Student work experience: Pembrokeshire
This is a student work experience opportunity which is offered to help the student(s) to gain skills, knowledge and experience.
It allows the hosting team to share their knowledge and gain experience in working with young people whilst promoting NRW and the wider environmental sector.
Closing date for applications: 3 May 2024
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Placement title |
Pembrokeshire Student Work Experience placement |
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Directorate |
Operations North and South |
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Team |
South West People and Places |
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Placement number |
2 |
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Placement manager |
Cara Wilson People and Places South West Officer Cara.l.wilson@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk 07977188270 |
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Start date |
2 July 2024 |
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End date |
12 July 2024 |
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Working pattern |
Tuesday to Friday, 4 days a week for 2 weeks |
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Where the student(s) be based |
Haverfordwest, Llys Afon |
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Welsh Language |
This placement may be delivered through the medium of Welsh or English depending on applicants and officers involved |
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Key placement tasks |
A great chance to go out with different Pembrokeshire teams to experience some of the variety of work and career opportunities available in the environment sector in Wales Support Environment and Land Management teams with monitoring and maintenance work on different nature sites |
About the placement
- Suitable for mixed groups of GCSE students to undergraduates - over 16 yrs minimum
- Happy to be outside in mixed weather conditions
- Collecting and monitoring data, conservation work and site visits with various teams based at Llys Afon, Hawthorn Rise, Haverfordwest
- Various habitats sites around Pembrokeshire, may include woodland, riverside, farmland, coast - may include rough terrain
- Suitable all weather clothing and foot wear needed, bring pack lunches
Submitting your application
Please send your completed application form and equalities monitoring form to Placements@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk by the closing date, using the placement number as a reference.
Successful applicants will be contacted by the placement manager to discuss what happens next. This could be an email, phone call or an invitation to an informal interview. If you are unsuccessful we will also let you know and explain why.