Community Ranger - Over, United Kingdom - Forestry Commission

Forestry Commission

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Over, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £26,534
Job grade:

Administrative Officer
Pay Band 6a
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
FC
Forestry England
Type of role:
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Based at Cockercombe Forestry Office, Over Stowey TA5 1HJ
Working across Exmoor & Quantocks.

About the job

Job summary:

Join the West England team of community rangers who champion community engagement, expanding opportunities for communities to become involved with their local environment and take part in activities that improve their quality of life, health and learning.

We are Forestry England. We are the country's largest land manager, caring for the nation's forests for people, nature and the economy. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation's forests.

West England Forest District is responsible for the sustainable management of over 36,500ha of the public forest estate in the west and south-west of England.

The District extends from the Shropshire Hills AONB south to the majestic oak and beech woods of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire and south-west to 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 delivery teams in the forest beats and recreation hubs.

We are looking for a Community Ranger to join our Exmoor and Quantock team.

The Somerset Beat team is made up of the Beat Forester, a Works Supervisor, a Community/Recreation Ranger, and a part time Recreation Ranger shared with the Quantock Hills AONB.

The postholder will work as a member of the beat team undertaking all aspects of wildlife management.

This post involves frequent travel including to remote areas, therefore applicants need to have a full driving licence that enables them to drive in the UK.

However, Forestry England is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by other means.

This role is 15 hours per week. Possible weekend working.

Job description:

Evolve our operational delivery.
Advise and support beat staff, ecologists and wildlife staff on engaging with local communities.

Support the beat in providing safe and welcoming woodlands, including safety inspections, management of unauthorised trails, litter and fly-tip clearance reports.

Take opportunities to continually evaluate community work and projects

Embed a safety-first culture in our teams.

To be responsible for working within the Forestry England's health and safety policies and guidelines ensuring that the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself and others is an integral part of how you work.

Widen participation in woodland recreation for all abilities.

Develop and lead the delivery of a community plan for the beat to deliver a step-change in both the numbers and quality of dialogue with local people both using and engaged in the management of their local woodlands.

Develop new and alternative ways of engaging with local people to ensure there are different opportunities for people to hear about and get involved in our work, particularly those hard-to-reach audiences who may not use the typical or traditional ways of engaging.

Increase our capacity and effectiveness through partnership working.
Initiate and lead or support partnership projects ensuring joint positive outcomes.

Develop and maintain an up to date, growing network of contacts across the communities in the beat, representing a cross section of the people living, working and using our woodlands.

Raise awareness and understanding of sustainable forestry.

Proactively tell the story of how we manage forests, including local engagement about proposed and active forestry operations on the beat.

Collaborate with Forestry England colleagues to deliver forestry-related sessions to Sixth Form, Further Education students and adult special-interest groups.
Interact with our visitors in a positive way (either face to face or through digital channels such as social media) to help them understand and connect to our forests and woodlands

Increase volunteering opportunities across a diverse community.

Encourage the development of meaningful volunteering opportunities on the beat for individuals, groups and companies, and facilitate first time visits by hard to reach or otherwise under-represented groups to encourage greater use of their woods.

Use internal communications channels to inform the whole team on where the business is.

Ensure you are engaged with Forestry England's internal communication channels keeping yourself informed and up to date with the progress that the organisation is making and the work that we undertake in the nation's forests.

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