When Springtime comes around? It seems strange to be talking about March already but here in the Residential Volunteering Office the preparation has begun for the latest round of recruits for the Residential Volunteering Internship programme. All around the country our fantastic Volunteering Development Officers are finalising role descriptions, booking meeting rooms and placing adverts – then standing back and waiting for the phone to start ringing! The Residential Volunteering Internship programme runs in every country – and usually offers 9 – 12 month placements at reserve “pairs” with a built in training programme to boot. So you get double the fun and twice the experience – two different habitats, two sets of star species and two management plans. Alongside the practical Volunteering Internships there are People Engagement opportunities too – a chance to use your skills to inspire people about our work as they visit our reserves or out in the community at events to let others see how they too can step up for nature and make a real difference for conservation and wildlife.
The Residential Volunteering Internships are advertised on our website and in other environmental recruitment publications, so have a look and see – it could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. And don’t forget to read about Mark Groves’ experiences as a Volunteering Intern at Diary of a Conservation Volunteering Intern for a humorous taste of the real thing.