Countryside Ranger - REQ00637

Enterprise & Communities

Greenspace & Country Parks

Countryside Ranger

NLC7 £25,980 – £28,635

Working Pattern

Wk1 – Wednesday & Thursday 8:00am - 4.30pm

Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

(30 mins unpaid break each day)

Wk 2 – Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 8:00am - 4.30pm

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 8:00am to 4:00pm

(30 mins unpaid break each day)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, practical, and well organised individual to join our Countryside Ranger team within Greenspace Development. Within this role you will work to promote conservation, recreation, and environmental education within Country Parks, Local Nature Reserves, urban greenspace and the wider countryside.

You will assist and lead on projects to enhance the biodiversity, access and visual amenity of greenspace sites for the local community, and provide support to community groups operating in Local Nature Reserves to achieve these aims. We need an individual with practical experience in carrying out and leading a variety of conservation tasks and activities.

The Countryside Ranger Team at North Lanarkshire operates a site stewardship system where sites are regularly visited and records of species, and site issues are reported on. Surveys of priority species are also taken forward by the team. Species or habitat survey experience would be a useful skill in this role.

The ability to confidently lead groups of volunteers, young people, and adults is important. Our Countryside Rangers work with a variety of groups, with a range of needs. You will be required to lead groups participating in our successful Branching Out programme. Experience of health and safety, and risk assessments in relation to working with groups would be useful.

To be a success in this role, your will require excellent communication skills, be customer focused and enthusiastic with a flexible approach to work you will present yourself positively, be confident and able to stay calm under pressure. You will be an innovative problem solver with the ability to develop strong working relationships within Greenspace Development, across the organisation, and with partner organisations. You will be an effective verbal and written communicator. You will be required to provide educational talks and presentations to a range of audiences and be able to deliver important health and safety information to groups effectively.

With an HNC, SVQ3, or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject, you will have knowledge and moderate working experience within a relevant field. You must have experience working with the public and leading groups of volunteers.

You will require a flexible approach to work and must be willing to work on a rota which involved weekend working. You must also have a current driving licence and be able to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire. In addition, you will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Group Scheme (PVG) member prior to starting this post.

This position is temporary until 9th February 2024.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

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