Vacancies

We have a vacancy within our recycling team. Come join our award winning recycling team and you will make a real impact on the sustainability of York.

 Do you:

• Like cycling?
• Like exploring York?
• Like categorising materials?
• Like to see the difference you are making?

Then we have the job for you!

• 40 hours a month, one fixed shift a week, the rest of the hours are floating and to be worked based on the needs of the service.
• £12.60 an hour
• Cycle to work scheme
• All training and personal protective equipment provided

The role does require some level of fitness, all of our rounds are carried out on electric tricycles and small Goupil vehicles. You must be able to safely use all of our vehicles for the role. We will give you training on riding, driving and loading/unloading, as this is all done by hand you will also be able to lift and carry typical recycling box sized containers. Some lone working is required, but most work, especially when training will be done in pairs or teams.

Submit your CV and cover letter to Centre@stnicks.org.uk no later than midday 23^rd May 2025

Interviews will occur between Wednesday 28^th – Friday 30^th May

A job description is available on the downloads section of this page (at the left hand side), for any questions about the role please contact Sam@stnicks.org.uk

We are looking for a creative and motivated individual to join our team as Marketing and Communications Officer, to help grow our audience, engage supporters, and increase awareness of our mission to connect people with nature.

Job Title	Marketing and Communications Officer
Contract Type	Permanent
Hours	14 hours per week
Salary	£23,000 - £25,500 depending on experience, reduced pro-rata

 

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit a CV and covering letter to sam@stnicks.org.uk detailing how you meet the criterial outlined in the person specification.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 21^st May 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 27^th or Wednesday 28^th May 2025

If you would like to find out more about St Nicks or the role before applying, we welcome an informal conversation with our Charity Support Manager, Eliza. To book a call please email eliza@stnicks.org.uk

We are seeking a motivated and experienced relationship fundraiser to join our team. This is a new role for the organisation, and we are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have a good level of experience in relationship fundraising who can support us to develop our unrestricted fundraising. A successful candidate would hit the ground running with fundraising activity as well as helping to shape the future of fundraising for St Nicks by supporting with the development of a fundraising strategy. This is a really exciting opportunity to shape the future of fundraising for a highly regarded and well-established charity, allowing us to sustain and develop our much-needed work in the city. 

Job Title	Relationship Fundraiser
Contract Type	This role is initially for a 2-year fixed term contract, with the possibility for extension dependent on the success of the role.
Hours	21-28 hours per week, negotiable. This is based on an FTE of 35 hours per week.
Salary	£30,000 per annum pro-rata

 

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit a CV and covering letter to centre@stnicks.org.uk detailing how you meet the criterial outlined in the person specification.   

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 21st May 2025 
Interview date: Tuesday 27th or Wednesday 28th May 2025 

If you would like to find out more about St Nicks or the fundraiser role before applying, we welcome an informal conversation with our CEO, Vicky. To book a call please email chiefexec@stnicks.org.uk  

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to support the delivery of our new youth group, Urban Wild. You will be working alongside an experienced facilitator to offer young people the chance to engage in outdoor activities such as bushcraft skills, heritage skills and campfire cooking.

Job Title: Urban Wild support role

Hours: 3 per week, Thursday 3:30-6:30pm, for sets of 6-week blocks starting in early June

Pay: £50 per session

Please see attached job role description for more details.

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit a CV and covering letter detailing your experience and suitability for the role to education@stnicks.org.uk

We are looking for an enthusiastic and strategic individual to join our Board of Trustees.  We are a well-established, high-impact charity with a friendly and dedicated team of staff, trustees and volunteers.  We are at an exciting stage of our journey, having recently undergone a period of rapid growth and appointed a new CEO. We are looking to update our Environment Centre located on our 24 acre nature reserve in York. This year sees the 20th anniversary of our building’s original construction and we need to both improve and adapt the space to suit our needs and continue to align to our environmental credentials in relation to retrofitting and sustainability

All information on the role is included in the Trustee Recruitment pack to the left of this page. An application form for a role on our Board of Trustees is included within the recruitment pack.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and strategic individual to join our Board as our new Vice Chair.  We are a well-established, high-impact charity with a friendly and dedicated team of staff, trustees and volunteers.  We are at an exciting stage of our journey, having recently undergone a period of rapid growth and appointed a new CEO. We are looking to update our Environment Centre located on our 24 acre nature reserve in York. This year sees the 20th anniversary of our building’s original construction and we need to both improve and adapt the space to suit our needs and continue to align to our environmental credentials in relation to retrofitting and sustainability

All information on the role is included in the Trustee Recruitment pack to the left of this page. An application form for a role on our Board of Trustees is included within the recruitment pack.