Casual Canoe Safari Operative

The purpose of this role is to assist with the smooth and safe running of the canoe safari and boat tours experience. This includes interacting with our visitors and supporters in a positive way, shaping unforgettable experiences and helping them understand and connect to wetlands.

The role includes the supervision and providing leadership to a team of volunteers and maintaining both the wetland habitat on the safari and surrounding area including the new play area, kiosk and compost toilets. 

This is a casual position where hours are offered on an ad hoc basis. Candidates will need to be willing to work weekends, bank holidays and during the school holidays.

• A team player with excellent communication skills, especially dealing with people of all ages and abilities.
• Able to use their own initiative and be confident in making decisions.
• Experience of undertaking an outdoor pursuits sport including water sports, climbing and hiking would be an advantage for this role.

Sound like your kind of role? Take a look at the full job description to find out more.

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 working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.