Job Type - Permanent
Opportunity – Full time
Shift and Schedule – Average 35 hrs per week on a rotational basis (2 weekends in 4).
Are you a people person who is passionate about the outdoors? Want your office to comprise of ancient woodlands, grasslands and recreation spaces? Epping Forest is seeking proactive team players, committed to customer service excellence, to help protect and maintain our treasured site and welcome our rising visitor population.
About Us
Epping Forest stretches from London’s East End for 14 miles out into Essex and covers over 6000 acres along with a further 2000 acres of ‘buffer land’ and receives over 10 million visits each year. Two thirds of the Forest is designated as SSSI and SAC and is home to over 50,000 veteran trees, ancient pollards, over 100 ponds and lakes, two registered parks, ancient monuments, and listed buildings.
The Role
Reporting to the Countryside Manager, you will help to ensure Epping Forest is a welcoming, clean, safe, and enjoyable destination for visitors by conserving and protecting the Forest and associated land holdings. You will assist the Forest Keepers (Constables) with their daily duties including delivery of basic countryside/land management tasks as outlined in annual work, site or project plans and ensure the cleanliness of the space through regular litter picking.
Our Ideal Candidate
* Holds a GCSE Grade 4 or above (C or above) in English and Maths.
* Has experience in frontline visitor service and prioritises customer service excellence.
* Has experience working in countryside/land management, or similar, including basic litter/waste removal and routine minor maintenance tasks.
* Has good verbal and written communication skills.
* Has knowledge of working with and maintaining hand power tools or machinery.
* Holds a full UK driving licence.
* Is First Aid trained.
Benefits Include
* Competitive salary starting at £28,430 (plus unsocial hours allowance) with clear incremental progress points.
* 24 days annual leave plus public holidays (or time in lieu where applicable).
* Pension scheme operated in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Employee assistance programmes including mental well-being support.
* Bicycle Loan scheme.
* Travel card scheme.
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 18th April 2025
To apply online please click the apply button below.
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV0421. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a basic Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
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