Conservation Breeding Programmes Assistant
Ballinderry Rivers Trust
Contract:
Part-time (20hrs hours per week)
Fixed-term 3 years, with possibility of extension subject to funding (subject to 6-month probationary period)
Are you passionate about freshwater conservation and ready to make a real impact? Join the Ballinderry Rivers Trust as a part-time Conservation Breeding Programmes Assistant and play a vital role in protecting one of the world’s most endangered species - the freshwater pearl mussel.
About the Role:
You’ll support our Conservation Breeding and Reinforcement Programme, working hands-on at our Breeding Centre in Orritor. Your work will include aquaculture husbandry for freshwater pearl mussels, white-clawed crayfish, and brown trout, as well as habitat and water quality enhancement in the Ballinderry River catchment.
About Ballinderry Rivers Trust
Ballinderry Rivers Trust conserves, protects and improves the rivers and loughs of the Ballinderry River system, Lough Neagh, the Lough’s western-shore streams, and their wildlife, for the benefit of the public and the wider environment.
Our work is of global importance in conserving endangered species like the Freshwater Pearl Mussel and White Clawed Crayfish. We work with Universities and other research partners to study and support local populations of these important species. Our work is shared internationally to help other organisations do the same.
We work with local schools to teach children about the river and what they can do to conserve it. We help local landowners to look after the river.
Ballinderry Rivers Trust conserves, protects and improves the rivers and loughs of the Ballinderry River system, Lough Neagh, the Lough’s western-shore streams, and their wildlife, for the benefit of the public and the wider environment. Our work is of global importance in conserving endangered species like the Freshwater Pearl Mussel and White Clawed Crayfish. We work with Universities and other research partners to study and support local populations of these important species. Our work is shared internationally to help other organisations do the same. We work with local schools to teach children about the river and what they can do to conserve it. We help local landowners to look after the river.
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