As a Country Park Ranger at Buckinghamshire Council, you’ll ensure our beautiful parks are maintained to a high standard for our visitors to enjoy. From assisting the general public with enquiries to maintaining natural habitats across the parks, our Rangers are responsible for the day-to-day running of our sites. If you enjoy working outside, where no two days are the same, this could be the role for you.
On top of the advertised salary, there is a weekend working enhancement of 9.9% to the salary.
Fixed-term contracts until 30/06/22
The main work location is Black Park Country Park
About the role
You’ll be joining a close-knit and friendly team, who will support you to get off to a great start with us. This is a fast-paced and dynamic role where you’ll work with colleagues to:
- Undertake a range of activities across our country parks, including general maintenance such as mowing, strimming, fencing, and minor tree works.
- Provide exceptional service to our customers, dealing with enquiries and health and safety issues as they arise.
- Make sure our sites are kept clean, including emptying bins and clearing litter.
- Work with our commercial team to support income-generating activities, including events and location filming.
- Grow and deliver our commitment to wildlife conservation, including seasonal grazing, invasive species control, heathland restoration and other habitat management practices.
- Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of safety requirements.
About you
From liaising with the public to keeping our parks clean, you’ll work to promote responsible behaviour and ensure our sites remain a safe place for our visitors to enjoy. You’ll enjoy working outdoors in different conditions.
An adaptable and proactive attitude is key, with plans often changing last minute due to adverse weather conditions or on-site incidents that need your assistance. Above all, you’ll be enthusiastic and ready to further develop skills by working with our dedicated team of Rangers.
Sam, Ranger at Langley Park said, ‘No two days are the same; it’s a very satisfying job and a beautiful place to work.’
Other information
These roles are offered as Fixed-term contracts until 30/06/22
We welcome a diverse range of visitors from Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties each day of the year. From our peaceful Temple Gardens at Langley Park to our stunning Black Park Lake, you’ll be surrounded by wildlife and picture-perfect scenes to enjoy.
If that’s not enough reason to join us, you’ll be entitled to a range of benefits from Buckinghamshire Council including a very competitive employer pension contribution and a minimum of 25 days annual leave allowance per year.
This role requires working extended opening hours, scheduled weekends and bank holidays. You'll also need to hold a full driving licence and pass a Buckinghamshire Council driving test.
For an informal chat about this role in more detail, or to visit one of our sites, please contact Dawn, Head Ranger, on dawn.morland@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Take a look at our dedicated career social media pages @bucks_careers to meet our Country Parks teams and find out more about life at Buckinghamshire Council.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Our values
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
About the Business Unit
Our Communities directorate work across the county to deliver a number of the key customer facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day. This includes collecting and disposing of waste, maintaining highways and managing country parks, leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our cultural strategy. The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture.
We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us, as we bring together many of the place based services that have previously been run by different authorities. We manage services through a combination of direct delivery, contract management and commissioning, as well as through our key partnerships. As part of the function, you will join us on our journey of continuous improvement. Whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working, or delivering services on the ground – every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.
We recognise and reward you
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme and the opportunity to gain membership to Costco. We have discounted gym memberships, Travel discounts with Arriva and Chiltern Railways and much more.
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