Education Ranger

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Kent Country Parks as an Education Ranger. 

You will be responsible for delivering fun and engaging educational visits and events across East Kent sites and supporting the wider Education Ranger team at parks including Shorne Woods, Trosley and Lullingstone.

Key responsibilities include:

- Delivering educational programmes primarily at Brockhill but supporting delivery at other Country Parks also when needed.

- Developing new educational offers/events aligned with the national curriculum and current educational trends.

- Collaborating with the east Kent Visitor Experience Officer and ranger team to plan and deliver an engaging annual events programme that attracts new audiences and retains those which we currently have.

- Supporting the Education Ranger team in designing and delivering team-building days for corporate and community groups.

- Delivering Forest School and outdoor learning sessions, including Level 1 and Level 3 Forest School training courses.

Essential Requirement:

- Substantial Proven experience, post qualification, leading forest school with at least one long term (i.e. through the seasons) programme with a variety of client groups

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

To apply, visit www.kent.gov.uk/jobs and complete the online application form.
 

Closing date:  11th May 2026

Contact Details

For an informal discussion or further information, please contact:
timothy.bell@kent.gov.uk or laura.shea@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.