We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated people to join the Ranger team at Moors Valley Country Park. Moors Valley is situated on the Dorset Hampshire border, in the south of England and boasts a wealth of adventurous play, waymarked walks and cycles, a ‘Go Ape!’ high ropes course, narrow-gauge steam railway and an abundance of health and wellbeing opportunities.
Working in partnership with Forestry England, the site is managed by a team of Rangers. They are responsible for the management of the Country Park area including; play areas, lakes, rivers, meadows and woodland extending north up to and including Potterne Wood. They also provide environmental education sessions for school groups, operate a fleet of hire bikes, manage an 18-hole miniature golf course and electric land rover experience for children, organise and run an events programme, run a gift shop and provide visitor services in the Visitor Centre.
You will be responsible for the management and delivery of a well-established and successful Cycle Hire centre within a busy tourist attraction. The role will include the effective management of budgets, both revenue and expenditure, supervising and training casual cycle hire employees, managing the cycle hire centre and maintaining a fleet of 100+ bikes and attachments.
Other main duties include being involved in visitor services and duty ranger tasks, assisting with the various add-on activities the site offers, such as Ranger Den, Adventure Valley and the retail section and contributing to the effective delivery of a busy and reputable tourist attraction.
The ideal candidate will have; experience of working in a busy customer facing environment, excellent communication skills, experience in supervising and developing staff and a background in the daily operation of a busy site. Experience in maintaining and operating cycles will be ideal, although training can be provided.
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