Countryside Service

We are recruiting volunteers to support our small group of Wednesday volunteers at the Wycoller Countryside site. Famous for its association with the Bronte sisters, Wycoller is a mixture of woodland and farmland, with many paths leading to beauty spots like Bank House and Wycoller Beck.

Volunteers help keep the county’s country parks, picnic sites, nature reserves and community woodlands looking their best. Under guidance from the Countryside Service, volunteers carry out small maintenance tasks such as planting and pruning, fixing fences, mending gates or signs, litter picking, as well as visitor guidance and information.

As a Lancashire Volunteer Partnership Volunteer, you’ll only be required to do as little as up to 3 hours weekly, there’s no pressure to commit lots of your time. We encourage local support as Countryside volunteers are usually people who live close to and visit their nearest site very frequently and have a sense of pride and ownership towards it, which is why they want to do their bit to keep it looking good.

Applicants should be aware maintenance of the local terrain can be in areas that are overgrown, steep, muddy, and volunteers must be capable of traversing those paths.

Tasks:

• Act as the council’s ‘eyes and ears’ when out and about volunteering on site
• To look out for and report any bigger issues which might need dealing with.
• To carry out small day to day tasks such as small repairs to seats and benches, cutting back vegetation
• Litter picking
• Checking the equipment required.
• Welcoming visitors of the site and provide face to face guidance to visitors.
• Help ensure the site is tidy and maintained.
• Help to keep displays updated.
• Ability to provide support to colleagues.
• Ability to handle customer situations with professionalism.
• Comply with the Volunteer Acceptable Use Guidelines
• Complete training modules
• Log volunteering hours monthly

Required Qualities:

• Able to volunteer under own initiative or support as part of a team.
• Be confident in supporting all ages and all members of the public.
• Must be a good communicator, friendly & approachable.
• Have patience and understanding.
• To be reliable and committed to providing a good service.
• A commitment to the project.
• Regular attendance.
• Consistent accurate work.
• Able to carry out their role across the whole site.
• Local knowledge would be an advantage.

Training:

Training is provided in the form of online awareness modules and on-site trainer led. Volunteers will be required to regularly refresh training when required.