Urban Community Ranger - Plymouth Summary As a Green Communities Urban Ranger, you’ll play a key role in an innovative and exciting partnership between Plymouth City Council and the National Trust. The project focuses on hyper-local urban engagement to encourage community greening, increase nature recovery and promote improved health and wellbeing from being more connected to nature. Embedded within local teams your work will be focused around Keyham and the West of the City. You will be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays and evenings. This role is required to work with vulnerable groups including children and any offer of employment or volunteering is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. Please include a cover letter with your application. What it's like to work here Green Communities is a partnership between Plymouth City Council (PCC) and National Trust. It connects people and wildlife in 3 key neighbourhoods in Plymouth. As one of 3 National Trust Urban Community Rangers you will work alongside PCC officers to help local people shape nature in their neighbourhoods. Central to all our work is recognising the importance of community empowerment, collaborative working and supporting improvements at a community pace. By taking time, building trust and really understanding local needs and desires we deliver a localised programme of events, activities, nature improvements and green skills opportunities. Not only is this giving people the chance to get out and feel more connected with nature on their doorstep but also means that a whole range of nature spaces across the neighbourhoods are being improved for wildlife. Good for people, good for wildlife. Greenminds | Green Communities What you'll be doing You’ll be a friendly face out and about in urban communities, working alongside businesses and social enterprises, residents, schools, and community groups to listen to how they want to improve their green spaces, and support them to make things happen. We are looking for someone who can work in partnership, alongside communities to help shape their local greenspaces in creative and innovative ways. From arts and crafts exhibitions to hosting and supporting events or carrying out consultation and awareness activities we make sure we really meet local needs. A key part of your role will be delivering practical nature conservation activities, sharing green skills, coordinating ecological monitoring and recording and promoting opportunities for citizen science. This might be supporting a community garden project, looking at food waste and composting or working with partners on Nature Counts and bioblitz events. You will be confident about how to work safely, with risk assessments and compliance with safety procedures. There will be opportunities to work with other environment teams across the Council, such as Plymouth Natural Grid, and at NT properties in Devon and Cornwall. You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role. Who we're looking for We’d love to hear from you if you’re: Passionate about everyone in cities having access to greenspace, nature and wildlife. A strong communicator and team player who can quickly create solid relationships in the neighbourhoods in which you’ll work. An efficient collaborator working in partnership with others, who can overcome barriers while considering and implementing different approaches. Confident in leading, motivating and inspiring groups of people, and keen to find ways to create nature advocates in local communities. Happy to work with a wide range of different communities, local people, schools, youth groups and interest groups, reaching out to new audiences who might not already be connected to nature Adept with a range of practical skills and be happy to share them, encouraging people to get more active and involved in nature-based activities. Comfortable with working both outside and inside, with some office duties. A driver with a full UK driving licence. The package The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.