Ranger

Location: Stonehenge Landscape, King Barrows, Amesbury, SP4 7DD

Contract Type: Full Time / Permanent

Reference: IRC154398

Closing Date: 28 July

Salary: £23,868

As a Ranger, you're the heart and soul of the National Trust in the landscapes we protect. You're a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you'll play a crucial role in keeping the nation's beloved countryside and coast in good shape, for wildlife and for people.

You should be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays and evenings, and be on call.

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.

What you'll be doing

You will chiefly lead practical tasks shaping habitats & protecting archaeology, facilitating access, repairing estate furniture, and ensuring presentation remains at a high standard. This includes organising and maintaining tools, vehicles and equipment associated with practical work.

Volunteers are more than just assistance. Their reasons for contributing to our work are manifold and you will become a point of contact in the community for their integration, helping connect people to our places and to each other. Communication and administrative duties tied to volunteer management will be essential.

Cultivating skills in visitor experience is part of the role, and we want to develop our offer for informing and engaging. With capacity previously being limited, there is now scope to support the Area Ranger in designing and testing learning/outreach activities. As a minimum, you will use your respected position to chat to members and listen to visitors – explaining our work and responding to queries - when present on your sites.

Monitoring is an essential part of land management. We are increasingly using GIS and digital devices for ecological recording, condition surveys and estate maintenance. You would be joining at a rapidly evolving time where novel methods of data collection are being invested in.

There will be key relationships to maintain with tenants, graziers and the local community. Overall, as a Ranger you are seen as a guardian of outdoor spaces and an advocate for their importance.

Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

• practically experienced in conservation work, to protect and improve habitats and landscapes
• happy to talk to all kinds of people about the work you're doing, and why it matters
• hard-working and willing to learn
• able to work safely, using risk assessments and following guidelines
• experienced in managing land, access and conservation, and working outdoors
• able to use machinery and equipment, with relevant certificates
• a driver with a full UK driving licence

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