Volunteer Lock-Keeper (Perry Barr Lock Keeper/Ranger)

Lock keepers have been a fixture on Britain’s canals for hundreds of years and are one of the oldest traditions of the waterways. As ‘the face of the waterway’, modern-day volunteer lock keepers play an integral part in the visitor experience. Their role is to provide a polite and friendly welcome to waterway visitors, assisting boaters through the locks and helping to maintain the area.

It’s a 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. Anyone can join as long as you are over the age of 18 and have a least a day a week available.

We're looking for enthusiastic people to join our team as a Lock Keeper/Ranger. The hybrid role would include assisting boaters through the locks, monitoring water loss from assets as an ongoing project, and maintaining the local canal area by litter picking and carrying out vegetation works.