Volunteer Placements x15

Introduction

With over 35 years experience,CAT is dedicated to informing, inspiring and enabling in the field of sustainability through a diverse range of activities. The Centre offers information and education and has a visitor and conference centre. We attract around 60,000 people a year and employ more than 100 dedicated and creative staff.

Based in beautiful mid-Wales, the Centre overlooks theSnowdoniaNational park, renowned for its stunning scenery and outdoor activities. Within easy reach of the local beaches and University town ofAberystwyth, Machynlleth has a vibrant local community, has a lively arts and music scene and is a great place for families.

About the LTVScheme
Volunteers are extremely important to the work atCAT and the achievements over the last 30 years simply wouldn’t have happened without the hard work, inspiration and dedication of the initial idealists who founded the centre in 1975.

Long Term Volunteers (LTV’s) come every March and September to work full time for 6 months in various departments acrossCAT. Whilst gaining hands-on valuable work experience and learning more about sustainability during their unpaid placement, individuals make a valuable contribution to the work ofCATwhich is highly appreciated.

LTV’s find accommodation locally and need to be completely self funding. Anyone is welcome to apply but you must be over 18 years old.

Volunteers are most probably being taken in the following departments:
1) Biology
2) Buildings and Site Maintenance
3) Displays
4) Education
5) Engineering
6) Gardens
7) Information
8) Marketing and Visitor Centre Events
9) Media

Interested individuals should consider the different roles (see our website for full role descriptions – http://content.cat.org.uk/index.php/long-term-volunteers-intake) and apply for these unpaid placements by filling in our application form or alternatively sending a CV and a thorough covering letter explaining your motivation for volunteering, why you would be suitable for the role and any information that could be useful in your application. Please clearly state which role you are applying for. You are welcome to apply for more than one position but please indicate this in your application and explain, for each role, why you would like to do this role.

If you are successful at this stage, you will then be invited to the trial days in January which will involve meeting staff and volunteers, visitingCAT, working in the department amongst other things and seeing whether you would like to be atCATfor 6 months and whether we think you would be suitable.

Closing Date for Applications: Currently 11th December 2011
Trial weeks/selection days: Monday 16th January – Thursday 19th January 2012
Start Date of placement: 12th March 2012

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Michelle on 01654 705955, vacancy@cat.org.uk