Help nature thrive. Help Blackpool flourish. Build your career.
A paid opportunity to launch your career in conservation, ecology and community action. This isn't just a job.
It's your chance to help transform Blackpool into a greener, healthier and more climate-resilient town while gaining the skills, experience and professional support to build a career in the environmental sector.
As part of the Blackpool GreenWave Partnership, you'll work alongside conservation professionals, ecologists and community specialists to improve parks, green spaces, habitats and neighbourhoods across the town.
You'll gain hands-on experience in:
Practical conservation and habitat management
Biodiversity surveys and ecological monitoring
Community engagement and environmental education
Volunteer leadership and event delivery
Green infrastructure and nature recovery projects
You'll receive mentoring, accredited training and real responsibility from day one, developing the confidence and experience employers across the environmental sector are looking for. If you're passionate about nature, climate action and making places better for people, this could be the start of your career.
Scope of the Role
The Blackpool GreenWave Partnership brings together the voluntary sector, Local Authority, NHS, housing providers, colleges and businesses, all united by a vision of a healthier, greener Blackpool where nature thrives alongside our communities.
The GreenWave project is part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Nature Towns and Cities programme. It will deliver a 10-year Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) Strategy, designed to transform Blackpool’s fragmented green spaces into a connected natural network. This includes parks, community gardens, schools, housing estates, our coastline and urban fringe – creating a framework that benefits both people and nature.
By tackling health inequalities, supporting biodiversity recovery, and embedding climate resilience across planning and regeneration, the project will ensure Blackpool is a healthier, more sustainable place to live, work and visit.
The Conservation Trainee will work closely with and support the wider project team, gaining experience across multiple strands of the project while contributing to its successful delivery. This includes supporting the Project Manager, Ecologist, Community Engagement Officer and Conservation Officer in their roles.
The post is aimed at someone at the start of their environmental career and will offer mentoring, training, and development opportunities to build skills and confidence in the nature sector.
This role requires a clear DBS check.
How to Apply:
- PLEASE FIND FULL DETAILS OF THE ROLE AND THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM HERE:
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/jobs/blackpool-greenwave-conservation-trainee/
PLEASE NOTE APPLICATION METHOD IS BY ONLINE APPLICATON FORM ONLY. CV'S NOT ACCEPTED.
Based: @TheGrange, Dinmore Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 7RW
Hours of work: Part time, 21.75 hours per week
Salary: £15,254 (Real Living Wage) - £25,423 full time equivalent
Fixed Term contract until 30 June 2028 with potential extension, subject to funding
Closing date: Midnight 19th July 2026
Interviews: Interviews will take place in-person in Blackpool on 4th - 6th August.
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
