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Location: Clunes Forest School – Spean Bridge – Lochaber – West
Highlands
Benefits: Pension, 26 days Annual Leave + public
holidays (pro-rata)
Working hours: Part-time 0.6 / 3 days / 22.5 hrs per
week, some weekend and evening work
Role Duration: 8 Months
Summary
Be part of a unique partnership project of landscape-scale restoration at Loch Arkaig. Arkaig
Community Forest (ACF) is looking to recruit a seasonal Tree Nursery Assistant to help us grow
a range of native tree species which will be used to restore Caledonian pine forest and expand
native woodland in Lochaber.
ACF has created a native tree nursery in partnership with Woodland Trust Scotland to help meet
the growing demand for local provenance native trees. Further funding has been secured from the
Nature Restoration Fund (NatureScot) for a landscape scale partnership project with Woodland
Trust Scotland and Achnacarry Estate, enabling this new role to support the running of the tree
nursery.
This post will be a part-time position 3 days / 22.2 hours per week and is
subject to a flexible work pattern, including some evenings and weekends. Work in the tree
nursery varies throughout the season and tasks will include ground cultivation, sowing,
pricking out seedlings, transplanting, lifting and packing trees as well as weeding and
watering. You will work together directly with the Tree Nursery Manager as well as our team
that includes a Development Officer, Woodland Trust Scotland team members and ACF Trustees.
Tasks for the role:
Person Specifications
This is a seasonal role from April to the end of November. We are looking for someone to do a
part-time 0.6 FTE, 3 days or 22.2 hrs per week. Weekend or evening work may occasionally be
requested.
Arkaig Community Forest reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without
further advertising dependent on business needs and ability at the end of the contract term.
Please send in your CV and a Covering Letter telling us what makes you a good candidate for the
role.
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position in person on 6th March
at Clunes Forest School.
For any further information don’t hesitate to contact the Tree Nursery manager, Anna
Macfie at [email protected] or call 07534 673
926.
Arkaig Community Forest is an equal opportunities employer.
Closing Date: Monday 26th of
February
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