Waterside Specialist (Volunteer Reservoir Inspector)

Join our team to help monitor the four reservoirs that supply water to the Macclesfield and Peak Forest Canals. These are **Toddbrook, Combs, Bosley and Sutton**.

In this role you will assist in undertaking these inspections by monitoring levels, reporting defects, looking for any changes and responding appropriately to anything you find. You will need an eye for detail and a willingness to be trained, in both theory and practical aspects of the task. You will be required to fill in details of your inspection on an app, on your mobile phone or tablet.

You will also need to be personable and able to develop relationships, as you will often be approached by members of the public with questions about the waterways. You may also need to develop relationships with boating clubs, angling society members, and local residents. It's a great way to help keep fit as a full day walking around our four reservoirs will soon boost your step count!

It is the perfect opportunity for those who enjoy working in the outdoors and are perhaps looking for something different to do and want to help support the Canal & River Trust. The key qualities we’re looking for are enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.

Why we want you

Our Waterside Specialists help maintain the sustainability of the waterways by giving higher levels of skills through their volunteering.

Volunteering with the Trust takes on many guises and welcomes people with specialist skills in a wide range of areas from practical to surveying, indoors and out. These skills may include working alongside existing specialists within the Trust or bringing skills that we don’t currently have within our team? We have a wide range of skilled activities which you could be doing.

What you will be doing

The skills you need

What's in it for you