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Volunteer

Would you like the opportunity to really make a difference for the Environmental Education Centre?  Please offer your help as a volunteer.

The Environmental Education Centre, like all the Wildlife Trusts could not run effectively without the help of volunteers.  There are a number of different volunteer posts available at the Environmental Education Centre, giving you the opportunity to gain new skills or put into practice skills you already have. These include:

If the Environmental Education Centre is a long distance away from where you live you may prefer to volunteer at one of the other centres or nature reserves run by the Wildlife Trust in Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

If you are already a volunteer, thank you for you’re past help and future support, if want to volunteer then contact the Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside Wildlife Trust today!!

 

  
  Education Volunteers

   Key Tasks:    

   a) Working with the Education Officers as assistants with school groups at centres or 
       in schools on term-time weekdays (mainly primary but with some secondary 
       schools).                                  

   b) Working with the Education Officers as assistants with 8-11 year old young people
       on Wildlife Watch Club or Family Events during school holidays, evenings and
       weekends.                                             

   c) Working with the Centre Manager and Event Leaders to help organise and run adult
       training and Events.                                                      

   Responsibility: To Centre Manager.                                              

   Commitment:  As required by the Centre Manager
 

 

  
   Administration Volunteers

   Key Tasks:

   a) To assist with typing letters, newsletters, leaflets etc.   

                              
   b) To answer the telephones and route calls to the appropriate person.


   c) To ‘stuff’, stamp and address envelopes as requested by a staff member.


   d) To do long-run photocopying and collating.        

   Responsibility: To the staff member requiring help.
                                              
   Commitment:  Minimum or one day per fortnight, preferably one day a week.
 

 


   Handymen/Women Volunteers

   Key Tasks:

   a) Painting and decorating the centres inside and out.

   b) Maintenance work in centre and grounds.

   c) Electrical work (must be qualified).                       

   d) Plumbing work (must be qualified).                

   Responsibility: To the Centre Manager               

   Commitment:  When required by the Centre Manager, usually one or two days a month.
 

 


   Wildlife WATCH Leaders and Assistant Volunteers

   Key Tasks:

   a) To help organise and assist with the running of events for young members of the
       local Wildlife Watch group which will stimulate their interest in wildlife. 

   b) Design and preparation of materials to be used in Wildlife watch Activities.

   Responsibility: To the Lancashire WATCH leader and coordinating group.

   Commitment:  It is necessary to prepare and run a half day event for children  
   everymonth and to join with other groups occasionally.
 

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