Volunteer - The Living Rainforest

The Living Rainforest receives invaluable help from many hard-working volunteers in the following areas:

Animal Care
including feeding animals and cleaning their enclosures

Plant Care
including propagation, watering and leaf cleaning

Children’s Activities
including educational and arts & crafts activities

Administration

including a range of administrative tasks

Marketing

including social media, digital marketing, market research and all other aspects of marketing

All applicants must be 17 or over.

Please check our jobs page for internship opportunities.

Corporate Volunteering Teams

We also welcome Corporate Volunteering Teams via applications through our intermediary partners, Volunteer Centre West Berkshire. Contact us to find out more.

Apply to volunteer

First name
Surname
Telephone number
Email address
Confirm email address
Are you over 17?
YesNo
(You need to be 17 or over to qualify for a Voluntary position)
Prior to taking up TLR Volunteering we would recommend you ensure you have an up to date tetanus vaccination. Please confirm you have read this statement.
Yes, I have read this statement
Own transport is essential to travel to/from our address: the closest bus stop is a mile away with infrequent service. Please let us know you have considered this information.
Yes - I can get to TLR
How did you hear about The Living Rainforest?
What type of Volunteering would you like to do at The Living Rainforest? Tick as many as you want.
Animal HusbandryPlant CarePlant Information ResearchEducation AdministrationEducational ResearchChildren’s Weekend & Holiday ActivitiesSite Maintenance / ConstructionMarketing / FundraisingAdministration
Any further information about what you would like to help with
Why have you chosen to apply to Volunteer here with us?
Briefly detail previous work/Volunteer experience and highlight any skills that you feel are relevant to this application
Approximately how often would you be available to volunteer at TLR and would you have a preference for specific days of the week?
For how long would you intend to continue volunteering?
What are you most hoping to gain from your involvement with TLR? Please number all that apply in order of importance, or state alternative hopes.
Experience relating to academic studies Training Taking part in regular structured activity Return to work initiative Hand-on Practical Work Satisfaction of contributing to rainforest conservation Other
Other (please specify)

Please provide contact details of two professional referees

First name
Surname
Telephone number
Email address
Connection
Time known

First name
Surname
Telephone number
Email address
Connection
Time known

CV

If you have a CV, please upload it here

Apply for work experience

First name
Surname
Telephone number
Email address
Confirm email address
Are you over 17?
YesNo
(You need to be 17 or over to qualify for a placement)
College name
Course
Prior to taking up TLR Volunteering we would recommend you ensure you have an up to date tetanus vaccination. Please confirm you have read this statement.
Yes, I have read this statement
Own transport is essential to travel to/from our address: the closest bus stop is a mile away with infrequent service. Please let us know you have considered this information.
Yes - I can get to TLR
How did you hear about The Living Rainforest?
Why have you chosen to request a placement here with us?
What type of Volunteering would you like to do at The Living Rainforest? Tick as many as you want.
Animal Husbandry (Minimum 3 weeks block, minimum 3 months weekly)Plant Care (Minimum 8 weeks block, minimum 4 months weekly)Site Maintenance / Construction (Minimum 1 week block, minimum 4 weeks weekly)
Which is / are your preferred task(s)? This can be additional to the above choices.
Any further information about what you would like to help with
Briefly detail previous work/Volunteer experience and highlight any skills that you feel are relevant to this application
When would you like your placement to start?
How long would you like to stay with us?
What are you most hoping to gain from your Work Experience with TLR? Please number all that apply in order of importance, or state alternative hopes.
Animal Experience Horticultural Experience Training Hand-on Practical Work Satisfaction of contributing to rainforest conservation Other
Other (please specify)

Please provide contact details of two professional referees

First name
Surname
Telephone number
Email address
Connection
Time known

First name
Surname
Telephone number
Email address
Connection
Time known

CV

If you have a CV, please upload it here