Community Park Ranger - Rye Harbour, East Sussex, United Kingdom - Sussex Wildlife Trust

Description

Contract Type:
Fixed Term to 14/03/2025.
Sussex Wildlife Trust
Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) is a conservation charity for everyone who cares about nature in Sussex. We focus on protecting the wonderfully rich natural life that is found across our towns, countryside and coast.

By working alongside local people, we create opportunities for us all to connect with nature and for nature to thrive in even the most unlikely places.

We are now in a critical decade for change to protect and restore nature with the help of more people taking action for wildlife.

Our new Strategic Plan – Our Wild Sussex – will be launched in April and sets out our vision and commitment to turning the tide for wildlife so that by 2030, nature in Sussex will be in recovery.

To deliver our new strategic aims, we have recently completed a comprehensive restructure of the charity to align to our goals.

This restructure has generated a suite of new roles and opportunities which will enable us to achieve our ambitions of restoring and protecting at least 30% of Sussex land and sea for nature, inspiring one in four people in Sussex to take meaningful action for wildlife, building a stronger more inclusive and diverse organisation and becoming a net zero and climate resilient organisation.

In order to encourage diversity and inclusivity within the environment sector, we particularly welcome applications from people who have an ethnically or geographically diverse background, who are non-graduates and/or are living in economically deprived areas

This is an exciting opportunity for a trainee ranger to join our Nature Reserves Team and the successful candidate will follow an established training plan including modules in conservation, ecology, grazing and community engagement.

The role is designed to help the successful candidate develop the skills required to gain employment in the conservation sector whilst supporting the Sussex Wildlife Trust to deliver effective action for wildlife on its nature reserves.

You will gain a vast array of valuable experience and skills in the conservation/environmental field including recognised qualifications and training in skills such as chainsaw, brushcutter, off-road driving, forestry first aid and Level 2 forest school leadership.

The role will be based at Rye Harbour, Sussex Wildlife Trust's flagship nature reserve on the East Sussex border, and will also involve working across Sussex Wildlife Trust in multiple teams as well as working with volunteers, partners, and stakeholders.

We are looking for an individual with a real passion for nature conservation and wildlife, who is self-motivated, has a willingness to learn and aspires to develop a career within the nature conservation sector.

To be considered for the role individuals must be able to commit to a 10-month training program, be at least 18 years of age and be able to live within a practical commuting distance of the main place of work.

Previous experience is not required but an understanding of conservation management and/or environmental education would be beneficial.

Candidates will need to have the ability to travel independently to the place of work and other sites around Sussex.

Funded training to achieve certificates.
~ 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays each year (pro-rata for part time staff)
~ Pension – company contribution from 6% and employee contribution of 3%
~ Life Assurance - Pension Scheme Members 2 x Salary, Non-Pension Scheme Members 1 x Salary
~2 days paid leave for volunteering each year
~ Flexible working policy
~ Enhanced Sick Pay
~ EAP
~ Employee discounts