Two Volunteer Positions offered to marine biology enthusiasts with a passenger boat trip company to assist with wildlife guiding activities.

 

SeaMôr Wildlife Tours is looking for two enthusiastic and hardworking volunteers to fill  positions offered during the period of May to October 2015. The position requires working on our dolphin and wildlife watching boats as crew and wildlife guides, and also assisting with sales and marketing of the trips. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn some great skills such as boat handling and general seamanship, and also boost your public speaking.

 

The trips  run  from the beautiful towns of New Quay and Aberaeron in Cardigan Bay, which is home to the largest population of bottlenose dolphins in the UK. Harbour porpoise, grey seals and a variety of sea birds are also amongst the many animals that can be viewed on the trip as well as all the animals that we catch and release from our lobster pots.

 

WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU WILL GAIN:

Public speaking and guiding experience

Crewing on a commercial passenger boat

Boat handling

Customer service and team work

Managing social media

 

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Fluent spoken English

Interest in marine wildlife and boating

Flexibility and the ability to work outdoors

Good communication skills

Good customer service skills

Experience of working in a small team

 

DESIRABLE:

Marine biology (or similar) qualification

RYA powerboat license

Interest in marketing

Website editing and design

EU driving licence

 

Other info:

This is an unpaid post, however, there will be an element of paid work available, and free accommodation is provided.

 

 

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, email your CV by 22^nd March, 2015 to Brett Stones, info@seamor.org, or call us on 07795242445. Website  www.seamor.org

 

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