Assistant Conservation and Engagement Ranger
6 months ago
**ABOUT THE WOODLAND TRUST**
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
We are pleased to be offering this funded placement in partnership with Year of Service and Flying Futures. Year of Service is an exciting funded programme of paid work placements. It’s paid work that pays back UK Year of Service unlocks the power of the next generation to help solve some of our toughest challenges, putting them into paid positions of work and helping communities where the needs are greatest.
**THE ROLE - WHAT YOU’LL DO**
The Assistant Conservation & Engagement Ranger is a 9-month funded placement opportunity for the chance to gain experience working alongside our Smithills Estate team including the site communications and engagement teams. The role will help deliver nature recovery at the landscape scale in an upland/urban fringe setting, engaging and benefitting the local community.
The types of activities you might be involved in include:
- Support the Engaging Communities Officer in delivering events, guided walks, workshops, and task days for local community groups and volunteers.
- Helping us build on our youth activity
- Working closely with the Site Manager, Assistant Site Manager, and volunteers on practical tasks across the site from woodland creation to restoration.
- You will also assist the events and communications officer in creating content for our three social media channels
- The chance to bring your own ideas and perspectives to the placement
This is a site-based role at Smithills, Bolton. The role will have a dedicated desk space and all necessary equipment.
**THE PERSON - WHO YOU ARE**
You will have:
- A keen interest in working with and engaging people and communities
- Interest in learning practical woodland management skills
- Good written communication skills
- A keen interest in learning and developing new ideas, working with others to bring them to life
- Good attention to detail
- A passion for the environment
You will be:
- Organised and able to pick up new skills quickly
- Able to build relationships with people easily
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
**WHAT YOU’LL LEARN**
- Introduction to Communications and Engagement, undertake guided walk leader training, volunteer leader training and learn how to carry out risk assessments for events and activities
- Introduction to woodland management, learning practical skills and core principles
**Additional Requirements**:
- You’ll be aged between 18 - 24 years old
- You’ll be based near our Smithills Estate
- You must be able to start employment with us before 17th May
- You must be out of employment, education and training
- You must be willing to undergo a DBS check
**WHAT YOU’LL GET**
- Casual Dress
- Good holiday allowance (minimum 23.5 days including bank holidays
- Full support, training and opportunities for professional development
- A friendly and supportive line manager
- A buddy system
- An opportunity to network and learn about the wider sector
- Contributory pension
- Life assurance
- Flexible working
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