Forest Craftsperson: East Forest of Dean

3 weeks ago


Forest of Dean, United Kingdom Forestry Commission Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 287717**Salary**:

- £23,098**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- Pay Band 6b**Contract type**:

- Permanent
- Fixed Term
- Loan
- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- One role is permanent, the other is a Fixed Term appointment for 12 months to cover a secondment**Business area**:

- FC - Forestry England - West England Forest District - Forest of Dean**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Forest of DeanAbout the job

**Job summary**:
What could be better than working outdoors in the nation’s vast and varied forests, taking on challenging tasks, and making a tangible difference. Our Forest Craftspeople use their broad range of skills and ongoing training to directly shape the land we manage building the future for wildlife, for people and for the climate. The work is varied and would suit a person who is self-motivated, well organised and able to demonstrate initiative to undertake tasks in a safe and efficient manner.

You can expect to spend nearly all of your working time outdoors and will usually be expected to manage your own time to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.

**Background**

Forestry England is part of the Forestry Commission. West England Forest District is responsible for the sustainable management of over 38,200ha of the public forest estate in the west and south-west of England. The North of the District extends from woodlands just to the north of Shrewsbury, southwards to the majestic oak and beech woods of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire and south-west as far as Idless Woods near Truro in Cornwall. The District is managed from the District Office at Coleford, in the Forest of Dean, supported by 13 local Forest Beat or Recreation Hub delivery team members dispersed across the Forest District covering specific territories. These local teams are responsible for the delivery of agreed work programmes assisted by a team of business support staff.

The Forest of Dean is a historic forest with its origins as a royal forest pre-dating the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Forest has been historically isolated and bypassed, sitting as it does between the Rivers Severn and Wye, on the border of England and Wales. The Forest has long been used for its timber as well as its rich mineral resources of iron ore, sandstone and coal. While the industrial nature of the Forest was at its height during the late 19th and early 20th Century, quarrying of stone and timber production are still important aspects of the local economy today.

The East Dean team cover the central and eastern side of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire and are based at the main office in Coleford. The Beat is led by a Beat Forester supported by a team of eleven staff who are responsible for all aspects of woodland management, timber sales & contract management, community engagement and wildlife management.

We are recruiting for two jobs, a permanent Forest Craftsperson and a fixed term (12 month) Forest Craftsperson, the fixed term role is to cover for a member of the team who will be on secondment for the same period.

**Job description**:
The role of the Forest Craftsperson will be to support the Beat Forester in shaping the land we manage by using their broad range of practical land management skills. The work is varied, requires self-motivation, organisation and initiative to safely and efficiently undertake practical tasks including:

- Restock and establishment work - hand planting, tree guard construction, repairing fences and controlling vegetation
- Tree clearance and maintenance - high pruning, cutting back and tree felling
- Tree safety work - surveys, erecting safety signage and safety fencing

The work forms a key part in protecting and enhancing the forest landscape we look after. It can be physically challenging, and you will be working outdoors in all weather conditions using a variety of equipment including vibrating tools. Appropriate on the job training and formal qualifications as well as Personal Protective Equipment will be provided.

The Forest Craftsperson will be responsible for ensuring that work undertaken meets contract requirements & industry standards, satisfies the relevant health & safety standards, is completed on time whilst satisfying the requirements of the business & responding to local stakeholders as work programmes are developed & delivered.

**Person specification**:
**Key work areas**

**Operational Responsibility**
- Tree survey work related to the management of potentially hazardous trees.
- Estate maintenance work such as high pruning operations to maintain access and the management or clearance of trees or other vegetation.
- Support the forest establishment work, by hand planting, tree guarding, fence repairs and maintaining newly planted areas by


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