Seasonal Wardens

Closing date: Thursday 4 January 2024

Salary: £12.64 - £13.19 per hour (FTE £23,000 - £24,000 per annum)

Contract type: Seasonal / Working hours: Part time

Location:
Estovers, Bury's Bank Road,
Greenham, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8BZ
- The primary purpose of this role is to engage with our visitors at Greenham & Crookham and Snelsmore Commons**Contact details**:
**Seasonal Warden (West Berkshire)**:
**Salary**:£12.64 - £13.19 per hour (FTE £23,000 - £24,000 per annum[RS1] )

**Based at**:Estovers, Greenham Common, Newbury and covering Greenham and Snelsmore Commons

**2 or 3 Wardens**:27 week fixed term contract (19 February to 23 August 2024)***

**Working hours**:25 hours per week including regular early mornings, evenings and weekends

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is a membership-based voluntary organisation, managing over 80 nature reserves, influencing land management and educating and encouraging all sectors of the community to care for local wildlife.

The primary purpose of this role is to engage with our visitors at Greenham & Crookham and Snelsmore Commons, informing them about the heathland and its associated wildlife whilst encouraging them to stay on paths and keep their dogs under control during the bird-nesting season. There will be opportunities to run exciting events, lead guided walks, undertake ecological surveys/monitoring and carry out visitor surveys. Wardens will produce a summary report at the end of the season.

We are looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, has a good knowledge of wildlife and conservation, can be flexible about their working hours and would enjoy spending the majority of their time outside walking on the commons, interacting with our visitors and engendering enthusiasm and respect for the wonderful wildlife that lives here.

Interviews will be held in person at Greenham Common on **Monday 15**th**January 2024**.

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxon OX4 4XT- Seasonal Wardens Job Description 2024.pdf
Benefits summary May2023.pdf
Terms & Conditions of Employment 2023-24.pdf