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Wild Futures is a UK charity with a holistic approach that combines an educational, environmental and sustainability remit dedicated to promoting the welfare, conservation and survival of our closest living relatives, the non-human primates; working to end the primate trade and abuse of primates in captivity, promoting the rehabilitation of captive primates and the preservation of those in the wild, whilst operating The Monkey Sanctuary for primates in need of a long term home.


Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Contract: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Sunday
Salary: £26,250 per annum
Location: St Martin, Looe, Cornwall

The Role:
As Volunteer Coordinator you would be responsible for organising and managing the volunteers and the volunteer program. Promoting, advertising  and managing recruitment of all short and long-term volunteers.

What we are looking for:
We are looking for a motivated and positive team player to be a role model and to coordinate, manage and supervise the volunteers daily workloads, ensuring that clear direction and instruction are provided, guiding activities and behaviours and to promote the vision and ethos of the charity.

Background & Qualifications:

  • You will require commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the volunteers.
  • Experience in managing a small team and coordinating programmes within a youth working or teaching environment.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and proof-reading skills
  • Strong IT knowledge in all Microsoft packages including Word & Excel
  • Be able to demonstrate the ability to multi-task, prioritise and remain calm under pressure.
  • Be physically fit and be able to work outdoors in all kinds of weather.
  • Possess a full clean driving licence.
  • Have permission to work in the United Kingdom
  • DBS clearance.

For more information please see: Volunteer Coordinator JD 2025

If you are interested in the role or have any further questions, please send a copy of your CV along with a covering letter to [email protected] by 14th February 2025.

Please note we will be assessing candidates as we receive applications and may hire during this period.

 


Job Title: Long Term Primate Care Volunteer x3

Contract: Full time  

Contract type: 12 months

Hours: 37.5 hours a week (5 days a week Mon-Sun)

Location:  The Monkey Sanctuary, Cornwall

A long-term volunteer placement at Wild Futures enables individuals to gain valuable hands-on experience caring for rescued primates at our sanctuary in Looe, Cornwall. Our placements run for 12 months, during which you will be trained by experienced caregivers on how to look after a species of primate at our sanctuary. There are also opportunities to contribute to the sanctuary on a wider scale, learning about our campaign efforts, how to do basic maintenance for the monkey territory and grounds, participating in educational workshops, and giving informative talks to our visitors.

We are looking for dedicated, hard-working individuals with a passion for animal welfare who are looking to kick start a career in primate conservation.

Our long-term volunteer placement is unfunded, but we provide accommodation and basic food for the duration of the placement.

There are three vacancies for this role in 2025.

Find out more about the role here: Long Term Primate Care Volunteer Job Description

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to Kim Nicholson, Operations Manager – [email protected]