Helen Earnshaw

Experience

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  Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife & Falconry Centre

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2020

  • Conservation Officer

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Animal Keeper

    Sept 2015 - Mar 2020
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  Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Conservation Trainee
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  Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Community Wildlife Assistant (Seasonal)
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  Groundwork

  Apr 2020 - Mar 2022

  Secondary role alongside Park Ranger - main duties included planning, delivering and evaluating community events and nature-based activities, as well as recruiting and coordinating a team of volunteers. Management of three country parks across West and South Yorkshire, up to 78 Hectares in size. Duties involved site safety checks, habitat management tasks, site and access maintenance tasks, coordinating and overseeing volunteer groups, event planning, school visits, contractor management, and completing ecological surveys.

  • Community Enabler

    Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Countryside Park Ranger

    Apr 2020 - Mar 2022
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  Prospects Foundation

  Apr 2022 - now

  Managed two traineeships; organised work schedules, provided training in practical land management, volunteer management and events management while providing regular performance reviews. Both trainees have now successfully entered the conservation sector with jobs as Woodlands Officer and Forestry Commission Recreational Ranger

  • Community Tree Action Officer

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Woodlands Officer Line Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Green Spaces Officer

    Apr 2022 - Jun 2023