Canoe Safari Operative

About The Role

We are looking for a confident, outgoing individual to assist with the smooth and safe running of the Canoe Safari Trail. 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 part-time, fixed term contract from 23rd March to 26th September 2026. The role involves working 26 hours per week, 4 days from 7, including weekend and bank holiday working.

About You

The ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent communication skills, especially dealing with people of all ages and abilities. They will need to be 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.

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 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
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• 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
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

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

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