Volunteering
Do you love Yorkshire and wildlife? If so then we would love to hear from you. We are always looking for volunteers to help us run our Centre, assist with events and education and a variety of other roles which are vital for our marine conservation work.
Different roles...
For more info and to register interest, please contact volunteering@ywt.org.uk.
Welcome Volunteer
We welcome thousands of visitors to the Living Seas Centre every year. Here they can find a wealth of information about the local marine environment and our work. We also have a small retail and catering operation and lots of interactive displays and activities. We are always looking to recruit Welcome Volunteers to join the team and help with the day to day running of the Living Seas Centre and ensure visitors have a warm and memorable welcome!
Inspiring Peoples Volunteer
We welcome thousands of children and families to the Living Seas Centre every year through our school visits and public events programme. We go rockpooling, beachcombing and beach cleaning, educating and inspiring participants about our local environment. We are always looking for Inspiring People Volunteers to join the team and help engage a wide range of audiences with our coastal environment.
Sea Watching Surveyor
Become a citizen scientist and help us to protect whales and dolphins along the Yorkshire coastline. Click here to find out more!
No prior experience is needed...
If you love being outdoors and can share your enthusiasm with others, this is the place for you!
What do you get out of it?
• A chance to volunteer with a local conservation charity working within Yorkshire.
• A chance to work with a small but close-knit team.
• A chance to inspire others, both young and old, about our fantastic local wildlife.
• Formal training & qualifications.
• Access to an in-house training programme.
• Access to our knowledge and expertise and we welcome yours!
• Flexible, relaxed volunteering environment.
• An annual trip out and regular get-togethers.
I can't begin to tell you what joy it has brought me being a volunteer. I have seen people with tears in their eyes viewing their first puffin, watched children being amazed at the wildlife in rock pools and enthused newcomers to the Yorkshire Coast of the incredible diversity of wildlife and scenery we have
