About Us
The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres (approximately 4,500 hectares) of land in and around London that is enjoyed by over 16 million visitors annually. The City Corporation acts as Trustee of 10 charities which are responsible for the preservation of a large proportion of these award-winning open spaces.
The Role
The Operative Ranger is the frontline face of our open spaces, critical to ensuring a safe, welcoming customer experience to all users and maintaining the high standards required for the Green Flag Award and other nationally recognised standards. The Operative Ranger will support existing teams to keep the parks clean and safe, engage with visitors and community groups, maintain sports pitches and facilities, and support events across the department.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have a full clean driving licence, a good understanding of Health & Safety within a work environment, and relevant certification to operate machinery and tools. You will have demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced open spaces environment, good communication skills, and the ability to follow company policies and procedures. You will provide accurate updates to your line manager both written and verbal, show initiative, work well in a team, and be flexible, calm under pressure, with a can-do approach to working outdoors.
Benefits Include
* 24 days annual leave plus public holidays.
* Pension scheme operated in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Employee assistance programmes including mental well-being support.
* Bicycle Loan scheme.
* Travel card scheme.
Application Information
Closing date: 12 noon 6 January 2025.
Interviews date: week commencing 20 January 2025.
To apply online please click the Apply online button below. Alternatively, contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV0372 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, so discuss this with your line manager prior to applying.
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.
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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