Recreation Ranger

The Recreation Ranger will be responsible for supervising day-to-day operational delivery and visitor experience, overseeing health and safety, and developing community involvement and recreation opportunities. Engage with communities to develop stakeholder and community relationships, including development of volunteering opportunities, and fielding public enquiries.

Facilities and Site Supervision:

• Act as the face of Forestry England by providing visible presence through supervising day-to-day site activities to ensure a positive visitor experience.
• Ensure the maintenance and safety of Forestry England sites by carrying out regular site inspections, including car parks, cycle routes, and recreational facilities including emptying bins and litter collection.
• Support Forestry England staff with the implementation and planning of harvesting and conservation operations.
• Deliver appropriate messages about responsible visitor behaviour and professionally manage and resolve potential conflicts.
• Develop community involvement and recreation opportunities.
• Support beat programmes including project delivery, in line with internal guidance and district plans.

Health & Safety:

• Coordinate the implementation of emergency procedures across the site, provide first aid assistance and support to emergency services.
• Complete accident and incident reports and adhere to health and safety guidelines.
• Identify and challenge unsafe practices in a professional manner.

Stakeholder management

• Build and maintain good working relationships with external partners, tenants, and concession operators.
• Assist with the coordination of patrols during weekends and school holidays to reduce visitor impact and arson risk.
• Represent Forestry England on site and at stakeholder meetings and events, as and when required.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

We cannot accept applications via email. Please follow the steps outlined below. Any CVs and/or personal statements sent outside the system will not be considered for shortlisting.

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –

• Changing & Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating & Influencing
• Working Together

You may also be assessed on Experience, Strength based questions, and/or the Technical Success Profile at the interview. The technical element could include a presentation, practical or written task.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.