Casual Canoe Safari Operative

Closing Date: 19/05/2026
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Martin Mere
What type of role are you interested in
Casual Worker
Advertising Salary
£12.81 per hour

About The Role

Martin Mere is looking for an enthusiastic individual to work on our canoe safari attraction during weekends and school holidays until the end of September. 
 
The role will include providing health and safety talks, fitting buoyancy aids, taking payments and safely getting visitors on and off canoes, in addition to general maintenance and cleaning responsibilities. 
 
You will work as part of a team of both staff and volunteers. 

This is a casual position where hours are offered on an ad hoc basis. Candidates will need to be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays and during the school holidays.

 

About You

Our ideal candidate
  • A team player with excellent communication skills, especially dealing with people of all ages and abilities.
  • Able to use their own initiative and be confident in making decisions.
  • Experience of undertaking an outdoor pursuits sport including water sports, climbing and hiking would be an advantage for this role. 

Sound like your kind of role? Take a look at the full job description to find out more.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

  • Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
  • Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
  • Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
  • Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
  • Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Contributory pension scheme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

 
 

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