Family Activities Assistant Volunteer

About The Role

Can you help inspire our future conservationists and connect young people to nature?

Help us to shape unforgettable experiences for our family visitors of all ages. We believe the best way for people to understand and connect to wetlands is to experience them.

Our team delivers a variety of fun and educational seasonal activities, which the whole family can enjoy together. So, from pellet-dissecting to spotting their first wigeon, setting up trails to pond-dipping for waterlife, you will help bring awe-inspiring nature up close to families and spark that connection.

This is a great role for those who will enjoy getting involved behind the scenes and face to face with all of our visitors; ensuring they have with a great day out with us, encouraging them to understand the work we are doing, and supporting our work.

Volunteers are an essential part of the WWT team. You'll get a warm welcome, including information on training, equipment and anything else you need. 

If you are interested in volunteering for WWT but don't wish to apply online, please email us, or leave a message, with your name and number, thank you.

About You

This role will suit you if:

• You are keen to support our work and be part of a visitor-facing role
• Love to share their knowledge and passion with visitors, particularly families
• Like to make family visits really memorable.
• Have an approachable, warm and friendly manner
• Are happy to work both as part of friendly, busy team and lone-working at times

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you'll love volunteering at WWT

• Feel good knowing you are helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by like-minded wetland lovers
• Hear from the people who inject their energy, passion and expertise into wetlands and wildlife - talks, walks, webinars, tea and cake...
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Volunteer discount on shopping and memberships
• Access to webinars and practical information to help you manage daily life

This role involves:

• Working as part of a small team to engage our family visitors with fun and entertaining days

out, making meaningful connections to wetland wildlife and Welney.

• Bringing to life self-led activities and seasonal events throughout the year; from pond dipping

and bug hunting, to bird watching and owl pellet dissection!

• Helping the team to plan, prepare, run and feedback on seasonal holiday events and WWT

national events and trails, as further opportunities for connecting people with our wetland

wildlife.

• Supporting our staff with delivering other special events, such as bats and barn owl evening

walks, and guided walks.

• Helping staff and other volunteers with occasional media-related activities and other

opportunities for enhancing engagement for audiences.

• Taking due care for the safety, welfare and enjoyment of the visiting public, especially

children.

This role will suit you if:

You are keen to support our work and be part of a visitor-facing role; someone who would love

to share their knowledge and passion with visitors, particularly families, helping to make their

visit really memorable.

We’re looking for people who have an approachable, warm and friendly manner and are happy

to work both as part of friendly, busy team and lone-working at times.

Practicalities

Where will you be based? WWT Welney Wetland Centre

Who will you volunteer with? Family Events Team, led by Emma Brand, Marketing &

Events Officer

Time commitment? We are looking for volunteers to help us over weekends, bank holidays and school holidays - timings to be agreed.

What we offer:

We want your volunteering to be a positive and fun experience. You’ll get a warm welcome, and

any essential information on training, equipment etc. needed. This will include risk

assessments based on your role and any particular support you need.

Volunteers receive access to our all of our UK sites, and discounts in our shops and cafes.

Some roles include a uniform or may require the use of equipment or protective clothing.

We also will keep you up to date with what’s happening across WWT and the difference you will

be helping to make happen.

If you are based at a particular site or office location, you’ll need to be able to get yourself there

and back. Information on locations can be found on our website.

Interested?

If you are interested in this role, please visit our website and complete an application form

online and we’ll get in touch to talk it through further with you.