Vacancies

VACANCY: Ranger

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 31 hours per week (based on 34 hours per week April to September, and 28 hours per week October to March)

Start date: late-June 2023

You’ll be working as part of a wider grounds team, but you’ll be the key staff member looking after four of our major green spaces:

The Ghyll LNR (18 hectares of important semi-natural habitats including ancient gill woodland and species-rich grassland. You’ll also find areas of scrub, tussocky grassland, diverse bracken stands and mixed secondary woodland.)
Crowborough Country Park LNR (16 acres with a diverse mosaic of habitats including dry and wet woodland, remnant ancient coppice, streams, ponds and rocky outcrops.)
Bluebell Wood (2 acres of mature woodland right in the heart of the town)
*New* Pocket Park (You will have a chance to bring this project to completion, turning this bite-sized green space into a haven for wildlife and a place for local residents to enjoy)

Full, valid driving licence

Experience in Countryside Management

Please read the Candidate Pack which will give you full details of the Job Description and Person Specification: Candidate Pack – RANGER (May 2023)

To apply, please complete the application form and return as specified in the Candidate Pack: Application Form

Please note: We do not accept CV’s – all applications must be on the council’s application form.