Wildlife Ranger

Job Details

Wildlife Ranger – Salary: £34,793 per annum. Contract: Permanent. Hours: 44 per week. Vacancy closes Friday 24th July 2026, 23:58. Location: western part of the forest district; candidate must live within reasonable travel time to Pry Rigg Larder, YO62 5EL.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the district’s wildlife management team, protecting forests and supporting conservation priorities, including mammal management.
• Champion the health and safety culture by demonstrating the value of ‘look out and look after’.

Qualifications & Skills

• Successful completion of a DSC Level 1 firearms skill test.
• Pass a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
• Ability to communicate accurately in spoken English (meeting Immigration Act 2016 requirements).

Benefits

• 28.97% pension contribution to the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• Annual holiday: 25 days, increasing by one day per year of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays.
• Access to the STaR employee benefits scheme (discounts on supermarket shopping, hotel stays, clothing, mobile phones, electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app).
• Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• Commitment to lifelong learning through career development, including continued professional development and support for learning plans.

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