Seasonal Ranger - Fort William, United Kingdom - CCN Recruitment

CCN Recruitment

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Fort William, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

CCN Recruitment are delighted to be working in partnership with the John Muir Trust, who are searching for talented individuals who would like to develop their career in a progressive conservation organisation.

A new opportunity has arisen for a Seasonal Ranger to join they Central Region team at Ben Nevis.

The John Muir Trust are seeking an enthusiastic individual to take on a public facing role, working alongside the Nevis Landscape Partnership ranger team and patrolling the Nevis area, positively engaging with visitors and the local communicating to promote responsible access and the 'leave no trace' principles.

You will also lead volunteer work parties and delivery engagement events.

Person Specification
Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Aptitude

Practical experience of working in mountainous regions with a good understanding of the skills required to be safe in remote areas.
Knowledge of mountain and woodland habitats and species
Experience of working in a facetoface role
Ability to engage confidently with a wide range of organisations and individuals, both formally and informally
Commitment to working with communities and connecting them to wild places.
Ability to follow John Muir Trust Health & Safety policies and Risk Assessments
IT skills including knowledge of MS Office package.
Strong organisational skills with ability to manage own workload and achieve objectives.
Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work well with others as part of a team.
Willingness to travel and work flexible hours.
Ability to be present at Nevis and be willing to work outdoors in inclement conditions.
Have, or be working towards, Summer Mountain Leader qualification.
Have or be able to satisfy PVG Disclosure

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Aptitude

Thorough knowledge and understanding of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
Awareness of the issues associated with managing visitors in a popular mountain environment.
Practical experience of conservation maintenance tasks, particularly in the uplands
Experience of organising and leading volunteer work parties
Experience of undertaking riskassessments associated with conservation work.
Firstaid qualification (training can be provided)
A full valid UK driving licence.
A category D1 licence to drive a minibus.
A category D1E licence to drive vehicles with a trailer.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide a regular, uniformed, reassuring and customer focused presence across the Nevis Area, working on a rota system including weekends and evenings.
Engage with members of the public to positively promote and encourage enjoyment, understanding and responsible access, in line with the ethos of the John Muir Trust and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
Liaise with neighbouring landowners and members of local community on access issues.
Deal with impacts from irresponsible access such as removal of litter, abandoned camping equipment and other waste, dismantling and covering up of fire pits and advising on parking.
Patrols up Ben Nevis, in Glen Nevis and the surrounding path network.
Basic maintenance of the path network including inspections (as part of daily patrols) and carrying out maintenance tasks
Carry out basic habitat and species monitoring to inform our land management.
Coordinate with the ranger team to carry out a visitor survey and refer any feedback to JMT to better understand visitor needs.
Deliver engagement activities in partnership with NLP ranger team for the local and visiting community and school /youth groups.
Lead volunteer work parties
Work with the NLP Lead Seasonal Ranger in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the Ranger Team's rota, work programme and events.
Support the development of the wider NLP seasonal ranger team.
Support the Communications team to provide updates on our work at Nevis to communicate how we are working to conserve, protect and repair wild places.
Follow John Muir Trust Health & Safety procedures at all times, including lone working and remote working.
Undertake any other activities that are reasonably requested.

This is a full time, fixed term contract until the 31stof October 2023, offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

This position is in the Ben Nevis area and office space is provided at the John Muir Trust office in Fort William.

There will be a limited amount of home working opportunities as the nature of the role requires you to be present on site.

The John Muir Trust is committed to working together to promote a more inclusive environment and they need a diverse team to realise this.

Applicants are welcome from all walks of life with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support their work on behalf of wild places.

If you are interested in the above position and have the relevant skills & experience, please click the
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