Assistant Parks and Countryside Ranger
4 days ago
**Salary**
£24,441 to £25,993 per annum
**Contractual hours**
37
**Basis**
Full time
**Date posted**
22/04/2025
**Job reference**
COLREQ01443
**Contract Type**:Permanent
**Working Hours**: 37 Hours per week
**Location**: Civic Offices and Green Spaces including but not limited to High Woods Country Park and Castle Park.
**An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children's Barred List Check is required for this post.**
**Interview date to be confirmed.**
Colchester City Council is committed to delivering high-quality and accessible services to residents, visitors and businesses. They are a local government authority providing a diverse range of public and commercial services across Colchester, the second largest district in Essex.
The Council are seeking a highly motivated Assistant Parks and Countryside Ranger who can assist the Ranger Team to deliver an agreed programme of practical, ecological, recreational, safety, and business-related works in order to contribute towards provision of high-quality management of the Council green spaces. These spaces range from High Woods Country Park, formal parks such as Castle Park, open spaces and local nature reserves, historic protected sites such as Gosbecks Archaeological Park and Sites of Special Scientific Interest such as Ferry Marsh in Wivenhoe.
**Duties of the role**
As an essential member of the Parks, Countryside and Open Spaces team, you will be at the forefront of day-to-day operations Assisting with the day-to-day practical site management and maintenance. You will undertake site patrols and basic environmental and ecological surveys and be responsible for safety inspections to ensure safe and well managed sites and ensure tools and equipment are well maintained.
This role will also involve community engagement, and you will support the training, administration and supervision of volunteers and work placements. You will also assist with preparation of consents for works on protected sites and procurement of materials to undertake works.
**Qualifications and skills required**
To be successful in this role, you will have;
- English and Maths to GCSE level 4 or equivalent
- Full clean driving licence
- Experience of basic practical skills in conservation, ecology, practical estates management and/or countryside recreation/interpretation. Note this can be gained either through employment, voluntary work or during academic qualifications
- Trailor Towing experience (minimum BE on Licence)
- First Aid at Work qualification
Ideally you will also have:
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