Assistant Countryside Ranger

What will you be doing?

The post holder will assist in managing sites in the East Kent Country parks sites. The successful applicant will primarily be based at Brockhill Country Park and will assist the Head Ranger and Ranger team to manage the five sites. Sites include Brockhill, Pegwell Bay, White Horse Wood Country Parks and Grove Ferry and Parkwood Picnic Sites.

The successful applicant will be involved in many practical aspects of management including grassland management, meadow management, woodland and coppice management, tree planting, wood processing, fencing, and access works, as the sites are extremely varied. You should hold certificates of competency or be willing to train in chainsaw, brushcutting, and herbicide use and handling and some other practical skills as required.

You should demonstrate knowledge and experience in countryside management as a volunteer or paid worker, have a good understanding of landscape and nature conservation management, public access & interpretation.

You will be reliable and possess good interpersonal skills and have a positive attitude towards customer care. A knowledge of the countryside is important. Your health should be appropriate to the needs of the role. An ability to travel in between sites at short notice and drive site vehicles is essential.

This role is subject to holding a full UK Driving Licence.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About you

Please contact Louis Grover, Head Ranger, [email removed] for more information.

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.