• Bushcraft
• Practical conservation
• Nature walks
• Mindfulness & nature crafts

Our Nature and Wellbeing team work right in the heart of our communities and as such deliver a varied and highly rewarding programme of work that achieves important outcomes for both people and nature. We're looking for a highly motivated individual to assist our Project Officer in running our sessions at Rock Hall, Moses Gate Country Park.