Grow Leader Volunteers Coordinator Assistent

We are looking for individuals keen to volunteer to assist Grow Wilder over the 2025 growing season, with food growing and land management tasks, coordinating volunteer groups, ensuring volunteers are kept safe and supported in their role.

Tasks may include any or all of the following:

• Tool safety demonstration
• Delegation and demonstration of tasks
• Positive and informative engagement with the public
• Working with volunteer groups to complete daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal tasks
• Production of salad and vegetables for sale
• Development of produce markets; on site and through Bristol wholesale outlets
• Growing and maintenance of the Market Garden and polytunnel growing environments
• Maintenance of the composting systems on site
• Volunteering in the Market Garden, Forest Garden, polytunnels and other food production borders of the site
• Volunteering across the site in the Wildlife habitat zones, living seed bank, marginal perimeter habitats, hedgerows, water and ponds ecosystems.

• Experience or keen interest in ecological land management and/or wildlife conservation
• An enthusiastic and organised approach to work
• Patient and sociable
• Experience facilitating/ overseeing small groups of volunteers
• A respect/care for tools and resources on site
• Ability to listen, learn and take note with a view to work autonomously when needed

Grow Wilder is Avon Wild Trust's unique urban growing hub, learning centre and wildflower nursery for Bristol. In our 6 acres site we work with organisations and community groups to maintain a wildlife friendly space to give people of all ages and backgrounds opportunities to connect with nature. Together we engage a diverse audience through food growing, nature regeneration and conservation courses, wellbeing and crafts activities with which we deliver positive social impact. You will volunteer closely with Grow Wilder's Food & Land Management Officer, contributing to the development of the 6 acre site land management plan.

Please send a short covering letter outlining your experience, and why you are interested in the role.

Individuals will be invited to an informal chat at Grow Wilder in January 2025.