Countryside Ranger
- Location:
- Mugdock Park Milngavie, G62 8EL
- Salary:
- £32,446.72 - £37,246.21 per year
- Contract Type:
- Temporary
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Job Summary
Please note that these positions are temporary until December 2025.
COUNTRYSIDE RANGERS – BLUE-GREEN NETWORK PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Mugdock Country Park team, for 2 full time equivalent Countryside Ranger posts. The posts will form part of a project team for the Blue-Green Network Partnership Project between EDC and Scottish Water and will be based at Mugdock but will work mainly within the Milngavie Reservoir site.
Responsibilities include:
- Natural heritage projects
- Wildlife and biodiversity monitoring
- Conservation management
- Conservation volunteer development
Applicants should have a good knowledge of countryside management and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code and relevant experience of project development and implementation.
The role is based on an average of 35 hours per week. Normal hours of work will be 0900 to 1700 although evening and weekend working will be required.
PVG / Disclosure Scotland
The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria
Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.
Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.
In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.
Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.
The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.
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• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.