Community Ranger
Salary – £30,105 pro rata
Contract type – Permanent
Hours – 22.5 hours per week
Vacancy closes 9th July, 23:58
What you’ll do
As a Community Ranger, your primary responsibilities include maintaining and facilitating access to recreation facilities for the community. You will engage in generating income opportunities, respond to community enquiries, and strengthen community connections and communications. You will build meaningful relationships and encourage volunteer involvement to enhance visitor experience.
Where you’ll work
The role is based in the Forest of Dean and Herefordshire, working from the Forestry England Office in Coleford within the West England Forest District. The district covers 38,500 ha of the nation’s forests from Shrewsbury to Savernake Forest, Bodmin Moor, and the Glynn Valley in Cornwall.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday a year, increasing by one day each year of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays (pro‑rated for part‑time employees).
- STaR employee benefits scheme offering discounts on supermarket shopping, hotel stays, clothing, mobile phones, electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym memberships and the Headspace wellbeing app.
- Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
- Commitment to lifelong learning through career development, including continual professional development, learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
How to apply
You will be asked to write a 200‑word statement on your relevant experience and career history, and a personal statement of no more than 500 words.
Behaviours being assessed at interview
- Seeing the bigger picture
- Changing and improving
- Communicating and influencing
- Working together
- Managing a quality service
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
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Nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS)… This role is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative. Applicants must have accurate spoken English. The recruitment process is open, fair and merit‑based. If you feel your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles and wish to make a complaint, please email englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.
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