About Us The Country Parks Service manages a portfolio of five Country Parks, three Greenways and two nature reserves across Warwickshire, welcoming around a million visits every year. We’re looking for an experienced Countryside Ranger to join our team in the north of the county, which includes Kingsbury Water Park, Pooley Country Park and Hartshill Hayes. All are managed with both visitors and wildlife in mind, balancing the needs of recreation with conservation. The Role As our Countryside Ranger working weekends and bank holidays in all weathers, you’ll be using work vehicles to travel across the parks, helping to promote and assist visitors’ enjoyment of the countryside. Excellent customer service is at the heart of what we do, and being confident and welcoming with members of the public from all walks of life is an essential part of the role. Working within a team your duties will include practical habitat management, public access works, site compliance and safety checks. You will lead, as well as contribute to, events and school visits; ensure our parks are clean and tidy, carrying out routine maintenance as required; lead and manage volunteer groups; monitor and enforce car parking and bailiff the fishery at Kingsbury Water Park. In addition, you may be required to work at other parks across the county and work additional hours. Key requirements To be successful in this role you will need: To be qualified or studying towards a qualification in countryside or recreation management; Have knowledge of conservation, recreation and countryside issues and have developed practical countryside skills. Relevant activities include the use of brush cutters, tractors, trailers, chainsaws and ride-on mowers. As you’ll be managing a variety of relationships it’s important you have strong communication skills and experience of leading on and providing events for children. It is essential that you want to work weekends and bank holidays and equally important you can work within a team, providing support to your colleagues, as well as on your own initiative. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure are also required. Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best. Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund' The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform. Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council. Additional Information Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public. For further information about the role please contact Rachel Hextall, Senior Ranger, 07769912177, rachelhextallwarwickshire.gov.uk Closing date: Midnight 21st November Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayrollwarwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more