Job description
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 Assistant Ranger (permanent – 4 days a week on two-week rotation) to join our team in the South of the county, which includes Ryton Pools, Burton Dassett, Ufton Nature reserve and 3 greenways. All are managed with both visitors and wildlife in mind, balancing the needs of recreation with conservation.
The Role
As our Assistant 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:
1. Practical habitat management
2. Public access works
3. Site compliance and safety checks
4. Leading events and school visits
5. Ensuring our parks are clean and tidy, carrying out routine maintenance as required
6. Leading and managing volunteer groups
You may also be required to work at other parks across the county and work additional hours.
Key Requirements
* Experience of working or volunteering in a country park setting
* Experience of managing a variety of habitats
* Excellent customer service skills
* Practical countryside skills, including the use of hand tools, brush cutters or ride-on mowers
* Strong communication skills and experience of leading on and providing events for children
* Willingness to work weekends and bank holidays and ability to work within a team, providing support to colleagues, as well as on your own initiative
* Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure
For further information and to apply please follow the link below.
Assistant Ranger
For further information about the role please contact Craig Earl, Senior Ranger, craigearl@warwickshire.gov.uk
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