Castlemilk Park Project: Woodland Maintenance Support Team Member

Cassiltoun Housing Association Ltd
VO103776

Castlemilk Park is a Local Nature Reserve in the heart of Castlemilk, a housing estate in the South East of Glasgow. As well as being a fantastic example of urban woodland regeneration, it serves as a thoroughfare for local people to access their community, including schools, the shopping centre, bus stops, the health centre, and various community projects.

Cassiltoun Housing Association, located on the edge of Castlemilk Park in Castlemilk Stables, leads a partnership of local organisations that work together to improve the outlook, access, and use of Castlemilk Park. Part of this partnership is the Castlemilk Park Project. This group of volunteers is led and supported by the Community Woodland Officer and the wider Community Team from Cassiltoun Housing Association.

Focusing on keeping Castlemilk Park clean and accessible, the group takes part in activities such as:
-Path maintenance
-Hazel coppicing
-Woodland thinning
-Outdoor education
-litter/ fly tipping removal

All training for sessions will be provided, as well as the opportunity for external training certificates, such as brushcutter, strimmer, and first aid training. There will also be opportunities for volunteers to take part in some biodiversity recording and learning, including bat box learning, tree ID, and wildflower surveys.

Our sessions run on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 am-12 pm and 1 pm-3 pm and are primarily outdoors. As we expect to be out in all weather conditions, all volunteers are provided with a t-shirt, hoodie, hard hat, gloves, waterproof jacket and bottoms and boots.

If you are interested in working with the Castlemilk Park Project, please apply at the button below and a member of our team will aim to get back to you within 5-7 working days. More information about the Castlemilk Park Project and Cassiltoun Housing Association can be found on Facebook and on our website at https://cassiltoun.org.uk/castlemilk-park/

If you are interested, please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by one of the team by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails, just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out, then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow at info@volunteerglasgow.org.

After You Hit "Apply"

Confirmation email sent.
Follow-up contact (email or call) to arrange a chat.
Induction session at the location
Start volunteering with agreed-upon shift times.

Experience required

These sessions are designed to be beginner friendly and try to accommodate all who wish to participate but if you are:
-interested in working within a woodland setting
-good at working within a team
-can follow instructions and comply with health and safety procedures
-interested in meeting new people
-up for learning a new skill

Then please do apply!

Travel details

Bus:
Bus to Castlemilk Drive, asking for Machrie Road: 5, 34, 46, 74, 75

By train:
The nearest train station is Croftfoot which is 1.1 miles from the Castlemilk Stables

Parking:
There is parking outside Castlemilk Stables however this is often limited when big events are taking place

Cycling:
Castlemilk Stables has a bike storage area to leave locked bicycles

Travel expenses

• reimbursed for any travel costs associated with their volunteer role
• paid travel in advance, if reimbursement is a barrier
• provided with food if volunteering over a meal time
• given free training if this is required to fulfill their role

These will be discussed with the Lead Person when carrying out the induction process.

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