Community Ranger

Groundwork Yorkshire Ranger workforce handle three nation parks on behalf of the Land Belief:
Fryston Nation Trails, Frickley Nation Park and Rabbit Ings Nation Park. The rangers are
liable for holding the websites protected for guests, sustaining and enhancing habitats for the
native wildlife and operating occasions for faculties and communities.

The position of Group Ranger will present help to the present workforce with the sensible
administration on the parks in addition to creating alternatives and additional growing occasions and
actions for the area people. We’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic particular person who has
expertise working with and educating individuals of all ages, who loves being outdoor and has an
curiosity within the pure setting.

Groundwork Yorkshire – Job Description

Submit Title: Group Ranger
Wage: £23,088
Length: Full Time, Everlasting
Part: West Yorkshire Communities Group
Location: Essential base: Fryston Nation Trails – Castleford, Wakefield
Working throughout 3 websites: Fryston Nation Trails, Frickley Nation Park and Rabbit Ings Nation
Park. 
Reporting to: Senior Countryside Ranger
Liable for: Volunteers and visiting teams.
Submit hours/holidays:

• 37 Hours per week.
• 25 days annual go away every year plus statutory days
• Flexi and TOIL system in operation

Particular situations of service:

• The submit will contain some night and weekend work, as required, in relation to occasions and
  actions and so on.
• Full driving licence required.
• Enhanced DBS examine required

Goal and targets of the submit

• To allow Groundwork to satisfy its mission to construct sustainable communities in areas of
  want via joint motion, working with the group and companions to enhance high quality of life
  and convey about constructive change to individuals’s existence and the setting.
• To encourage the protected public use of the websites via efficient group engagement and
  occasions.
• To help within the administration and supply of a spread of actions that meet the upkeep
  necessities for 3 nation parks: Fryston Nation Trails, Rabbit Ings and Frickley Nation
  Park.

Essential tasks

• To work with native faculties, group teams and the general public to develop and ship
  modern strategies of environmental training via out of doors studying and occasions.
• To organise occasions on and across the websites to publicise and encourage higher group
  participation of the location amenities.
• To work in partnership with all native stakeholders (throughout sectors) who’ve an curiosity in
  the websites.
• To observe and preserve all well being and security necessities for the websites.
• To work with the area people to develop and lead on volunteering alternatives throughout
  the parks.
• To undertake particular website upkeep work consistent with respective administration plans, to
  guarantee all websites are match to be used and protected for guests and workers.
• Reveal good communication abilities and a pleasant and constructive angle to all companions
  and group members. Handle communication abilities to tailor method to completely different audiences if
  required, taking account of various views, personalities, behaviours and cultures.
• To help in facilitating the conservation and upkeep of the restored colliery websites
  together with biodiversity, Rights of Manner, habitat administration and monitoring wildlife.
• Sustaining instruments and gear in a protected, useable situation.
• As a small workforce, it is vital that every one workers are in a position to work successfully collectively and
  present mutual help. Subsequently, the submit holder could also be referred to as upon to help in different
  elements of the workforce and organisation’s actions.
• Present suggestions and consider progress and achievements as required by Groundwork and
  funders to make sure that stipulated targets, outputs and outcomes are met.
• To make sure adherence with all company Insurance policies and Procedures in place, specifically
  Well being and Security Coverage, Safeguarding Coverage and Equal Alternatives and Range Coverage,
  that will change every so often.
• Work alongside the Senior Countryside Ranger to develop concepts for bids and funding
  functions to useful resource group initiatives and programmes.
• To liaise with the suitable enforcement companies in respect of any points or misuse of the
  websites