Job Details
Job Reference: forestryengland/TP/1870/661
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 29.6
Location: Mortimer Forest Office, Whitcliffe, Ludlow
Closing Date: 07/07/2026
Job Category: Land Management
Region: West
Business Unit: West
Job title – Community Ranger (Shropshire Hills)
Responsibilities
- Maintain and facilitate access to recreation facilities for the community.
- Engage with opportunities to generate income, answer community enquiries and strengthen community connections and communications.
- Build meaningful relationships and volunteer involvement to contribute to the overall enjoyment of the visitor experience.
Working Location
The West Forest District team are custodians of 38,500 ha of the Nations Forests in the west and south‑west of England. The role sits within the Shropshire Hills beat, based out of our Ludlow office, over 4 days per week.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro‑rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
- STaRis employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays, clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
- Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
- A commitment to lifelong learning through career development; Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
- Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
Working for the Civil Service
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Requirements
Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, applicants must be able to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
EEO Statement
Forestry England will treat all applications fairly and openly based on merit, following the Civil Service recruitment principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in line with these principles, you may make a complaint to englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.
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