Assistant Ranger

With a love for the great outdoors, you’ll enjoy working with nature and want to inspire and motivate others. You’ll help to make habitats for wildlife better and make everyone feel welcome at our places.
This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and contribute to the important work we’re doing. As part of the Ranger team, you’ll need to think about our impact on the environment and how you can help.
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week, occasional Sundays. Your shift pattern will be:
8.15am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday
8.15am - 3.15pm Friday
Salary: £22,968pa. This is our anticipated salary from 1st April but is subject to final confirmation following the Trust’s annual pay review process.
Contract: Fixed term contract until December 2024 with real development opportunities for the right person
Face to face interviews: 8th April
You'll be working at a variety of places across the North York Moors and Yorkshire Coast including Roseberry Topping, Bransdale, Bridestones and Ravenscar. You'll be working out of Ormesby Hall ewhere you'll be part of the wider Ranger team includes 3 Rangers and you will report to the Area Ranger.
As Assistant Ranger, you’ll undertake different task in countryside management. This will include nature conservation working to make habitats better for wildlife, site inspections, routine practical maintenance, monitoring of wildlife habitats, supporting volunteers, and helping to deliver activities that strengthen people’s connections with the outdoors.
As no two days are the same, the nature of the role means a flexible approach is crucial to ensure the right level of support is given across the site. So, whether you’re maintaining our green spaces or talking to people, you’ll inspire others to love our beautiful places as much as you do.
You'll start your day at our base at Ormesby Hall in Middlesbrough before heading out to one of our fantastic places in the North York Moors and Yorkshire Coast. You could be assisting with fixing footpaths at Roseberry Topping, dry stone walling on one of our tenanted farms in Bransdale, clearing scrub from SSSI moorland at Bridestones, or creating species-rich hay meadows on the Yorkshire Coast.
Initially temporary until the end of 2024, there's likely to be opportunities for progression for the right candidate.
We’d love to hear from you if you are:
able to demonstrate practical experience in land, conservation and access management to level 2 or have 6 months vocational experience
willing to work outside in all weathers and deliver tasks when the weather conditions aren’t ideal
comfortable working in a flexible and adaptable way
able to work alone or under direction, and as part of a team
positive with an approachable attitude
happy and willing to learn new things
enjoy the work you do and happy to share this with others