Salary details: £23,656 per annum (Level SCP02 - £12.26/hr)
Department: South Devon National Landscape Team
Reference: Life on the Edge Conservation / Communities Trainee
Job Term: Fixed-term – 6 months
Appointment Type: 0.5FTE
Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Location: Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NE
We are looking for 2 trainees as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported, Life on the Edge Project (LotE). One Trainee will specialise in assisting with our engaging program of community activities as our Communities Trainee, the other position will specialise in assisting with our conservation work as our Conservation Trainee. LotE is aiming to create, restore and conserve important habitats on the South Devon coast, working towards securing a future for 30 rare and threatened invertebrates. Species include Mediterranean oil beetle, Long-horned bee and the rarest bee in Britain, the Six-banded nomad bee. Our trainees will help us deliver this important work, shadowing our Conservation and Communities officers. This entry level position is aimed at progressing important skills and gaining invaluable experience in the environmental sector.
Day to day work will be varied; the Communities Trainee will assist with the broad range of project activities with local target audience groups and the general public. The Conservation Trainee will assist with specialist species surveying, assisting developing our volunteering offer and assisting nature focused events or practical engagement activities. The trainee scheme will also benefit from the wider Life on the Edge project with opportunities to be involved with broad range of project activity with other project delivery partners.
Working at landscape scale, ranging the entirety of the South Devon Coast, our LotE Trainees will have fantastic insight into the world of nature conservation, improving nature connectiveness and inspiring local communities about nature.
Each Trainee position will be employed on an 6mth contract at 0.5FTE (18.5hrs/week) by South Hams District Council, hosted by South Devon National Landscape. Given the nature of events on various days during the week, a favourable approach to flexible working will be advantageous. We urge applicants to apply who meet the scheme requirements and have a keenness to learn more about the natural world, how to conserve it and engage people along the way! Unfortunately, we are only able to accept applications from individuals over the age of 18yrs old.
All interested candidates are encouraged to join an online Zoom webinar session on Monday 28 July at 1800 to learn more about the Life on the Edge project. Please contact lote@southdevon-nl.org.uk for the link.
For an informal discussion please contact Nicky Bailey, Life on the Edge Volunteering and Learning Officer on 01803 229334 or nicky.bailey@southdevon-nl.org.uk
For further information on the project see click here
Apply links:
Life on the Edge Conservation Trainee
Life on the Edge Communities Trainee
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