Are you looking for employment support for jobs in the environmental sector? Maybe you are looking for a change of career mid-life, or perhaps you are just starting out, either way, volunteering at Bosavern can help you to gain confidence, proven track record, a good reference, community contacts plus we’ve got some useful tips and templates to help you apply for jobs.  We recommend you check these websites for job opportunities and subscribe to their email newsletters to hear about the latest land, food and office based jobs in the environmental and charitable third sectors:

 

Sites for job applications

• Roots to Work
• Social Farms & Gardens England
• Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs: UK Jobs and Opportunities)
• LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) – careers
• UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
• National Trust vacancies.
• Jobs | Cornwall Wildlife Trust
• Sustainable Penzance
• The Gardener’s House, Morrab Gardens, Penzance
• Sustainable Food Cornwall

Making Job applications

We have put together a simple guide to writing a job application and presenting yourself well at interview based on our many years of recruitment:

Guidance to Applicants – Bosavern Community Farm

 

Other volunteering opportunities

For further volunteering and opportunities to learn more about sustainable growing and to gain independent living life experience with people from other cultures at other locations across the UK and worldwide, we suggest joining the WWOOF scheme here:

Live and Learn on Organic Farms – WWOOF United Kingdom