National Trust

Ranger

Location: Leigh Woods, The Estate Office, Leigh Woods, Bristol, BS9 3PZ

Contract Type: Full time / fixed term 12 months

Reference/IRC: IRC145631

Closing Date: 3rd December

Salary: £22,152 pa

The voice of our landscapes, conservation champions and lovers of all things outdoors, you’ll help to keep the British countryside and coast wonderful.

The working pattern also requires one day off a fortnight, Monday to Friday, and we’re flexible about which day this is. There will also be weekend working on a rota basis.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the Lead Ranger Darren at darren.mait@nationaltrust.org.uk

What you'll be doing

With your endless passion for our work, you’ll help with the protection and care of habitats, wildlife, property and machinery, and your passion will inspire other to love this beautiful place as much as you do. We want you to engage with visitors, making time to talk to them, not rushing away to the next task. As an easily identifiable member of the Ranger team, on your best day you will be creating lasting memories for everyone.

You’ll make sure that, at every twist and turn of these fantastic landscapes, we’re delivering outstanding outdoors experiences and excellent conservation work. You’ll share our common goal with customers and build relationships in the local community, proudly representing the National Trust. So whether you’re maintaining our green spaces to assisting with guided visitor walks, through to delivering a wide range of engaging visitor experiences, no two days will be the same.

You’ll also share and promote the work that we do here, ensuring special places like these are here to be both protected and enjoyed by everyone for ever. This will see you responding to queries and explaining the value of the work being undertaken. After all, your passion and dedication could fire the imagination that makes a visitor become a supporter for the rest of their life.

In this role, you’ll work some weekends, bank holiday and evenings and being on-call.

Who we're looking for

To deliver this role successfully, you will need to;

• Deliver practical conservation work to protect and enhance the conservation status of the property
• Demonstrate a passion for nature, heritage and the outdoors
• Able to engage with visitors to ensure they understand the value of your work
• Be able to work safely, with risk assessments and compliance with safety procedures
• Experience in a land, access and conservation management
• Experience in and working in a similar outdoor setting
• Competence with machinery and equipment as well as having the relevant certificates required
• A full UK driving licence

   
Apply: IRC145631 - Ranger (nationaltrust.org.uk)

Closing Date: 03/12/2023  Location: Leigh Woods, The Estate Office, Leigh Woods, Bristol, BS9 3PZ