Forest Craftsperson

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

- 337122**Salary**:

- £23,098- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

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

- Permanent**Business area**:

- FC - Forestry England - North England Forest District**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Peil Wyke Office, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9YGAbout the job

**Job summary**:
North England Forest District has a complement of over 130 staff who care for 61,000 hectares of forest and 25,000 hectares of open land. Annual timber production is 550,000 m3 and there is a planting programme in excess of 3 million trees a year.

The District has 45 SSSIs totalling over 10,000 ha and is a major contributor to local and national biodiversity. The District has four visitor centres at Grizedale, Whinlatter, Kielder and Hamsterley. The public forest estate in North England District attracts over one million visits per annum.

The Cumberland Beat is comprised of 12 woodland blocks ranging from 10 ha to 450 ha, stretching from High Stand Forest in the east of Cumbria, through to the West Cumbrian forests of Blengdale and Miterdale.

The majority of the 2400 ha are within the Lake District National Park and all are managed for multi-purpose objectives, determined by their individual character and location. The Beat has a restocking programme of between 25-50 ha per year and an annual timber harvesting programme of around, 45,000 m3 from clear felling, thinnings and a strong focus on low impact silvicultural systems.

The team is led by a Beat Forester who is supported by a Works Supervisor, a Wildlife Ranger, a Forest Craftsperson and an Apprentice Forest Craftsperson. There may be times where cross function working is required to support the needs of the wider team. This role is based in the Peil Wyke yard in Cumbria but working for a National organisation it is occasionally required that you need to travel for training courses and overnight accommodation will be provided.

**Job description**:
**General Estate Maintenance**

**Operational Delivery**

Work effectively as part of a small team, and when requested, responding quickly to unexpected work and issues raised by the supervisor and forester.

Contribute to the delivery of key programmes by providing a support service in delivering essential plants, materials, consumables, etc. to work sites.

Contribute to the development of an Apprentice Forest Craftsperson team by mentoring them in their day to day role and support them with any consolidation required.

Undertake monitoring and data-gathering tasks such as fence line and boundary inspections and the assessment of tree density on restocked and newly planted sites.

**Customer Care**

Champion the vision and ethos of the organisation when talking to customers, visitors, stakeholders and when working with volunteers.

**Person specification**:
**Experience**

**Essential**
- Experience of practical work in the countryside and a general understanding of forestry, nature conservation and countryside related issues.
- Evidence of ability to develop relevant practical skills through assessed training. E.g. possessing at least one forestry (NPTC) or rural skills certificate.
- Evidence of good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team.
- Full UK driving licence is required for this role

**Desirable**
- A National Vocational Qualification in forestry or land management.
- GCSE at level C or above in Maths and English Language, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Familiarity with a variety of hand tools and an ability to demonstrate competence in their use.
- Experience with towing trailers

**Qualifications**:
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £23,098, Forestry Commission contributes £6,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- 5 weeks annual leave increasing to 6 weeks after 5 years service plus 10.5 Public, Privilege and Additional holidays.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.-
- We will use your CV and Personal Statement to assess whether you have the Experience we are looking for, so include examples to show us