Helping to Care for Coalhouse Fort Volunteer
You will be redirected to the Volunteer Essex website to express your interest.
Our Volunteer Preventative Maintenance Plan for Coalhouse Fort is a practical guide; it sets out tasks to protect and preserve this historic site. These tasks fall into 4 categories; please let us know when completing your application if there is a particular area that you would like to support. The categories are:
1. Building maintenance:
• Gentle cleaning to accessible areas
• Checking the building for damage to windows, doors, brickwork, timber, etc.
• Light touch maintenance such as repainting doors and windows
• Reporting any damage found or issues
2. Open space maintenance:
• Grass cutting
• Clear paths of debris
• Weed management
• Clean heritage signs
• Trim sapling growth
3. Monitoring and recording:
• Inspection the site and record any ecological sightings (e.g. bats, owls)
• Take photos of the site and help maintain a photo archive
• Monitor and report any signs of heritage crime e.g. graffiti, unauthorised digging or deliberate damage to the Fort.
4. Site understanding:
• Help to count visitors to track site usage
• Share updates on social media to help engage the community
• Help report on volunteer activity and site condition
Volunteering location
Coalhouse Fort,
Princess Margaret Road,
East Tilbury,
RM18 8PB
What skills do I need?
- Enjoys history and nature
- Likes working with others and helping out
- Has good communication skills
- Wants to learn – training will be provided
Details
- Accessibility
- Data Protection policy
- DBS check required
- Equal opportunities policy
- Expenses reimbursed
- Health and Safety Policy
- Ongoing support
- Suitable for under 18s
- Training provided
- Volunteer induction
- Volunteer policy
- Volunteers covered by insurance
- Written role description
When is this role available?
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- Activities will usually take place once a month, but we’re flexible.
- We’ll agree on a schedule that works for you.
Location:
This opportunity is available in the following regions:
Thurrock
You will be redirected to the Volunteer Essex website to express your interest.
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