Assistant Reserves Officer - Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom - Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

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Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom

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Description

Closing date:
Monday 19 February 2024- Salary: £21,255-£23,000

Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time
Location:
Warwick House, Warwick House, High Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6AG
This role is suitable for someone looking to deliver practical conservation, undertake wildlife monitoring, management planning and visitor engagement activities across RWT's nature reserves, while working within the wonderful landscapes of Mid-Wales.
This is a permanent position and will lead on some of the nature reserves' management and their volunteer groups.
You'll work to support the Reserves and Conservation Team in delivery of a Wilder Radnorshire

Contact details:

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us
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Closing date:
19th February 2024, 5pm

Interview date: 6th March 2024

Working base - Warwick House, Llandrindod Wells (with travel within England and Wales)

Permanent Contract - Hybrid - home, office and on site (6 months probationary period)

Responsible to - Reserves Officer

Responsible for - Trainees, volunteers, and contractors

Salary - £21,255-23,000 (plus relocation package) based on experience

Holiday Entitlement - 25 days per annum plus Bank Holidays.

Pension - Enrolment into the NEST auto-enrolment scheme, currently with 3% minimum employees' contribution with a 6% contribution from RWT.

Working Hours - 37.5 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements. Some evening and weekend work required for which Time Off In Lieu will be awarded.

Other Employment Benefits - All staff have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). We provide training/development for staff, encouraging long-term goal setting to meet personal and professional ambitions. We have a network of support that all staff can access.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB

The Assistant Reserves Officer role will support the delivery of the reserves team's practical conservation and land management, assisting with wildlife monitoring, management planning and visitor engagement activities across the RWT's suite of nature reserves.

Main duties of the post:

The post holder will be required to:

Carry out practical repairs and maintenance of tools and equipment.
Undertake management works and biological monitoring/recording to benefit priority habitats and species on all RWT nature reserves in conjunction with staff and volunteers.
Work closely with the Reserves Officer to plan quarterly work schedule for the volunteer groups, as well as the monitoring activities across the reserves.
Lead on visitor engagement activities, such as guided walks, at our nature reserves, including Gilfach and Wilder Pentwyn Farm
Undertake IT duties as required within the reserves department such as use of GIS.

Volunteer Management

Lead and support volunteers, carrying practical management tasks (e.g., tree planting, accelerating rewilding approaches).
Develop opportunities on RWT nature reserves and support selfled volunteers to achieve reserve management objectives.
Support RWT project staff with some of the habitat work delivery.
Lead and train, as required, reserve and wider RWT trainees and apprentices.

Health and Safety

Ensure that all nature reserve work is undertaken with regard to health and safety legislation, regulation and current best practice in line with the RWT H&S policy.
Carry out, record, and communicate annual risk assessments and safe systems of work for individual tasks, tools, and machinery.
Assist in ensuring that all vehicles, tools, machinery, and workshop are well maintained, records kept up to date and that regular inventories are made.

Management Planning and Recording

Maintain accurate and up to date records of all work carried out on or in relation to RWT nature reserves by the volunteer groups under your management.
Assist with ecological surveys, following a prioritized and targeted monitoring plan, on RWT nature reserves.

Other duties:

The post holder will be required to:

Maintain personal and professional development and participate in training, including project management, practical certificated training such as brush-cutters, chainsaw, and First Aid.
Represent the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and its values at all times, as well as maintaining constructive relationships with volunteers, visitors, contractors and other organisations.
Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job.
All staff are ambassadors for the organisation both internally and externally and expected to act in a professional manner at all times. They are required to abide by organisational rules, policies and procedures as laid down in the staff handbook, adopt environmentally friendly working practices, set and maintain high personal standards of efficiency and customer care and foster