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We are a living wage employer! The logo is a blue circle with white font, there are smaller yellow and orange circles where they overlap the blue they have turned green.

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Job Description and specification

Nature Based Wellbeing Manager Job Description

Vice Chair recruitment pack

Trustee recruitment pack

Volunteer Park Ranger role description 2024

Volunteer Park Ranger application form 2024

Vacancies

Why not join a vibrant and engaged team who like to make a difference and have fun! At St Nicks, we pride ourselves on being straightforward, while following our passions about what we do and how we deliver it to our communities. If that doesn’t convince you, take a look at our “Meet the Team” section to hear what our people say about why they work here!

Voluntary role - Trustee

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.

Voluntary role - Vice Chair

Volunteer Park Ranger x 2

We are looking for two enthusiastic individuals, aiming to gain experience in nature conservation for a six-month term. St Nicks, “The green heart of York”, is located on a 24-acre Local Nature Reserve (LNR) former landfill site which boasts a mosaic of habitats and over 2000 species of wildlife. As Volunteer Park Rangers, the role will provide a range of tasks, from practical management, and leading diverse groups of volunteers through to recording and monitoring local wildlife. There may also be opportunities to work on other sites as part of the St Nicks Green Corridors York Project, depending on the availability of the applicants. Ongoing support and training will be provided throughout the duration of this role; an exciting opportunity to gain experience within the sector. For testimonials about this role and to find out how it helped others progress in their career, you can have a look on our Volunteer Park Ranger webpage.

Workdays: 2 days per week minimum – Tuesdays & Wednesdays with additional opportunities depending on applicant availability.

Application deadline: 12pm, Monday the 3rd of March 2025

Interview date: Friday the 14th of March 2025 (please ensure you are available for the interview date before applying)

Start date: Tuesday the 22nd of April 2025

To apply: See the application form and role description at the bottom left of this page

Join St Nicks

Over more than two decades, volunteers and supporters have made St Nicks what it is today: a flourishing hub of green inspiration for the city. You can help grow the green heart of York by joining St Nicks. Your support will help us sustain and expand our work.

Join us to help fulfill our vision for York to be a city where people value wildlife, the environment and each other equally to sustain a rich and healthy life for all.

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