Assistant Woodsperson (Kent)
Salary: £29,000pa (depending on experience)
Location: Mereworth, Kent
Vacancy listed: 13/03/2025
Application deadline: 31/03/2025
About Us
The Tregothnan Estate is a private family estate. The Estate workforce is comprised of forestry and property maintenance teams supported by a Rural estate office team. The Estate also has a substantial portfolio of residential, commercial, and agricultural properties.
The Estate is diverse in its activities and the job roles it provides. The teams have a great community spirit, the surroundings are inspiring, and the work is always interesting. Working at Tregothnan is being part of Kent’s heritage and its modern future.
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Assistant Woodsperson to join our small, friendly, and established team, at a very exciting time in the history of woodland management of the Estate. The work is varied and covers all aspects of woodland management, in predominantly broadleaf woodland.
Duties include:
- Maintenance and establishment of woodland and its associated habitats.
- Coppicing, thinning and small-scale harvesting.
- Landscape maintenance, hedgerow management and specimen tree management.
About You
You will need:
- Tree felling experience.
- A chainsaw qualification.
- A good health & safety awareness.
- Mechanical aptitude.
- The ability to work within a team and to learn and develop new skills.
- A full clean driving licence and own transport, as we are in a rural location, with no public transport links.
Benefits
- Salary from £29,000pa depending on experience.
- Possibility of accommodation to rent.
- 40 hrs pw, Mon-Fri, 7.45am-4.15pm.
- 21 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Health care cash back plan.
- Discount scheme with high street and online retailers.
- Salary sacrifice homeware, tech and cycle to work schemes.
- Chainsaw and pesticide spraying training will be provided.
Notes
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For further information about this position, please see job description (see ‘Documents’ tab), and if you have any queries, please contact Lisa Fitzgerald