Work Experience

Current Opportunities

We are recruiting for a part-time Outreach Assistant work experience placement. More information here.

Pathways to employment

As part of our efforts to get more people involved with nature conservation, we provide opportunities for people to gain experience in the sector. Our aim is to provide opportunities for people of all backgrounds and abilities.

At Heath Hands we:

  • encourage participation through our activities and youth volunteering

  • provide volunteering opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to gain skills and knowledge

  • occasionally offer placements as part of school work experience week

  • offer paid work experience placements targeted specifically at people from underrepresented backgrounds to help people progress their career

A work experience student watering our community garden at Savernake Roadd bridge.
Heath Hands volunteers woodworking at the Hive Hampstead Heath.
A Heath Hands volunteer in a wheelchair
A Heath Hands volunteer litter picking on Hampstead Heath.
Group of people birdwatching in a park on a sunny day, with binoculars and a telescope.
A person smiling and standing next to a utility vehicle filled with gardening tools and supplies. The person is wearing a black jacket, glasses, and a backpack. There's a cart with more gardening tools in front of them, on a dirt path surrounded by t
Five people standing on a sidewalk in a neighborhood, with a jeep and trees in the background, some wearing green shirts, one with a bicycle, and the others with backpacks, under partly cloudy skies.