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The post will involve working with the Dorset Field Team as part of our heathland management programme as well as overall responsibility for all aspects of Health & Safety relating to the Trust and its activities. Ideally the applicant will hold a chainsaw licence and be qualified in, or have a good working knowledge of, health and safety issues in both the field and office environment. The applicant must be prepared to work outside in all weather conditions and on uneven terrain. This post will require both weekend and out of office hours working and will include some travel throughout the UK. A full, clean driving licence is required. For a full job description and application form, please visit our website www.herpconstrust.org.uk or telephone 01202 391319 to request an application pack. Please return your application form together with a brief covering letter to Helen Wraight, The Herpetological Conservation Trust, 655a Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 4AP or email to helen.wraight@herpconstrust.org.uk Closing date: Friday 15th August 2008. Interviews will be held the week commencing 1st September 2008. Field Officer for our small winter management team. This 6 month contract involves conservation management work on our nature reserves throughout Dorset and occasionally outside the County. Chainsaw/pesticide qualification is desirable but a willingness to work hard and outdoors in all weathers is more important. Hours of work – Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm. Salary £13,500 pro rata. Closing date for applications – 8th August 2008. Interviews to be held week commencing 26th August. Please contact Helen Wraight on 01202 391319 for an application form or email helen.wraight@herpconstrust.org.uk The Herpetological Conservation Trust is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 5389839. Registered Charity No. 1109031
The North Dorset team of the Dorset Countryside Ranger Service operates within the district of North Dorset. North Dorset has fantastic landscape and wildlife and much of it falls within two AONB’s. The Team works with a wide range of partners to manage 19 countryside sites, local nature reserves and sections of the North Dorset trailway. The sites have many habitats from mixed woodland, to chalk grassland, to river corridors. Most have much public pressure and are popular with local residents who help contribute volunteer support for site management. The North Dorset Trailway is a long distance cycle way created from a disused railway line; the further development of this route is a high priority for the North Dorset Team. You will need many practical countryside skills such as tree management, vegetation clearance, grass maintenance, hedge laying, construction and repair of countryside furniture and litter collection. You will be a ‘front line’ member of staff and will have day-to-day contact with members of the public, landowners, user groups, pressure groups and partners and will be expected to be a source of information and advice. You will supervise an Apprentice Ranger on a day-to-day basis and volunteers/students and volunteer groups as they arise. Educational work with school and youth groups is also an essential part of the Assistant Ranger duties. You will hold a relevant qualification in countryside management and have excellent practical countryside management skills. You will have relevant practical experience with a countryside management organisation in either a paid or voluntary capacity and possess a good working knowledge of the natural environment, countryside law, national, regional and local policy. You will have knowledge and experience of word processing and spreadsheets and a high awareness of health and safety issues. A full driving licence is essential and some flexibility will be required to work unsocial hours. This post is subject to CRB clearance. To view the relevant details and apply online please visit www.dorsetforyou.com/jobs or ring the application hotline on (01305) 228535. Closing date: 30 July 2008 Interview date: 15 August 2008 15/7/08 – 7/8/08 - SW Nature Conservation Estate Worker Mendip Hills & Somerset Levels Green Mantle (Ecosophy) Limited (see www.green-mantle.co.uk) £13,330 pro rata; September/October 2008 - end March/April 2009, possibly longer Exciting opportunity to gain invaluable experience of countryside management and discover extensive networking possibilities. Full-time person required to join small dynamic team undertaking hedge-laying, fencing, coppicing, tree planting, footpath maintenance and scrub clearance, mainly on SSSIs. Essential requirements: Work experience & a high degree of practical aptitude; Qualified in nature conservation/ecology; Physically fit and willing to work outdoors in all weathers; Suitable transport and be prepared to live locally It is desirable that you have: N.P.T.C. Chainsaw Certificate Unit 31; N.P.T.C. Herbicide Certificate Units PA1 & PA6A; First Aid Certificate and Deep Ecological approach To apply send your CV and short letter to: Green Mantle (Ecosophy) Ltd, 8 Langleys Cottages, Midsomer Norton, Radstock BA3 4DX. To be received before 07/08/08 (please assume unsuccessful if no response received within 3 weeks of closing date) More jobs in CJS Monthly July's edition is now online in full, 5 pages this month plus 3 of events. Just click on CJS Monthly to see the most recent copy in full. You can print any page as required. If you find it doesn't all fit on one page open your printer settings (this varies from printer to printer so we can't give you exact instructions) and tick 'Fit to Page', sometimes called 'Scale to Fit'. This makes sure that the full width prints out on one page of A4. To see the jobs click on the page number icon or on either of the PDF logos to download CJS Monthly in full or the Events Diary.
We are prepared to train interested volunteers to become effective volunteer leaders. In return for a series of external training courses, you will be expected to lead at least 24 volunteer tasks throughout an initial year, (e.g. two per month), with the aim of you then continuing after that period. You will be involved with the implementation of the HCT’s work programme and ensuring that the volunteers enjoy their day. This will entail some week day and / or week-end working and being outside in all weathers. Training courses could include: Chainsaw; Brush cutter; Tractor driving; First aid; Leadership; Rare species licences including Smooth Snake, Sand Lizard, Great Crested Newt, and Natterjack Toad. Other training courses will be considered if they are relevant. Full driving licence and own transport is essential. Mileage and some other expenses will be paid. Appropriate PPE will be provided
ADAS UK Ltd is a major provider of environmental consultancy and research throughout the UK, providing science based solutions. Our strength lies in the ability to provide our clients with an unparalleled range of objective, science-based information, advice and implementation services across the environment sector. We are an independent provider of Tree and Vegetation management consultancy to Utilities, Rail Companies, Developers and Local Government. We are seeking new staff on a short term, and sub contract, basis to carry out Tree Risk Surveys across the UK. The type of work you can expect to be involved in will be varied and challenging, calling upon your professional arboricultural knowledge. Key skills and responsibilities: You will be competent in carrying out Visual Tree Assessments (VTA), have good tree identification skills, be able to diagnose injury, disease and decay, and structural defects. You will be trained and/or experienced in arboriculture, with a recognised arboricultural qualification, such as National Diploma level or equivalent. It would be desirable if you also possessed the Lantra Professional Tree Inspection certificate. You will be expected to travel and complete surveys in a variety of different environments, and will need to be physically fit, and possibly undertake a drugs and alcohol test as well as a medical. You must be able to communicate well with the public, and have the ability to work to deadlines and targets. You should also be proficient with the use of the MS Office applications, and have experience with data bases, specialist software packages, and ideally GPS. You must have a personal, or laptop, computer and access to the internet and an email account suitable for transferring data. You must hold a current Full UK driving license, and have access to a vehicle for business use. If you are interested in working for ADAS, please email your CV with covering letter to ian.braddock@adas.co.uk Details believed correct but given without prejudice. Ends. |
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