Job Vacancies

The Yorkshire Arboretum is a small independent charity established to maintain and protect a unique collection of trees and shrubs from around the world, and to use this resource for education. Located 15 miles from York, it offers 120 acres of peace and tranquillity in the heart of the Howardian Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

We are always interested to hear from people who would like to be a part of our small, friendly team. If you don’t see a suitable role advertised here, please check back later or send a copy of your CV with covering letter to enquiries@yorkshirearboretum.org

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

CURRENT STAFF VACANCIES:

Café Assistant

 We are looking for Café Assistant to join our friendly team. You must have barista experience, good customer service and used to working in a busy environment..

Working hours are between 3 and 5 days per week, including weekend working on a rota.

 Excellent rates of pay and benefits.

 If you are interested, please email your cv to cafe@yorkshirearboretum.org

CURRENT VOLUNTEERING VACANCIES:

Tree Health Volunteer - Wednesdays

Working with: Head of Tree Health, Volunteer co-ordinators and other volunteers

What skills and experience do I need?

•        Full training given - experience in use of maps, basic tree identification and aspects of natural history would be helpful but not required.

•        A willingness to work alongside fellow volunteers under the guidance of a team leader

•        Any individuals with specific skills in plant health, ecology, education and database maintenance would make valuable team members.

To keep the tree collection on our 120 acres healthy, we need dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers to join our tree health team to carry out tree health surveillance in line with our annual plan.

Horticultural Volunteer & Horticultural Volunteer Team Leader - Tuesdays

Working with: Arborist and other volunteers

 To keep our 51ha site looking attractive and the plant collection healthy and vigorous we need dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers to join our horticulture team.

 What would I do?

·       Gardening work including the removal of coarse weeds

·       Pruning the woody plant collection

·       Monitoring and maintaining newly planted specimens

·       Undertake a variety of tasks including weeding, strimming and spraying

·       Maintaining the plants in the nursery plants.

 What skills and experience do I need?

·       Experience in gardening, if only at a domestic level, would be helpful but is not required

·       A willingness to work alongside fellow volunteers under the guidance of a team leader is necessary

·       All the tools and equipment you need will be provided

If you are interested in these roles or have particular skills or experience that you think might be useful to us within other areas or are looking for something a little different, such as a day's group volunteering, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator on volunteer@yorkshirearboretum.org, telling us a little about yourself and why you think you could help, or what you would like to do, and include a phone number so we can contact you for a chat.