Country Parks Ranger Site Management - Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council

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Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£25,078 - £26,247

Reference number
BUC09744

Contract type
Permanent

Working hours
Full Time

Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List

Date posted
1 Aug 2023, 11 p.m.

Application deadline
28 Aug 2023

Overview:

The Country Parks Ranger team is dedicated to ensuring our beautiful parks are maintained to a high standard.

As a Site Management Ranger, you'll work as part of the Site Management team to deliver high-quality practical site management, woodland management, conservation, and maintenance work across Buckinghamshire Council's Country Parks.

Based in Black Park Country Park, you'll be surrounded by over 500 acres of woodland, heathland, and open spaces.

Langley Park Country Park presents different challenges and opportunities, with over 100 veteran trees, and is a Grade 2 historic landscape.

Denham Country Park is different again with rivers and meadows being the key features.

If you have a wide range of countryside management and practical skills and want to work in a stunning outdoors setting, this could be the role for you.

About us:

Following the establishment of Buckinghamshire Council as a unitary authority, we have undertaken a comprehensive review of our parks' services.

We are now entering an exciting period of growth for the Country Parks team, with some great new projects to be delivered including the opening of a brand-new Country Park.

Andrew, Head of Parks & Green Spaces, said: "_All of our current team have secured positions in our new structure, and there are now great opportunities to come and join our team at this exciting time.

I look forward to meeting highly motivated individuals who can bring their passion and skills to our growing team"_

We welcome a diverse range of visitors from Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties each day of the year.

From our stunning Temple Gardens at Langley Park to our peaceful lakes at Black Park, you'll be surrounded by natural wildlife and picture-perfect scenes to enjoy.

Sam, Ranger at Black Park said:
"No two days are the same; it's a very satisfying job and a beautiful place to work"

Now in its third year, Buckinghamshire Council brings together the best of the previous five councils to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses.

We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

About the role:

You'll be joining a close-knit team, who will support you to get off to a great start with us.

In this highly practical and diverse role some of your responsibilities will be to:

Deliver the practical maintenance and management of the country parks natural and semi natural environments and related infrastructure in line with work plans and management plans.
Operate and maintain a range of specialist equipment and vehicles, including but not limited to ATV's, spraying equipment, ride on mowers, brush cutters, blowers, chainsaws, tractors, and the towing of trailers.
Deliver conservation work including, seasonal grazing, heathland restoration, veteran tree management, surveys and monitoring, and other habitat management activities as identified in site management plans.
Lead and engage with volunteers in the delivery of practical work in the country parks, assist with the development of volunteer skills and volunteering work plans including larger volunteer activities such as corporate groups.
Deliver a visitor focused service meeting demand at peak times such as weekends and school holidays. Proactively engage with visitors to give advice, help with enquires, take feedback, and rectify or report problems for resolution. Support firstaid incidents and other incidents and emergencies.

As part of the role, you will contribute to a rota that covers seasonally extended hours and working alternate weekends from approximately the 1st of April to 31st October for 30 weeks.

For the rest of the year 22 weeks, weekdays only.

An enhancement will be paid for all weekend days worked on top of the advertised salary.

You will also be required to work some bank holidays throughout the year, an enhancement and lieu time for all bank holiday days worked is also on top of the advertised salary.

On-the-go:

- _Our 'on-the-go' roles mean you'll usually start and finish your day from a base, moving around between different locations throughout the day. You won't need a fixed desk to work from, but you'll have access to our network where you can keep up to date with admin and the latest staff updates.

About you:

From delivering specialist management of lowland heath, to leading and supporting our dedicated volunteer groups, you'll work to maintain the high standards of our Country Parks, making them safe and special places for visitors and nature.

You'll possess relevant qualificatio